Field Service Engineer

We have an IMMEDIATE NEED for Field Service Engineer to provide technical support for the development, test, deployment, sustainment and quality assurance of a complex telecommunication system.  As a Field Service Engineer on this program, you will be a member of a team that interacts with technical and non-technical teammates, including customers and vendors.  In this role, you will be required conduct surveys, assist with the designing of installation packages, conducting equipment and cable installations, administer configurations, providing technical assistance, supporting commissioning testing, troubleshooting, and resolving issues associated with the various network elements.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops method of procedures (MOP).
• Creates IBOM, MBOM, Master TRBOM (Manufacturing Bill of Materials) for site installations.
• Ensure that all implementation activities use consistent and proven processes, that these processes be modified and improved as necessary, and are used across all types of implementations.
• Execute the actions identified in the TSIP to accomplish the tasks required to install and integrate test & activate (IT&A) systems into operational readiness.
• Lead daily status calls and articulate accomplishments, current project status, identify challenges, and projection.
• Compile information to articulate accomplishments, current project status, identify challenges, and projection for the daily status report (DSR).
• Conduct site survey, install, testing and de-install, and quality control activities to ensure the project stays on schedule and quality of deliverables are achieved.
• Perform detailed and technically in-depth site surveys and quality control aspects for Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) in CONUS and OCONUS locations as required to assess/analyze site preparedness and develop implementation plans, power requirements, and associated cost estimates.
• Conduct installation/de-installation/upgrade/interface actions associated with network components at stakeholders’ locations.
• Coordinates with users, site/base support and or facilities personnel, network manager(s) and controllers, long haul and local carriers for installation, cutover, activation, deactivation planning and execution.
• Create Site Survey Report (SSR) to meet project milestones, objectives, and deliverables.
• Assist with the creation of Site Engineering Solution (SES) to meeting project milestones, objectives, and deliverables.
• Work with Logistics lead to assist in solidifying IBOM/MBOM procurement requirements and meet project milestones, objectives, and deliverables.
• Perform configurations on Cisco, Ciena, Safenet network elements per Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) guidelines.
• Perform installation test and acceptance (IT&A) and quality validation of network components and/or facilitating remote testing with off-site Operations Engineering support.
• Performs oversight of installation/de-installation/upgrade/interface actions associated with network components at user locations.
• Facilitates and finalizes all aspects of site acceptance and quality control.
• Collaborate with partners to coordinate and perform project objectives to include site surveys, installations, testing, site deinstallations, quality control and provide customer-ready deliverable reports upon completion.
• Supports senior staff as required and ensures customer requirements and project milestones are met.
• Serve as liaison between stakeholders and program leadership, assist with briefing stakeholders regularly on project purpose and progress and alerting program leadership to developing issues and opportunities throughout the area of responsibility.
• Perform updates to TSIP packages which include master redline drawings, SES, SSR, 1149, SCL, CLR, and Test Results. 
• Conduct and oversee site survey, install, testing and de-install activities, ensuring they are properly coordinated with customers, statuses, and completed in a timely manner, including travel approval and quality of deliverables.
• Prepare working engineering project packages for installation teams with installation instructions, industry specifications and references, CADD drawings, and BOMs.
• Create detail project plans and schedules, allocated resources, product delivery schedules, project estimates, work-breakdown structure (WBS), resource plans, and status reports to fully support enterprise-level requirements.
• Perform updates to master redline drawings, incorporating sub-contractors field redline drawings and ensuring changes are reflected on master documents.
• Work with partners to coordinate and perform project objectives to include site surveys, installations, testing, site deinstallations and provi