System Engineer - Radio Integration (SI RF)

Job description / Role

Main Objectives and Function:
- To deliver end to end radio communications solutions, cost-effective and low-risk designs compliant with customers’ requirements, through-life design, capable of onward implementation and support by the company.
- To be responsible for writing and reviewing ATP documentation, witnessing radio communications equipment testing and systems integration.
- Hands-on experience in planning, testing and implementation of radio networks.
- To have a good understanding of the activities associated with incremental integration and test of large systems using best practices.
- Experience and knowledge of Radio Networks (Microwave, Secure Mobile Radio), physical interfaces (RJ-35, SMA), Encryption devices and test equipment.
- Responsible for the Acceptance and technical transfer of systems integration systems including radio / wireless voice, data networks, telephony, microwave and TDM.
- To work closely with other business functions as part of project delivery (Customer, New Business, Project Delivery and Managed Services).

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Write RF test and acceptance documentation, witness equipment and system testing, oversee equipment configuration changes.
- Define and review sub-contractor proposals for design, installation, commissioning and acceptance testing.
- Competent to analyse a technical problem from root cause through to resolution without any prior knowledge of the subject matter.
- Ensure all design documentation is professional and of high standards and complete for technical transfer to the customer.
- Supervise sub-contractor works as appropriate.
- Excellent at producing technical reports, presentations and action plans. Confident to present to customers, peers and team members.
- Can operate autonomously with minimal supervision based on a brief of authorities.

Contact with Others (Internal/ External/ Meetings):
- The post-holder will be expected to manage, on a daily basis, effective engineering relationships with a wide stakeholder group including:
- GPT Delivery Partner members
- Coordination with peer level within Engineering
- OM&T
- UK MOD as required (SANGCOM – Customer 1)
- MofNG as required (Customer 2)

Judgement/ Decision Making Authority (Specific Responsibilities):
- Commensurate with the above duties and responsibilities as delegated. Technical Lead on all related integration activities.

Requirements

- Bachelors Degree or equivalent in an Engineering/Computer Science discipline plus desirable industry certifications such as CCNP or equivalent.
- Minimum of five years full system development lifecycle experience in system implementation, Integration and troubleshooting.
- Experienced in the design, delivery and management of complex telecommunications systems covering radio / wireless voice and data networks.
- Hands-on experience with a variety of communications equipment, including: Bridging, Switching, Routing, Ethernet and TDM/SONET/SDH Transport Architectures.
- Excellent at producing technical reports, presentations and action plans. Confident to present to customers, peers and team members.
- Good standard of written and spoken English.
- Ability to manage multiple projects/activities, under tight deadlines, often with competing priorities and complexities and with minimal supervision.
- Must have a flexible approach and be able to travel throughout KSA.

Desirable:
- Business experience in the radio communications
- Knowledge of System Engineering Lifecycle
- Experience in installation and testing of radio equipment delivery projects
- Experience of living or working in the Middle East
- Experience in commissioning/configuration of data/IP communications equipment.

About the Company

Atkins is one of the leading providers of professional, technology based consultancy and support services to the industry, commerce and governments in all of the worlds major economies. With over 17,000 staff operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides Clients with a comprehensive service throughout the entire life cycle of the projects in the built environment.

We aim to be the international first choice supplier of technical and integrated services. Shaped by our customers' needs, our vision is to:

• focus on quality
• seek world class design and excellence
• strive to add value
• be flexible to the evolving needs of a changing society

Atkins first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, U.A.E. Atkins Middle East now employs over 2000 staff located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat ), Qatar (Doha) Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).