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Enjoy getting to implement new technology with projects? What about coming up with creative solutions to support the business needs? Do you wish you could say you work on a team that has great chemistry and enjoys what they do? If so, apply for our Communications Engineer position!

We are looking for an Engineer or an Engineer III to join our talented team that will focus on maintaining and growing all our networks across the different business areas and data centers at LES.

LES is a company that values passion, high personal standards, excellent service, the environment, and the community in which we live. If our values match yours than LES may be the right fit for your career! Please note, LES is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, LES is not able to sponsor employment-based immigrant or non-immigrant visas. This is not a remote position and requires residency within reasonable commuting distance to LES in Lincoln, Nebraska daily.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Engineer ($75,050 - $93,812) - Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Electrical Engineering or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job. Internship preferred

Provides engineering support including analysis, design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of telecommunication systems, private networks, and technical services for both IT and OT environments. Specific duties include designing and leading small to medium scale projects, supervising consulting services, material selection, bid evaluations, preparation of feasibility studies, and creating/updating specifications for associated telecommunication equipment. Acts as on-call Engineer as assigned outside normal working hours. Consistent and reliable attendance is required.

• Maintains the planning, design, analysis, construction, commissioning, integration, installation, operation, and optimization of telecommunication systems and private networks.
• Leads projects throughout the lifecycle of the project for data center networks, campus networks, DMZ networks, external networks, transport networks, fiber optic networks, radio networks, network security, DAS system, Wireless system, VoIP system, and communication towers.
• Implements new telecommunication schemes, network schemes and proposed system changes to determine their effect on existing systems.
• Implements engineering standards, standard materials, specifications, policies, procedures and guidelines for LES systems and applications.
• Updates design prints for the OT networks and Visio designs for the IT networks.
• Assists with emergency routines, system additions, regulatory compliance, system modifications, and licensing.
• Assists with troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving network problems.

Engineer III ($86,309 - $107,886) - Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or related field, and at least three years of progressively responsible engineering experience in area of assignment. Or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

Provides engineering support including analysis, design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of telecommunication systems, private networks, and technical services for both IT and OT environments. Specific duties include designing and leading medium to large scale projects, supervising consulting services, material selection, bid evaluations, preparation of feasibility studies, and creating/updating specifications for associated telecommunication equipment. Acts as on-call Engineer as assigned outside normal working hours. Consistent and reliable attendance is required.

• As subject matter expert, trains and develops lower-level staff to include providing guidance and advice, setting deadlines, and monitoring of work.
• Plans, designs, analyzes, commissions, integrates, installs, operates, and optimizes telecommunication
• systems and private networks.
• Leads medium to large scale projects throughout the lifecycle of the project for data center networks, campus networks, DMZ networks, external networks, transport networks, fiber optic networks, radio networks, network security, DAS system, Wireless system, VoIP system, and communication towers.
• Prepares, revises, and evaluates new telecommunication schemes, network schemes and proposed system changes to determine their effect on existing systems.
• Prepares and implements engineering standards, standard materials, specifications, policies, procedures and guidelines for LES systems and applications. (moved)
• Creates and updates design prints for the OT networks and Visio designs for the IT networks.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Accountability - Seeking a candidate who holds self and others responsible for goals, outcomes, deadlines, and objectives and follows through on commitments. Takes accountability for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development.

Initiative - The successful candidate takes action on his/her own without being prompted; handles problems independently; able to resolve issues without relying on extensive help from others; does more than is expected or asked.

Communication - The ideal candidate expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner whether verbally, written, or other means; tailors message to fit the interests and needs of the audience; delivers information in a manner that is interesting and compelling.

Customer Focus - The individual in this role puts customers, both internal and external, at the center of business decisions in order to identify and respond to current and future customer needs. Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met, solicits opinions and ideas from customers, responds to internal customers.

Teamwork – Seeking a candidate who has the ability to effectively interact, cooperate, collaborate, and manage conflicts with other people. Shows enthusiasm toward being a member of the group; actively participates in team meetings and activities; leverages the skills and interests of coworkers to achieve goals and solve problems; supports team decisions.

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