Job Summary

We are seeking a RF Engineer to successfully manage operations, engineering development and revenue & profitability growth for the region.  The ideal candidate will have 5+ years working in the wireless industry with prior management experience.

Who We Are

At Centerline, we design, build, and maintain industry-leading critical infrastructure across North America. Our technicians, engineers, and professional staff bring unmatched expertise to each job, working as a team to deliver consistent, exceptional results. That’s why Fortune 500 clients choose Centerline again and again for a wide range of projects.

With demand for connectivity at an all-time high, Centerline’s opportunities for growth are limitless — and so are yours. We’re committed to fostering your professional advancement and supporting your career journey.

We look for team members who demonstrate our core values: Safety, Collaboration, Reliability, Integrity, Passion, and Technology. This S.C.R.I.P.T. is key to our team’s success, allowing everyone to reach their full potential. As a member of our winning team, you’ll receive comprehensive insurance benefits — medical, dental, and vision — plus a 401(k) plan with employer match, referral bonuses, and generous PTO.

Join us today. Together, we’re building a better network.

What You Will Do

• Perform daily operation objectives for projects by working with direct engineering manager, sales managers and project coordinator.
• Plan and carry out engineering services necessary to complete each project’s scope of work.
  • Operate RF signal generators, spectrum analyzers and RF scanners to evaluate RF statistics and performance.
  • Design DAS and Small Cell networks using industry standard software.
    • iBwave, Atoll, Ekhau, etc.
  • Apply in office design work and field-testing duties to commercial and public safety projects based on industry technology fundamentals.
    • LTE, 5G NR, P25 and legacy GSM/CDMA/WCDMA technologies
  • Evaluate and optimize DAS and Small Cell deployments for both design and field-testing operations.
    • Analyze and develop engineering solutions by evaluating key performance metrics for LTE and 5G NR.
  • Document and report findings in a professional technical report format.
• Meet customer deadlines with all project deliverables.
  • Work directly with customers for all customer service needs and support.
• Manage project costs, including travel costs, to come in under budget on each project.
• Develop ideas for new engineering services, company efficiencies, and process improvement.
• Attend company meetings and functions as requested by management.
• Monitor and report on project statuses to the sales team and management on a regular basis.
• Help grow, train and develop the RF engineering staff supporting the region.
• Support internal project reviews for all project types prior to submitting customer deliverables.
• Provide technical engineering support for the sales managers and attend key customer meetings in the West region as needed.
• Capable of travel up to 100% for peak project demand requiring field work (ideally this is a 50% blend of office and field work throughout the year).
• Capable of performing all aspects of the engineering services offered.
• Must be able to work independently from HQ and ensure that projects meet or exceed scheduled delivery dates and customer expectations.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

What You Will Need

• Must have good technical writing skills.
• Must have sound engineering logic and proficiencies in RF and telecommunications theory.
• Must be responsible for security and care of company equipment.
• Must have excellent organizational skills.
• Must have excellent customer service skills.
• Must have experience and certifications in each of the company's core engineering services; design and commissioning/integration with data collection experience a plus.
• Project management/coordination experience a plus
• Must be able to work with engineering team in a manner conducive to the company's core values.

Required Education and Experience

• B.S. in Wireless/RF/Telecommunications/Electrical Engineering
  • 3 to 5 years minimum experience as a RF Engineer based on items listed in the duties and responsibilities section above.
• Master’s degree a plus
• DAS and/or Small Cell system design and commissioning experience
• Intimate knowledge with DAS OEMS such as Corning, Commscope, SOLiD, and JMA
• Public Safety DAS experience
• Credit and Background Check required

Supervisory Responsibility

• Proactively communicate verbally and electronically with the engineering team daily.
• Experience with leading small team of 2-5 people a plus.
• Ability to instruct and direct engineering peers when acting as lead engineer on a project.

Travel

• Travel to customer locations within the West region to present services as required.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and be insurable under the company insurance policy.