Two-Way Radio Bench Technician

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Description

Total Safety is looking for a Communications Technician II to join their safety conscious team! The Communications Technician II provides service and repair for communications equipment which typically includes all aspects of Motorola two-way radio systems. 

Total Safety is the world's premier provider of integrated safety and compliance services and the products necessary to support them, including gas detection, respiratory protection, safety training, fire protection, compliance and inspection, industrial hygiene, onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics, communications systems, engineered systems design, and materials management. Our Core Values are People, Safety & Wellbeing, Accountability, Responsibility, Empowerment, Honesty, Transparency, and Integrity. 

   

Essential Duties:   

• Troubleshoot Land Mobile Radio (LMR) subscribers, such as Motorola MOTOTRBO radios, down to component level at a repair bench.
• Repair LMR subscribers, such as Motorola MOTOTRBO radios, using soldering irons, solder suckers, solder wick, and hot air reflow stations.
• Test handheld radio batteries for proper voltage and capacity using battery analyzers.
• Program subscriber code plugs for mobile and portable subscriber equipment for different DMR channel types (Conventional, Capacity Plus Multi-Site/LCP, Capacity Plus, Connect Plus, and Capacity Max).
• Program MOTOTRBO Digital features, such as Digital Emergency, Phone Patch, Call Alert, Text, GPS, and Data.
• Use a service monitor/spectrum analyzer/VNA and other test equipment for RF-related troubleshooting and tuning.
• Solder and desolder components using magnifiers or other vision enhancement mechanisms.
• Tune duplexers, combiners, and filters using return loss (RL), Insertion Loss (IL), and Vector Network Analyzers (VNA).
• Use Aeroflex automated test jigs to automatically test specific radios.
• Perform software and firmware updates on specific radios.
• Complete paperwork as appropriate for the successful repair of radios.
• Build and test audio interface cables.
• Build and test RF jumpers. (RG58, LMR400, LMR600, 1/2in Heliax, and 7/8in Heliax).
• Communicate clearly with other technicians and management.
• Train and be trained by other technicians.
  
  

   

Skills and Experience:   

• Experience using a service monitor or communications test set to generate and receive test signals to LMR subscribers.
• Experience soldering and desoldering components, specifically surface mount technology (SMT) components.
• Experience with troubleshooting or repairing Motorola MOTOTRBO infrastructure, Digital Conventional, IP Site Connect (IPSC), and Capacity Plus Multi-Site/Linked Capacity Plus (CPMS/LCP), Capacity Max, trunking, or a similar field.
• Experience with Motorola Solutions CPS, CPS 2.0 and/or Radio Management/RM.
• Experience in tuning duplexers, combining equipment and related test equipment (Spectrum Analyzers, Service Monitors, RF Tuning).
• Experience repairing Motorola and other brand two-way radios.
• Experience in battery backup systems, power amplifiers, phone patches, and cross-band radio interoperability.
• Working knowledge of IP networking, subnets, VLANS, gateways, and IP addressing.
• Possessing the following certifications or licenses: FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License/GROL, Amateur/Ham Radio License, BICSI, CET, CCNA, etc.
• Experience with basic DC electricity and use of a Multimeter/DMM.
• Experience with using RF power meters to measure forward and reverse RF power on antenna and coax systems.
  
  

   

Working Environment:   

• Shop and yard environment. May be frequently exposed to wet, humid, outside weather conditions and vibration. Works in some customer environments during the later part of training. May be exposed to high pressure, chemicals, and shop traffic. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
  
  

  

Educational Requirements:   

• High School diploma or GED and at least one (2) year of field experience in communications, fire protection, petrochemical, oil refinery or related industry. Associates degree, technical or military training strongly preferred.
  
  

Total Safety and its subsidiaries afford equal opportunity in employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, pregnancy, familial status, disability status, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under Federal, State or Local law. Total Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer.