Bowler Pons Solutions Consultants, LLC

Field Engineer

• Perform site surveys to evaluate wireless coverage, capacity, interference, installation requirements, power availability, connectivity, and antenna placement
• Design and implement outdoor Cisco Wi-Fi, mesh, point-to-point, and point-to-multipoint networks
• Install, configure, test, commission, maintain, and troubleshoot Cisco outdoor wireless equipment and related infrastructure
• Configure access points, wireless LAN controllers, VLANs, authentication, encryption, RF profiles, channel assignments, power levels, mesh and bridge connections, QoS, redundancy, and high availability
• Conduct predictive and active wireless surveys and spectrum analysis
• Calculate link budgets, Fresnel-zone clearance, antenna gain, cable loss, signal strength, and expected throughput
• Install and align antennas, outdoor-rated copper and fiber cabling, conduit, mounting hardware, surge protection, and PoE equipment
• Ground, bond, seal, weatherproof, and protect outdoor equipment against lightning and environmental exposure
• Perform installations on rooftops, poles, towers, buildings, lifts, and elevated platforms
• Troubleshoot coverage, signal, roaming, interference, packet loss, latency, authentication, and connectivity issues
• Integrate wireless systems with routers, switches, firewalls, network-management systems, cybersecurity platforms, and enterprise networks
• Perform firmware updates, configuration backups, equipment replacement, preventive maintenance, and system-health assessments
• Develop installation drawings, heat maps, equipment schedules, test reports, inventories, configuration records, and as-built documentation
• Conduct acceptance testing and document compliance with project specifications and customer requirements
• Coordinate field activities with project managers, engineers, electricians, contractors, security technicians, customers, and stakeholders
• Provide technical support and training to customers and junior technicians
• Complete daily field reports, deficiency lists, test records, photographs, and project closeout documentation
• Follow safety, cybersecurity, configuration-management, quality-control, and change-management procedures
• Protect customer information and controlled documentation; report cybersecurity incidents, safety concerns, deficiencies, and unauthorized changes
• Deliver reliable coverage, complete installations safely and on schedule, minimize rework, diagnose field problems, and produce accurate commissioning and as-built documentation

Outdoor Wireless Network Engineer/Field Technician