Telecommunications Technician - McMurdo, Antarctica

TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECH
THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN ANTARCTICA
Location: McMurdo, Antarctica
Work Status: US Citizen (as reqd by the United States NSF)
Deployment: Oct 2014 – Feb 2015
Salary: DOE, plus Uplift. All expenses paid while on-ice: meals, lodging, medical, gear, travel to and from Antarctica. Benefits available to qualified family members.
OVERVIEW:
Performs maintenance and repair of all inside and outside cable plant at USAP stations. Responsible for the maintenance and troubleshooting of the entire telephone and PBX systems for the station, fiber/copper connectivity and call management systems for 1200+ users. The position provides critical reqd tasking such as fiber optic splicing, PBX programming and providing assistance with network and communications troubleshooting on the station
PHYSICAL AND/OR OTHER SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:
- The individual in the position must successfully complete physical, dental and psychological examinations, as reqd by the NSF for deploying to Antarctica. Failure to meet these requirements may result in withdrawal of employment offer or other employment action.
- Complies with applicable safety, environment, health, and waste management policies and procedures.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
- High school diploma or equivalent reqd. Continued edu. in technical courses pertaining to telecommunications electronics preferred.
- Strong Fiber Optic exper., a must.
- Minimum of 4 years exper. in telecommunications systems is reqd..
- Exper. with PBXs, wiring standards and protocols reqd. Solid understanding of logical and systematic troubleshooting techniques is reqd.
- Excellent command of computers and software used in modern telecommunications facilities is reqd.
- Familiarity with the use of telecommunications test equipment, OTDRs, bit error rate testers and communications analyzers is reqd.
- Familiarity with electronics equipment cabling and standard installation wiring practices is reqd. Minimum 2 years exper. maintaining digital communications equipment preferred.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide phone system management.
- Assist communications Department with Black Island related events.
- Survey all OSP cables and hardware for damage and schedule repairs as necessary.
- Run current list-ups on all PBXs and file for summer reference.
- Provide voice/data services to outlying field sites.
- Provide support for testing and implementation of (802.11b) wireless LAN devices. Install and repair McMurdo telephones.
- Install and maintain inside and outside CATV, UTP, and Fiber distribution plant. Install and maintain LAN cable drops and runs.
- Maintain Automated Teller Machines and associated network equipment.
- Update cable plant optical fiber and UTP as-builts.
- Program and maintain PBXs at Telco, CSEC, and MRSF. Provide OSP and ISP support, engineering and estimates. Maintain Telco inventory and records.
- Support PairGain bridges and Cisco wide-area communications.
- Install and maintain all network transmission and distribution media, including twisted pair and optical fiber.
- Provide network management and maintenance support for USES transmission network (GDC MS). Provide daily status monitoring of all remote sites.
- Install, maintain, and administer PBX hardware and software in McMurdo, CSEC. Maintain up to date cable records.
- Update SOPs as needed.
- Provide installation and maintenance support for T-1 and HDSL transmission facilities.
- Maintain and report monthly performance statistics.
- Produce monthly long-distance call accounting reports.
- Assists Communications Supervisor in annual departmental inventory and re-supply ordering. Ensures that work areas meet all ASC and USAP safety standards.
- Responsible for maintaining a safe workplace program and ensuring safety is the highest priority in the work place.
- Performs other duties as reqd.
EOE/M/F/V

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