Satelite Engineer - Service Provider at Sigma Qualitas

Sigma Qualitas is a network of seasoned and experienced consultants, with several years work experience in large multinational organizations and the public sector, who have come together for the purpose of providing consultancy expertise and training to clients across various industries.


Sigma Qualitas is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Satellite Engineer - Service Provider

Location: Lagos

Core Job Functions / Responsibility:

• Will manage and ensure optimization of the corporate Network. The candidate must have a good Bachelor degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering with.
• Ability to use Stamaster to perform link budget.
• Ability to use CLBT Lite Edition (Newskies) and LST V 5.0(INTELSAT) to perform link budget.
• Ability to contact Satellite companies to request line up approval.
• Ability to contact Satellite companies to request antenna registration.
• Ability to maintain and update all satellite capacity planning database (transmission plan and freq allocation tables, monthly analysis, PEB/CAB)
• Interface with internal departments on all projects planning related issues.
• Satellite Lease capacity optimization, transmission, planning and frequency allocation
• HPA capacity utilization analysis at major earth stations and other Point of Presence (POPs).
• Knowledge of earth station and remotes stations.
• Knowledge of iDirect hub and remote.
• Liaison with satellite providers (Newskies, Intelsat, Eutelsat, Et al) and Teleports on operational and technical matters.
• Provide site engineers with technical support for equipment commissioning and troubleshooting
• Coordinate various records keeping and updating for all Network and Circuit (CAB& PEB Diagrams).
• Proficiency in designing, testing, implementing and supporting enterprise satellite network infrastructures.
• Have sufficient experience of satellite network equipment integration from diverse vendors.

Job Requirements and Skills
Graduate Qualifications:

• A First degree BEng, BSc, BTec, Science or Technology Only from a recognised University REQUIRED.
• Post Graduate Qualifications: Master’s degree or Post Graduate Qualification would be of ADVANTAGE.
• Experience: 3-4 years working experience in Satellite Network in related industry is ESSENTIAL.
• Certifications and Training Requirements: Convergence Technologies Professional Certification Training, Diploma in LTE & Advanced Communications, WiMAX Forum Certified Training Series, Certificate in Mobile Communications, Telecoms and Networking would be of ADVANTAGE.

Key Skills:

• Background in Telecommunication network operations or design.
• Organizational management.
• Problem solving and Leadership.
• Prioritizing workload of self and others.
• Personnel and performance management.
• Written and verbal communications.
• Contract negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of life cycle (optical transmissions, access networks, microwaves, routers or switches)
• Knowledge of the configuration and service provisioning.
• Familiarity with telecommunications networks, the evolution of telecommunications network development, the principles of telecommunications network optimization, network product development trends, technology theory and the network theory of typical solutions.
• Capacity Plans (Forecasts) - understanding past performance, predicting future performance using appropriate tools and reporting on both.

Application Closing Date
Friday, 27th June 2014

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send CVs to: jobs@sigmaqualitas.com