Cell Site Engineer

Description

The company keeps its network running, and this role keeps the field sites that carry it in working order.

You will work onsite at defined locations, supporting cell sites across the Northeast part of South Dakota and nearby areas.

Responsibilities

• Look after several sites in your assigned area through routine upkeep, inventories and audits.
• Maintain and upgrade cell sites and installations.
• Assess network coverage, spot gaps, recommend fixes and help carry them out.
• Tune, troubleshoot and maintain network systems and applications to track overall availability and performance.
• Triage and isolate faults, then remediate network events.
• Open, drive and update problem tickets across several systems, and keep refining how the work is done.
• Escalate issues to the right internal or external engineering teams for resolution.

Requirements

• An associate's degree, or 2+ years of work experience.
• 3+ years of relevant experience gained through work, military service, or both.
• A valid driver's license.
• Willingness to travel up to approximately 25% of the time.
• Able to reach the assigned job site within 45 minutes to one hour of notice, as part of rotating on-call coverage.
• Willing to work rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays.
• Physical demands can include climbing stairs and ladders, working at height, lifting and carrying up to approximately 65 pounds, pushing, pulling, grasping, twisting, bending, crawling, squatting and kneeling in tight spaces.
• Even better if you have one or more of these:
• A technical degree in electronics, telecommunications, computer science, engineering, business or a related field.
• Knowledge of telecom equipment and technologies such as telephony switching, data communications and network routers.
• Computer support experience, including troubleshooting PC hardware and configurations.
• Vendor management experience.
• You are encouraged to apply even if you do not meet every "even better" item.

Conditions

Scheduled at 40 hours per week.

Worksite-based, working onsite at a defined location or locations.

Pay varies by location and by confirmed job-related skills and experience. The role is incentive-based, with potential to earn more. Part-time pay is adjusted to hours.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage, short and long term disability, basic and supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and group home and auto insurance.
• A 401(k) savings plan with employer matching.
• Up to 8 company-paid holidays and up to 6 personal days per year.
• Paid parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and other incentives.
• Premium pay may be available depending on the role, such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay and allowances.
• New hires receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with service.
• Part-time coverage varies, and eligibility for some benefits depends on individual circumstances.