Senior Telecommunications Design Engineer

Senior Telecommunications Design Engineer

You will be trusted to:

• Propose and design moderately complex to complex telecommunications infrastructure; to include shelters, huts, power drops, conduits, and other items related to infrastructure builds.
• Propose and design moderately complex to complex transport to new and existing telecommunications locations; to include fiber optics, microwave, cellular and more. Cost is a factor.
• Work independently as lead on capital projects and act as a project consultant and specialist.
• Maintain a strategic outlook and product road map for industry trends, technology changes, developments, and obsolescence within the LCRA telecom network.
• Identify actual or potential problems, investigates, analyzes, and develops corrective actions to be taken, and drafts mitigation strategies, including proposing capital projects to correct.
• Act as a resource and training asset for those less skilled in infrastructure related designs.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of engineering principles, LCRA procedures, equipment, and systems.

You qualify with:

• Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas plus eight or more years of post-Bachelors engineering experience relating to the area of engineering specialization required to perform the job, including providing technical leadership in engineering.
• Driver's license

You are a great fit with:

• Experience designing and deploying Telecom shelter and tower footprints.
• Experience with designing Telecommunications transport infrastructure (Microwave, Fiber) to facilities.
• SME in R56 grounding standards.
• SME in NEC and NESC code.
• Experience working with carriers.
• Experience working with electric utilities.
• Experience with FAA & FCC Licensing/Permitting to include NEPA.

- Competitive salary & medical, dental, vision and legal insurance

- Paid time off, including time for vacation, sick and family care leave

- 401(k) match up to 8% that includes a student loan 401(k) contribution program option

- Life and disability insurance

- Wellness program including wellness incentive

And more - all to create a compelling and rewarding work environment.

LCRA provides equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at LCRA are based on business need, job requirement and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state legal requirements governing nondiscrimination in employment.

LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources  or email lcra.benefits . Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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• Operations/Maintenance (Power, Water, Transmission, Telecom) 1

• Austin, TX 78744 1

• Full-time 1

LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources  or email lcra.benefits . Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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