Mgr, Engineering Delivery; RF Microwave & Satellite

GCI's Mgr, Engineering Delivery will provide leadership and direction for engineers and support staff, aligning technical outcomes with objectives and business goals. Manage the successful planning, execution, and delivery of engineering work that is on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards, ensuring regulatory compliance, design standardization, and high network reliability.

Position consists of supporting one or more assigned functional areas within the business group. Scope of responsibility is determined by management and may be modified to align with organizational priorities as business needs change.

• Facilities Engineering

• Outside Plant Engineering

• Wireline & Wireless Core Engineering

• Wireless (Cellular) RAN Engineering

• IP Engineering

• Systems Engineering

• RF Microwave & Satellite Engineering

• Lead the design, deployment, and operational support of point-to-point microwave and satellite transport systems. This role provides technical direction, cross-functional coordination, and mentorship to engineering and field teams while ensuring regulatory compliance, design standardization, and high network reliability.

Additional Job Requirements:

• Microwave Network Design

• Deep expertise in Point-to-Point microwave design, with strong working knowledge of Pathloss 6 and advanced modeling techniques.

• Experience overseeing designs in coastal and arctic environments, including LiDAR-based terrain modeling, interference analysis, space diversity, and congested spectrum scenarios.

• Ability to review, validate, and approve complex RF designs rather than perform routine desktop work.

• Cross-Functional Leadership

• Proven ability to coordinate across engineering, construction, operations, and vendor teams to address site constraints, mounting challenges, power, and backhaul integration early in the project lifecycle.

• Working knowledge of IP and transport networking concepts to align microwave and satellite systems with core and access network requirements.

• Standards, Documentation & Process

• Ownership of design standards, templates, and best practices for microwave radio systems.

• Ability to ensure high-quality documentation for field teams, including configuration guides and test procedures suitable for remote deployments.

• System Integration & Troubleshooting

• Experience guiding teams through lab validation, pre-deployment testing, and commissioning of radio systems.

• Strong background in RF and network troubleshooting, including fades, interference, hardware failures, and L1/L2 networking issues, with the ability to direct root-cause analysis and corrective actions.

• Hands on Experience on Ericsson and Aviat MW radios.

• Frequency Coordination & Regulatory Compliance

• Familiarity with FCC microwave licensing and coordination, including spectrum analysis, Form 601 filings, PCNs, interference cases, and waiver requests.

• Ability to manage regulatory activities and interface with frequency coordinators and external carriers.

• Leadership & Field Enablement

• Experience mentoring engineers and supporting field teams, tower crews, and technicians during deployment and troubleshooting activities.

• Broad understanding of microwave architectures (all-outdoor, split-mount, all-indoor), transmission media, antenna alignment practices, and installation standards.

• Additional
  
  Preferred Qualifications:

• At least five (5) years of experience in IP-based satellite communications, including GEO and LEO systems.

• Background in hybrid satellite/terrestrial networks, link budgets, latency optimization, and high-availability designs for enterprise and remote environments.

• Familiarity with modern LEO platforms (e.g., Starlink / One Web class) and VSAT technologies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This leadership position requires the following non-delegable responsibilities:

• Fully own the mission, goals, operations, and results of the team and areas of responsibility.

• Provide strong leadership to span of control (direct and indirect reports); demonstrate effective leadership in all interactions company wide. This leadership includes generating enthusiasm and shared commitment; identifying and setting direction; teaching, growing, and empowering; owning outcomes; and leading by example. Specific leadership duties include:

• Establishing the vision and tone for the department, consistent with company culture and mission.

• Establishing clear, measurable, and achievable goals and performance expectations and following up appropriately.

• Hiring individuals who can accomplish those goals and meet those expectations; providing them the open communication, training, tools, and mentoring needed to be successful and develop professionally; establishing a development path commensurate with capabilities and potential.

• Providing clear and accurate feedback to individuals and teams on a timely and consistent basis. Identifying and addressing performance problems early and effectively before they damage GCI’s interests and demoralize other employees.

• Effectively managing processes including annual…