Telecommunications Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Install, terminate, test, troubleshoot, and document test results for fiber, network, audio, video, and RF cabling
• Install, test, and troubleshoot audio, video, and RF equipment
• Install cable pathway systems (cable trays, cable racks, J-hooks or D-rings)
• Install, terminate, test, label, and document horizontal, backbone and other cables
• Build out telecommunication and equipment rooms
• Install connectors, connector pins, terminals, and lugs
• Perform continuity checks, locate and correct wiring errors using measuring instruments
• Investigate, diagnose, correct, and document instrumentation or system malfunctions

Job requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 2+ years of experience installing, testing, troubleshooting, and repairing: fiber optics, copper cabling (RF, Ethernet), network and telephony installation, and audio/video systems
• Ability to install, terminate and test low voltage cables and fiber optical cables to include twisted pair, coaxial, stranded and solid conductor low voltage cables, single mode and multi-mode fiber optical cables
• Strong knowledge of industry standards (BICSI, NEC, TIA/EIA); different types of fiber (MM, SM) for interior and exterior usage; Cat5E, Cat6 and Cat6A data cabling;
• Knowledge of the telecom network best practices and concepts including network security, network architecture design, technical standards and deliverables, troubleshooting tools (e.g., line analyzers, breakout boxes,…
• Working knowledge of audio, video, and wireless systems and corresponding physical means of delivery (i.e. analog, digital, AoIP, VoIP)
• Operational knowledge of oscilloscopes and multi-meters, soldering wires and connectors, various crimping tools, wire stripping techniques, Ohm’s law, continuity testing, pinning out a military type connector, routing…
• Experience with DC power supplies, DC-DC converters, heat shrink tubing, cable harnessing, lacing, and proper strain relief concepts