Field Technician Career Research and Resources
Sprint
NOC Technical Analyst II Maintained special services circuits (DS1, DS0, ISDN, frame relay) for Sprint customers including government entities and other major telecommunications providers. Ranked at the top in terms of trouble tickets assigned and resolved. Isolated faults on critical circuits (FAA, 911) quickly and accurately minimizing outages. Effectively explained to customers circuit problems and coordinated tec...
Avg. Salary: $56,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
Dash Computers
Assembled and performed quality assurance checks (to include troubleshooting to component level) and shipped small office telecommunications equipment. Boosted production after replacing a full time employee while also commuting and attending college full time. Reduced failure rate of devices by assisting engineers in researching circuit board designs resulting in improved products.
Avg. Salary: $56,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
United States Air Force
Established and maintained high speed data links to remote satellite tracking stations in order to control government and civilian satellites such as the GPS constellation and surveillance satellites. Worked closely with GTE government contactors to complete acceptance testing on new switching systems and later became a trainer on these systems despite being the newest member of the team.
Avg. Salary: $56,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
United States Air Force
Established and maintained critical high speed digital and analog links via satellites and HF ISB radio at remote locations to support military exercises and disaster relief efforts. Established circuits key to coordinating disaster recovery efforts after a typhoon caused significant damage on Guam.
Avg. Salary: $56,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
Cablecom LLC
Cold spliced coaxial cable plant, including amplifiers, taps, splitters, directional couplers, equa;izers, and power supplies from design prints in aerial and underground applications. Setup amplifiers and nodes with appropiate internal pads, equalizer, and power settings
Avg. Salary: $55,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Calix Networks, Inc.
Provided lab support to software and hardware engineers. Purchased test equipment, setup and implimented calibration schedules. Maintained Excel spreadsheet with instrument description, location/assignment, asset and serial numbers, calibration due dates, last repair/upgrade notes. Coordinated lab changes in MSN VISIO 2000 cad program. Designed and built small fixtures for Test engineering. Assembled portable test racks for...
Avg. Salary: $55,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Northpoint Communications
Tested POTS lines from DSLAM to dmark. Dispatched and worked with local Bell repair persons to resolve line issues. Assisted installers with modem configurations at subscriber site.
Avg. Salary: $55,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Network Equipment Technologies
Provided lab support to Voice R&D Team. Assisted in development testing, using FAX, Modem, and POTS equipment for G11, G728, & G729 transmission environments, assuring timely release of two generations of successful voice products. Resolved voice call configuration problems for software engineers by analyzing misconfiguration to resolution, allowing more efficient usage of time by development engineers. Redesigned and rewir...
Avg. Salary: $55,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Siemens (OSD to FOrumhealth)
MACs (moves adds changes, Maintain phone switches, Troubleshooting user issues, wiring installs (phone and data CAT5).Rotate on-call for support.
Avg. Salary: $45,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Forumhealth
Trouble shoot phone and data issues. MACs. Wiring installs. Maintain phone systems. Operate mainframe computers and peripherals.
Avg. Salary: $45,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
