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Engineering Technician

Job Description

Job Description:

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The Communication Wireworker is a skilled electrical and communications infrastructure professional responsible for the installation, maintenance, testing, certification, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical, structured cabling, fiber optic, and low-voltage communication systems. This position supports the design and operation of critical utility communications infrastructure within substations, service centers, control centers, data centers, offices, and field facilities.

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Responsibilities:

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  • Running and installing copper and fiber optic cables
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  • Connecting and testing network and communication equipment
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  • Installing electrical components such as conduit, cable trays, grounding systems, and wiring.
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  • Reading blueprints, schematics, and construction drawings to determine where equipment and cables should be installed.
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  • Troubleshooting communication or electrical problems when systems fail.
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  • Working in facilities such as substations, operations centers, service centers, data centers, and office buildings.
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  • Testing completed installations and documenting the results.
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  • Following safety procedures and electrical codes while working indoors and outdoors.
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Required Qualifications:

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  • 5 years of electrical construction, telecommunications, structured cabling, or related field experience.
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  • Experience with both copper and fiber optic communications systems.
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  • Experience reading electrical and telecommunications drawings.
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  • High School Diploma or GED required.
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  • Technical school, apprenticeship, or vocational training required.
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  • Journeyman Electrician License (where required by state or local jurisdiction).
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  • BICSI Technician (TECH) Certification required.
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  • Valid Driver's License.
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