WEC Energy Group

Communications Tech

WEC Energy Group

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Appleton • Missouri • Wisconsin • United States

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Salary

💰 $34 - $57 per hour

About the role

  • Install, repair, troubleshoot, and maintain digital and analog microwave systems, digital paging, mobile radio/data and multiple address systems (MAS), channel banks, LAN/WAN equipment, data circuits and telephone circuits.
  • Primary call-out for all system outages and associated problems in assigned areas.
  • Install all Company Communications Systems: Digital Microwave, Fiber Optic Systems, Fiber Optic Hubs; Analog Microwave Systems; Analog & Digital Telephone PBX Systems; MAS and Point-to-Point Radio Equipment for Remote Terminal Units & System Control Automated Data Access Systems.
  • Read and understand engineering instructions, drawings, plans, and designs.
  • Assemble and test equipment using appropriate test equipment to prepare for installation, make all necessary adjustments to ensure qualifications within tolerances required.
  • During routine site visits or emergency/non-emergency call-outs, identify problems by assessing situations, isolating problems, performing tests using sophisticated, hi-tech equipment, computers, and software to determine appropriate repair/replacement procedures.
  • Perform preventive maintenance on all systems by testing equipment during regularly scheduled site visits or during problem call-outs.
  • Ensure all equipment is operating within the specifications of federal requirements and operating properly.
  • Order parts from vendors or manufacturers. Repair or replace any defective or faulty equipment and perform all necessary testing for compliance.
  • Switch to generator backup to ensure system operations during planned maintenance.
  • Maintain all logs and records required by federal and state agencies; work with/make decisions on appropriate vendors and contractors for equipment orders and job fulfillment.

Requirements

  • Applicant must have an associate degree in telecommunications, electrical engineering, computer networking, or related discipline.
  • Equivalent course work in DC and AC electronics; digital electronics; electronic communications; network communications; LAN/WAN technologies; analog, digital, and IP-based voice systems; radio; and microwave will be accepted in lieu of an associate degree.
  • Applicant must have a valid driver’s license and meet the company’s requirements for driving.
  • General Radiotelephone Operator's License (Elements 1 and 3) is required within the first six months of employment.
  • This position may require unescorted access to certain critical cyber assets which would require applicants to satisfy all company and NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Standard 004 security requirements, which includes a background investigation.
  • Technician Selection System (TECH)-Technician level: Ability to use numerical information presented in drawings, prints, and graphs to solve arithmetic problems, ability to use symbols and codes to locate objects on a map, comprehension of pictured mechanical principles, and the ability to read, apply rules and make decisions based upon written information.
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Hard Skills & Tools
digital microwave systemsanalog microwave systemsdigital pagingmobile radio/data systemsLAN/WAN equipmenttelephone circuitspreventive maintenancetroubleshootingrepairinstallation
Soft Skills
problem assessmentdecision makingcommunicationrecord keepingvendor management
Certifications
associate degree in telecommunicationsGeneral Radiotelephone Operator's LicenseNERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Standard 004 compliance