Lead Technician - Earth Station Operations

Company Summary

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products.

Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.

Department Summary

Our DISH Technology team challenges the status quo and reimagines capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our team members play vital roles in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities :

• Performs daily station and equipment checks to verify the health of all earth station operations equipment
• Provides continuous monitoring of all ESO systems ensuring continuity of service
• Performs lowest replaceable unit (LRU) level troubleshooting and repair of ESO equipment
• Assist team members in the fabrication and installation of equipment racks, equipment and rack hardware, waveguide assemblies, RF and data cables, and fiber optic equipment and cables
• Assist team members with ESO equipment installations and de-installations
• Assist in the operations, maintenance and repair of large transmit / receive and receive only satellite antenna systems
• Operates a wide range of test equipment including, but not limited to, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, multimeters, RF power meters, and RF detectors
• Performs routine and non-routine operations, maintenance, and repair on transmit / receive and receive only satellite antenna systems
• Conducts and coordinates outage and restoral activities to include following operational procedures and escalation of notifications
• Performs additional duty management that includes, but is not limited to, tools, publications, test equipment, safety, preventative maintenance, drawings, and database management
• Performs broadcast operations to include quality service monitoring, reporting, encoder group path swaps, slating, and configuration verification
• Performs weather operations during inclement weather using local weather operations procedures
• Performs shipping, receiving, security, escort duties, and any support activities as required
• Participate in and support continuous improvement initiatives to increase effectiveness and efficiency of processes and procedures

Job Type : Full-Time - Direct Hire

This position is located Onsite in Monee, IL.

Scheduled Weekly Hours : 4 x10's Sunday - Wednesday, or Wednesday - Saturday

Skills, Experience and Requirements

Education and Experience :

Skills and Qualifications :

Working Conditions :

This position requires shift work in / near a normal office environment. Work is also conducted outdoors in all weather conditions sometimes at heights reaching up to 50 ft. In addition, this position also requires working around high voltage and RF radiation. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, sit, climb ladders, lift up to 100 lbs. with assistance, use hands and fingers to handle, feel, reach (with hands and arms), balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, distinguish colors, talk, and hear.

Required :

Visa sponsorship not available for this role

Salary Ranges

Compensation : $26.00 / Hour - $29.62 / Hour

Benefits

We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here : DISH Benefits .

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.

Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school / graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.

EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact leaves@dish.com if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.

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