RF Network Installation and Maintenance Technician

16 hours ago

Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada Tundra Technical Solutions Full time

Our client
is an established leader in the design and manufacture of powering solutions for the Telecom, CATV (Canada), and Renewable Energy industries. The company offers a broad portfolio of high-quality, feature-rich solutions that can be customized to suit almost any application and environment offering the highest performance and best value in the industry. Our client builds on over 30 years of experience to develop solutions that resolve customer's unique powering challenges. We are looking to hire a RF Analyst Technician to work in the field on a 5-month contract with the option to extend for more term.

Job Title:
RF Network Installation and Maintenance Technician

Job Summary:
The RF Network Installation and Maintenance Technician is responsible for understanding, assembling, and maintaining hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) networks through hands-on work with various cable types, connectors, and active/passive components. The technician will work with different types of cables and connectors to install.

Job Responsibilities

The role includes in-depth exposure to both active and passive network components, including nodes, trunk amplifiers, line extenders, taps, splitters, couplers, and power inserters. Technicians will install cables and connectors on all these devices, identifying common failure points such as seizure screws and metal inserts on taps. A strong emphasis will be placed on clean installation practices, attention to detail, and the quality of workmanship, including the formation of drip loops and overall tidiness.

A thorough understanding of RF and AC flow is essential. The technician will study the direction of RF signal flow and the flow of AC power throughout the network. Additionally, they will review signal levels across the RF distribution path, including nodes, trunk amps, line extenders, and taps. This includes the use and interpretation of RF and power maps to verify network performance.

Technicians will also be expected to meet and exceed field audit expectations. This includes setting up key network components such as nodes (including optical and RF pads, fuses), trunk amplifiers, line extenders, power inserters, and couplers.

Testing and verification are crucial aspects of the job. The technician will be use test equipment such as the JDSU Stealth meter to check signal levels, perform forward and return path sweeps, analyze noise levels, and conduct QAM and MER checks. Proper setup and use of the JDSU probe and compensation for splitter losses will also be covered, along with identifying the correct frequency ranges and ports for sweep operations.

This role is ideal for candidates seeking a technical, hands-on position in RF network construction and maintenance, with a focus on precision, reliability, and performance excellence.

Job Qualifications

3-4 years of Industry experience with RF back ground in a Coax network environments

Active and Passive Equipment, Nodes, Trunk Amps, Line Extenders, Taps, Splitters, Couplers, Power Inserters.

Experience reviewing Direction of RF Flow and AC Flow.

Understanding of RF Levels of Trunk and Distribution on Nodes, Trunk Amps, Line Extenders, Taps

Experience with RF Maps and Power Maps

Ability to Setup a Node, optical pads, RF pads, fuses, etc..

Setting up of Trunk Amp, Line Extenders, PI, Splitter, Couplers.

Experience setting up a complete RF Network with Node, PI, Trunk Amp, Line Extender, Splitters, Couplers, Taps

Using JDSU Stealth meter, checking levels, SWEEPING, Noise levels, QAM checks, MER Checks, etc..

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