Summary: Under general supervision of the service manager to perform system design, troubleshooting, programming, and installations. Optimizes, maintains, and repairs 2-way and wireless communications systems including complex radio systems and 911 communications centers for customers.
Essential Functions: Tasks that must be performed by the person in this job. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be requested to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, discuss, and resolve wireless communication equipment questions and problems with customers in a positive and efficient manner in person on customer's site, by phone, e-mail, and at Day Wireless Systems' shop location.
- Perform required diagnostic and analytical tests to diagnose and repair wireless communication equipment such as dispatch consoles, paging infrastructure, and trunked radio systems, and mobile installations.
- Analyze and comprehend diagnostic test results and use to repair and program radios and wireless equipment.
- Work with customer to determine deadlines, urgency, timeline, and schedule of completing repairs, maintenance, and programming with customers, vendors, and shop management to ensure resolution of problem meets customer's needs.
- Prepare quotes and bids.
- Acts as the shop's safety coordinator by collaborating with safety rep from DWS' headquarters for all aspects of safety training and implementation.
- Perform wireless communications system programming, per industry practices and vendor criteria.
- Performs the installation of radio and wireless mobile and base communications systems per industry practices and vendor criteria.
- Reports any accidents, maintenance needs, or repairs to management while using any company vehicle. Practices and follows safe driving procedures as described and required in safe driver training.
- Must be available to work Monday thru Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. To properly support our public safety and first responder customers, technicians will be required to be on call, which includes overtime with little or no notice.