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  • Basingstoke
  • Posted 21st Sep 2010
  • Posted by: First Option Recruitment Limited - Basingstoke
  • Salary: Up to Β£40,000
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Address: 6a London Street
    Basingstoke
    Hampshire
    RG21 7NU
  • Reference: 9758
  • This job has been viewed 112 times since it was posted.

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Principal Engineer

  1. PURPOSE OF JOB

The Global Professional Services department provides a full range of Customer Support, Field Engineering and Training activities. Functions include:

  • €’ Full management and logging of customer fault reports.

  • €’ Equipment installation and commissioning at customer sites in the UK and overseas.

  • €’ Software upgrades at customer site.

  • €’ Support to the Sales department for customer demonstrations or approval testing.

  • €’ Delivery of standard and bespoke training courses for customers.

  • €’ Project work requiring specialist technical support.

  1. RESPONSIBILITIES
  • €’ Handle customer fault calls both from the office and onsite if necessary and ensure the call management system (CRM) is updated at all times.

  • €’ Attend regular service review meetings with designated customers and maintain a close professional relationship with their staff.

  • €’ Liaise with senior UK personnel and/or Israel for more complicated faults as required.

  • €’ Proactively manage customer accounts by performing preventative maintenance while onsite or at base.

  • €’ Assist senior team members in software upgrades at customer site.

  • €’ Perform equipment installations and supervise subcontractors.

  • €’ Perform commissioning tests onsite to agreed procedures and complete all associated documentation to attain customer sign-off.

  • €’ Write clear and accurate site reports when requested.

  • €’ Attend training courses in the UK and Israel.

  • €’ Perform self learning activities using the laboratory equipment or other reading material to constantly improve technical expertise.

  • €’ Fully manage the planning and implementation of software upgrades on networks of a more complex nature.

  • €’ Act as the technical lead for any issues arising in the day to day operation of the Customer Services department that cannot be resolved by other Engineers.

  • €’ Quickly learn new software and product releases and ensure any possible changes in processes or procedures are implemented.

  • €’ Oversee the correct running of the office laboratory to ensure it is fit for the purpose of training, customer demonstrations and general support activities.

  • €’ Deputise for the GPS Director on occasions as required.

  1. KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE

A formal education in an engineering discipline is desirable but not mandatory if equivalent experience can be shown. General requirements:

  • €’ Minimum six years as a Technical Support/Commissioning/NMC Engineer in the same industry.

  • €’ Excellent Customer liaison skills.

  • €’ Excellent oral, written and problem solving skills.

  • €’ Very good transmission skills in: PDH; SDH; Optical Networking, Voice

  • €’ Very good data skills in: TCP/IP; Ethernet; ATM; VoIP, xDSL

  • €’ Very good product skills in: Cross-connects, SDH Mux’s, DSLAM’s, Media Gateways, SoftSwitches

  • €’ Very good test skills with: PDH and SDH testers, Spectrum Analyser/OTDR, ATM and Ethernet analysers.

  • €’ Plus excellent skills in one or more of the technical areas above.

  1. OTHER INFORMATION
  • €’ Maintain a close working relationship with other team members and share pertinent experiences either verbally or through the e-mail system.

  • €’ Escalate at the earliest opportunity any political or technical issues to senior team members or management that may potentially have a detrimental effect to ECI’s business.

  • €’ Inform senior team members, management, or sales personnel of any potential business opportunities that may arise while working on customer site.

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