Telecommunications Engineer 1
The State of Connecticut, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) is currently recruiting for a Telecommunications Engineer 1 in the Division of Statewide Emergency Telecommunications located in Middletown, CT.
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POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
- This position is full-time, following a first shift schedule, 40 hours per week, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday, with the potential for telework.
- This position will assist new users migrate to the Connecticut Land Mobile Radio Network (CLMRN) and support all network users.
- This position will support Connecticut's Next Generation 911 network.
ABOUT US
The DESPP is committed to protecting and improving the quality of life for all by providing a broad range of public safety services, training, regulatory guidance, and scientific services utilizing enforcement, prevention, education and state of the art science and technology. DESPP is structured on three key Strategic Pillars created by Commissioner Ronnell Higgins.
1. Operational Efficiency, Efficacy and Excellence
- Making decisions through the thoughtful and informed use of data
- Challenging the "that's the way it's always been done" construct—i.e., thinking outside the box as to how we can improve
- Constantly seeking better results
2. Shared Fiscal Responsibility
- Recognizing our collective responsibility to steward the agency's resources
- Realigning planned budgetary actions to ensure that they are in taxpayers' interests
- Preparing together for potential budget stresses and fiscal challenges
3. Ethics and Accountability
- Critically and constantly measuring our practices against our policies
- Performing quarterly performance evaluations agency-wide to measure success and flag areas needing improvement
- Regularly engaging external partners for feedback and assessments
- Opening our doors to Connecticut students and workers for apprenticeships, internships, and career pathways
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Seven (7) years of technical experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of telecommunications equipment and systems.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in the area of public safety communications systems.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
- College training in electronic or electrical engineering may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
- A Master's degree in electronic or electrical engineering may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.