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Navy Shipboard Telecommunications Engineer

Avaya
United States, D.C., Washington
Mar 04, 2025
About Avaya Businesses are built by the experiences they provide, and every day, millions of those experiences are delivered by Avaya. Organizations trust Avaya to provide innovative solutions for some of their most important ambitions and challenges, giving them the freedom to engage their customers and employees in ways that deliver the greatest business benefits. Avaya contact center and communications solutions help power immersive, personalized, and unforgettable customer experiences that drive business momentum. With the freedom to choose their journey, there's no limit to the experiences Avaya customers can create. The richness of Avaya's global team diversity is our greatest strength, and we are committed to being a workplace where authenticity and individuality are celebrated and different perspectives are embraced. Learn more at www.avaya.com. Job Description Location: Norfolk, VA (with global travel opportunities) Travel: ~30-40% Security Clearance: Preferred (or ability to obtain) Are you a creative, customer-focused Telecommunications Engineer with a passion for solving complex challenges in a fast-paced environment? Do you have experience working across electrical, software, and mechanical engineering disciplines while supporting mission-critical shipboard telecommunications systems? If so, we want to hear from you! What You'll Do: Lead & Design: Spearhead the technical design of Avaya Communication Manager (CM) systems for shipboard integrated communication solutions. Integrate & Innovate: Work with multi-vendor technologies and lead complex system integrations, ensuring seamless interoperability. Solve & Support: Provide direction and resolution for diverse technical challenges, including: Telephony Messaging Conferencing Networking Test & Validate: Oversee environmental testing to meet MIL-Standards for shock, vibration, EMI, temperature, humidity, and airborne noise. Deploy & Maintain: Perform on-site installation, maintenance, and repair of shipboard systems-including hardware, software, networking products, and operating systems. Document & Optimize: Develop engineering drawings for new and upgraded system designs, ruggedized products, and kits of parts. What You Bring: Hands-on experience with servers, switches, and routing Knowledge or experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., Red Hat, VMware, Windows) Understanding of MIL-standards and shipboard requirements Strong project management skills-including outsourcing, funding evaluation, and change management Ability to work in rugged environments (extreme temperatures, lifting up to 100 lbs) Why Join Us? Work on-site with the U.S. Navy in shipyards and bases-helping to enhance mission-critical communication systems. Travel the world (30-40% travel) while making a direct impact on national security. Be part of a high-caliber team, with opportunities for security clearance sponsorship. If you're ready to take on this exciting opportunity, apply today! #LI-CS1 Experience 5 - 8 Years of Experience Education Bachelor degree or equivalent experience Footer Avaya is an Equal Opportunity employer and a U.S. Federal Contractor. Our commitment to equality is a core value of Avaya. All qualified applicants and employees receive equal treatment without consideration for race, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other protected characteristic. In general, positions at Avaya require the ability to communicate and use office technology effectively. Physical requirements may vary by assigned work location. This job brief/description is subject to change. Nothing in this job description restricts Avaya right to alter the duties and responsibilities of this position at any time for any reason. You may also review the Avaya Global Privacy Policy (accessible at https://www.avaya.com/en/privacy/policy/) and applicable Privacy Statement relevant to this job posting (accessible at https://www.avaya.com/en/documents/info-applicants.pdf).