Telecommunications Consultant - Mid Level
POWER Engineers, Inc. is seeking a Mid-Level Telecommunications Consultant to join our SCADA and Analytical Services (SAS) team. This position is posted in the Hailey, ID POWER office location with the ability to work a hybrid schedule.

Roles and Responsibilities

This individual will be responsible for telecommunications infrastructure and system design for utility and industrial/commercial clients throughout the United States. Systems to be analyzed will include conventional, renewable, and distributed generation facilities, substations, transmission and distribution systems, and microgrids.

• Telecommunications infrastructure: specify equipment and provision documentation for outside plant fiber‑optic cables and fiber‑optic terminals, microwave radios, field area networks (FANs), multiplexers, network switches and associated communications infrastructure equipment; prepare job specifications and installation and test plans.
• Telecommunications systems:
  • Specify, design, and configure fiberoptical, microwave radio, TDM and packet‑based communication networks; review and interpret OTDR reports for fiberoptical links.
  • Utilize Pathloss 5.1 design software to design and verify microwave radio links, provision circuit channelization on TDM networks, analyze security, reliability, and availability for packet‑based networks.
  • Specify carrier services from telecommunications providers (leased lines).
  • Travel to project sites to commission and troubleshoot communication systems.
• Networking and communications:
  • Design and configure network and communication paths for Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs), Human Machine Interface (HMIs), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and other SCADA system equipment inside the substation or facility as well as paths to the data off‑takers.
• Applicable communications vendors and platforms: Fujitsu, RFL/Hubbell, GE, SEL, Aviat, Nokia, 4RF, Cisco, Siemens RUGGEDCOM.

The Successful Applicant Must Demonstrate The Following

• Integrity, initiative and self‑sufficiency, spoken and written communication, leadership and mentoring.
• Business and commercial performance, troubleshooting and problem solving, interpersonal relations, organization.
• Willingness to travel on occasion and work successfully in a customer‑focused, project‑oriented environment.

Desired Education and Experience

• Associates and 5+ years of industry experience, OR 10+ years of industry experience.
• CISCO certification or ability to become certified.
• Solid understanding of TDM and SONET principles, MPLS, Ethernet, intranets, extranets, VPNs, network topologies, latency, synchronization, and circuit channelization.
• Solid understanding of radio path engineering: radio propagation properties, antennas, Fresnel zone, radio link budget calculations, k‑factor and rain propagation; familiarity with FCC and FAA licensing.
• Working knowledge of WECC, FERC, and NERC compliance requirements for electronic communications.
• Proven history of completing similar projects in a utility and/or consulting environment.
• Basic understanding of applicable network and communication protocols: DNP, Modbus, SEL Communication Protocol, Goose Messaging, IEC 61850, TCP/IP, UDP, Ethernet, and legacy utility SCADA protocols.
• Familiarity with applicable utility SCADA system software: Wonderware, Clearview, AcSELerator RTAC, NovaTech NCD/Inkscape, Visual Basic, OSIPI, Python scripting, etc.
• Site surveys and field work using GPS equipment, clinometers, high‑resolution cameras.
• Experience mentoring others and providing technical and commercial leadership in customer‑focused engineering projects.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation/Paid Sick Leave
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401K
• Telehealth Benefit covers all providers
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• New Dads and Moms Benefit program
• Fertility Benefits
• Gender affirming care

Salary DOE
POWER Engineers, Member of WSP, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.