Telecommunications Technician II

SMUD

Telecommunications Technician responsible for installing and maintaining vital telecommunications systems at SMUD. Ensuring reliable power delivery through smart grid solutions and effective system administration.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeSacramento • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $70 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Safely and effectively construct, modify, install, test, repair, adjust and operate telephone, telecommunications, control, and monitoring systems and equipment at the journey level.
Properly handles hazardous material such as lead solder, paint, cleaning fluids, etc.
Secures authorization before working on vital equipment.
Verifies factory specifications.
Constructs and installs new telecommunications systems and equipment.
Operates, monitors, investigates, tests and assures proper performance of telecommunications systems and equipment, including test equipment.
Performs preventive and repair maintenance on telecommunications systems and equipment.
Thoroughly documents the work performed.
Keeps Senior Telecommunications Technicians and the Supervisor informed of work progress, schedule changes, project scope changes and other issues affecting the outcome or cost of assigned tasks.
Recommends system refinements to improve reliability.
Provides technical support to the users of telecommunications systems and equipment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Two (2) years of formal schooling in electronics or equivalent demonstrable experience.
Four (4) years of experience as an Apprentice Telecommunications Technician, Telecommunications Technician or equivalent to be considered for the Journeyman position.
Newly hired Telecommunications Technicians must possess and maintain a current FCC General Class Radiotelephone license or equivalent certificate or acquire one of these within one year of hire.
Advanced electronic and telecommunications theory; AC and DC electrical theory; electrical and electronic components such as microprocessors, transistors, relays, transformers, optical isolators, linear and non-linear devices, synchronous and non-synchronous devices, etc.
Telecommunications systems and equipment including telephone, leased circuits, microwave radio, wireless mesh networks, fiber optics, multiplex, two-way radio, SCADA, telemetry, power-line carrier, personal computers, cabling/wiring systems including copper, fiber optics, coax, etc., and local/wide area networks.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
Retirement through Public Employees Retirement System
457 and 401(k) plans available
Flexible Savings Account
Short and Long Term Disability
Employee and Spouse Life Insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

telecommunications systemspreventive maintenancerepair maintenanceelectrical theoryelectronic componentsAC theoryDC theorysystem refinementstechnical supportinstallation

Soft Skills

communicationproblem-solvingdocumentationteam collaborationadaptabilitytime managementattention to detailproject managementcustomer servicereporting

Certifications

FCC General Class Radiotelephone license