GROUND STATION ENGINEER

NEW SKIES NETWORKS, INC.

Position Title: Ground Station Engineer



Reports to: Mediaport Manager



Responsibilities:

?1 Responsible to carry out assigned duties and procedures within the Mediaport.

?2 Perform shift duties as required.

?3 Installs, tests and configures all station hardware and software from the modem through the antenna feed.

?4 Provide 24/7 on-call support to the Network Operations Center

?5 Coordinate carrier activations with the NSS Payload Operations Center.

?1 Provide modem configuration support to network implementation group.

?2 Maintain accurate set of station drawings.

?3 Perform shipping and receiving functions.

?6 Perform maintenance of all station hardware as required by the PM schedule.



Qualifications :

?4 Degree at Associates or Bachelors level in satellite engineering, communications, electronic engineering or equivalent military or commercial experience.

?5 Minimum of 3 years experience in RF engineering or in the satellite communications field with teleport operations.

?6 Good knowledge of microwave and satellite techniques and the ability to troubleshoot at system level using various test equipment such as digital o?scopes, spectrum analyzers and Firebird 6000.

?7 Very good interpersonal skills, the ability to respond quickly and graciously in a technical environment and to communicate effectively with customers.

?8 Excellent verbal and written skills in English necessary. Good PC experience utilizing software applications such as MS Office, Visio and TurboCad.

?9 Self-motivated person able to work unsupervised.



Resumes to: GSEA@newskies.com