Job Description

PEMCCO is seeking a Transit RF / Spectrum Engineer to support the transition of a large urban multimodal transit system from legacy 900MHz platforms to an 800MHz APCO P25 communications architecture. This role advances longterm communications resilience for a highridership safetycritical transportation network and requires deep expertise in RF modeling channel capacity planning and DAS/BDA modernization. The ideal candidate will develop riskbalanced engineering recommendations suited for complex institutional publicsector environments spanning highdensity underground and multiagency interoperability contexts.

PEMCCO Inc. is an Information Technology and Information Management (IT/IM) services firm. We assist our customers in maximizing existing and emerging technologies to achieve their desired business productivity objectives. Living the Culture and Making It Happen is the motto we live by. We Live the Culture by carrying out the tenets of our Core Values of Loyalty Integrity and Commitment to our Customers and Employees every day. We Make It Happen by following Smart Organization Healthy Organization (SOHO) principles for internal and external communications and the successful execution of projects.

This role follows a Hybrid/OnSite schedule; however candidates should anticipate substantial onsite coordination within active rail and bus operational environments.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

• Assess existing 900 MHz RF architecture and coverage constraints.
• Develop transition engineering analysis for migration to 800 MHz P25 architecture.
• Perform RF propagation modeling and coverage gap mapping.
• Conduct channel capacity modeling to support public safety growth projections.
• Perform NXDN coexistence assessment within rail environments.
• Evaluate trunking and simulcast feasibility within risk-sensitive operational frameworks.
• Support FCC coordination and licensing documentation.
• Participate in pilot validation and technical performance testing.
• Provide technical documentation and decision-support materials.
• Support interoperability coordination efforts.
• Contribute to vendor technical review processes.

Competencies

• RF modeling and spectrum analysis
• Risk-balanced architectural evaluation
• Technical documentation development
• Infrastructure modernization planning
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Telecommunications Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of RF engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with 800 MHz P25 systems.
• Experience with RF propagation modeling software.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting transit or public-sector communications infrastructure.
• Familiarity with underground DAS/BDA systems.
• Experience with FCC licensing coordination.
• Candidates with experience in transit public safety or largescale infrastructure projects are strongly preferred.

Certifications / Licenses

• FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License (Preferred)

Benefits

• 15 days of Paid Time Off
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Medical Dental and Vision
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability Life Insurance Accident Critical Illness Hospital Indemnity Whole Life Plus Identity Theft and Law Assure
• 401(k)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Compensation
$50.61 $64.66 hourly depending on experience ability capability and certifications.

PEMCCO Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer. The Company does not discriminate based on race color sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression religion national origin age disability genetic information military or veteran status pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal state or local law.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

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