Become an Associate Telecommunications Engineer

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This class series describes four levels in the telecommunication engineering field with responsibility for the design, installation, maintenance and operation of statewide telecommunication systems, including telecommunication engineering surveys and studies. Positions are responsible for providing technical advice to client agencies on electromagnetic and land wire communicates requirements such as telephone, television, teletype, data, mobile and microwave radio systems; recommend new systems or changes in existing communications systems to achieve greater economy, efficiency and eliminate obsolescence; implement technical statewide coordination of communication equipment including preparation of specifications and construction and maintenance standards; instruct and train maintenance personnel, make evaluation studies; recommend coordinated use of facilities on a shared basis between State departments and make recommendations on equipment inventories; instruct operating personnel of State agencies in matter pertaining to all phases of telecommunication systems.

Associate Telecommunications Engineer

This is the full journeyperson professional level engineer in the series. Under direction, incumbents perform difficult telecommunications engineering work or act as leadpersons over subordinate staff members in connection with design, installation, maintenance and operation of statewide telecommunications systems; and independently make or supervise telecommunication engineering surveys and studies.

This classification is eligible for the following pay:

$9,429 - $11,798 Base Salary (paid every month)

In addition to the above pay items, employees are eligible for medical benefits (health, dental, vision) and may be eligible for other pay differentials.

Benefit information can be found on the CalHRExternal Link website and the CalPERSExternal Link website. 

Minimum Qualifications

Education:
Candidates applying under non-State requirements must meet the following education requirements: Equivalent to graduation from college with major work in electrical, electronic, or communications engineering. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.) (A Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering with specialization in electronics or communications may be substituted for the required experience for Assistant Telecommunications Engineer. Applicants who are pursuing graduate work toward a master's degree will be admitted to the examination, but they must receive the degree before they will be considered for appointment.).

Experience:

Either I

Two years of experience performing the duties of an Assistant Telecommunications Engineer.

Or II

Three years of engineering experience in the field of telecommunications which must have included two years in design and construction, or maintenance of radio communications systems or wire communications systems.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge:

Electronics theory; engineering mathematics; principles, practices, methods, terminology and trends in wire communication systems engineering and mobile and microwave radio communications engineering including the fields of radio frequency allocations, electromagnetic wave propagation, radio field strength measurements and tolerances; theory and operation of telephone, data telegraph and teletype systems; engineering economics; Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations; traffic handling procedures; California State Communications Law and the Federal Communications Act of 1934.

Ability to:
Perform radio and electronic research projects; prepare engineering reports and surveys; design; write specifications and make final engineering recommendations on various radio and wire communications systems; analyze technical data; establish and maintain cooperative relations with those contacted in the work; interpret and apply provisions of the California State Communications Act and the Federal Communications Act of 1934; apply knowledge of wire communications systems to the communications problems of State agencies; secure a valid second class or higher radio-telephone operator license issued by the Federal Communications Commission when such license is or will be necessary for performance of the assigned work.

Special Personal Characteristics
Willingness to travel throughout the State; tact, and reliability.

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