Radio Engineer - Systems Integrator

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Join the UK’s leading independent communications supplier with half a century of expertise in designing, commissioning, deploying, and maintaining wireless voice, video, and data networks. Operating a comprehensive national footprint with regional sites across the UK, the organization delivers tailored, vendor-independent solutions designed to support mission-critical communication requirements for enterprise and public-sector clients.

The organization is expanding its team and is looking to appoint a Field Radio Engineer to support its operations across Scotland. Operating in a hybrid capacity with regular site travel, the successful candidate will install, commission, maintain, and repair professional radio systems across high-tower and emergency services infrastructure. Core duties include deploying and servicing RF equipment, managing critical search and rescue communications, and supporting multi-vendor hardware environments including Tait, Hytera, and Motorola platforms.

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Responsibilities:

• Installing, configuring, and commissioning professional mobile, portable, and fixed radio communications equipment, including VHF/UHF analogue, DMR, and trunked systems
• Installing and testing base stations, repeaters, antenna systems, feeders, combiners, and duplexers
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and fault-finding across radio coverage, transmission, reception, and network performance issues
• Investigating RF interference, receiver desensitisation, and other performance problems
• Conducting RF measurements and system performance tests using service monitors, spectrum analysers, and antenna analysers
• Completing installation documentation, test records, and commissioning reports
• Providing clear technical support to customers, and responding to breakdowns and call-outs
• Supporting radio system upgrades, migrations, and infrastructure projects
• Supporting the wider engineering team remotely as required
• Working safely at height and around RF and electrical hazards, in line with company procedures

Skills/Must Have:

• Practical field experience in radio communications engineering, electronics, or a related discipline
• Understanding of VHF/UHF radio systems and RF principles
• Experience installing, programming, testing, or maintaining radio communications equipment
• Ability to fault-find systematically and identify root causes
• Competence using RF test equipment and interpreting results
• Ability to read technical drawings, wiring diagrams, and equipment manuals
• Good IT skills, including equipment programming and configuration software
• Based in Scotland or genuinely willing to relocate
• Willingness to travel across Scottish sites and work at customer premises
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable Skills:

• Motorola radio system experience (training provided for the right candidate)
• Experience with L3Harris, MANET, or line-of-sight networks, or a defence or signals background
• DMR, analogue, or trunked radio experience, and multi-site network experience
• Knowledge of IP networking, Ethernet, and TCP/IP
• Coverage testing and system optimisation experience
• Working at height and site safety training

Benefits:

• Hybrid working with a mix of office, field, and some remote support
• Motorola training for the right engineer
• Investment in a growing Scottish team following a recent acquisition
• Varied field work across high-tower and search and rescue sites
• Permanent role with a business building a stable, long-term Scottish presence

Salary:

• Competitive, discussed on application