Telecom Engineer

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Working as a Project Engineer, you will be the Telecommunications Project Engineer for various engineering projects in Energy Service, Process Automation Energy Industries (PAEN) in Houston Texas, providing technical details, costs and deliverables for sales proposals. This position will be responsible for supporting engineering and programming Telecommunications systems in our Process Automation, Energy Industries team. This position will include all aspects of a project including helping to identify the appropriate technology, high level (functional design specifications, block diagrams, Bill of Materials) and detailed level design (Equipment Locations, General Arrangements, Wiring/ Installation and diagrams), testing, start up and commissioning of various systems. This position requires knowledge telecoms systems typically deployed on Oil & Gas facilities onshore and offshore. Technical design and implementation field experience with new networks. Associated Communications equipment: software application configuration and testing.

This position reports to

Engineering Manager II

Your responsibilities

• Knowledge of design, configuration, testing, installation in one or more of the following systems: Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), Personal Access Control Systems, Perimeter Intrusion Detection Systems, Public Address/General Alarm (PA/ GA)
• GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress Safety System), Local Area Networks Wide Area Networks, Wireless Local Area Network Telephony Systems Structured Cabling Systems, IPTV , Voice Recorder Systems, UHF (Ultra High Frequency) Digital Trunked Radio Systems (Mototurbo, P25 and Tetra) Dispatch Consoles (Motorola, Zetron, Telex), VHF (Very High Frequency) Aeronautical Systems, VHF (Very High Frequency) Marine Systems, Collision Avoidance Radar, Crane Radio Systems, Wireless Mesh, Point to Point Microwave, VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) & SatCom Systems

Your background

• Bachelors degree and minimum 4 years experience in telecommunications OR
• Associates degree and minimum 8 years experience in telecommunications OR
• High School Diploma or GED and minimum 10 years experience in telecommunications
• A Master’s Degree in required field = credit given for 2 years of work experience
• A PhD/ Doctorate in required field = credit given for 3 years of work experience
• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or computer science is preferred with minimum 2 plus years experience in the Oil, Gas and Chemical industry preferred
• An active Cisco CCNP or CCIE, Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) and Federal Communications Commission license
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

Benefits

• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Disability insurance
• Wellbeing program
• Healthcare plan

More about us

ABB Energy Industries is enabling safe, smart and sustainable projects and operations for businesses across the oil, gas, chemicals, life sciences, power generation and water sectors. Driving integrated solutions that automate, digitalize and electrify industry we connect our people and technology to help our customers adapt and succeed. With over 50 years domain expertise, we continue to innovate and reshape traditional approaches across the energy sector with our technologies designed to improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, reduce energy consumption and waste. We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/poster.cfm. http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to [email protected] Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-Hybrid