If anyone is interested in this position, please contact Kenwood, NOT ME >Division: Kenwood USA Corporation Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >*Attach résumé in MS Word format only > >Title: Field Applications Engineer >Location: Suwanee, GA > >Basic Purpose and Principal Responsibility > >Test, evaluate, verify and report compliance with product definitions, >desired specifications, feature sets and operation of vendor products and >factory products. Write technical documentation for Engineering, Product >Planning, Technical Support, and Tuning Department. Assist engineering in >laboratory and field problem investigations and solution testing. Provides >special support to Kenwood technical staff, sales channels and end-users >beyond routine technical support. Includes varying degrees of travel. > >Major Duties: > >Breadboard, prototype, modify, cable, test and document standard or special >interfaces between factory and vendor products. >Sources and purchases equipment, supplies and parts for engineering and >major duties. >Write instruction sheets, manuals, and application notes, tuning and service >procedures. >Supports and trains product manager, engineering, technical support, tuning >department, sales, dealers, end-users and vendors. >Evaluates competitive products for planning, design engineering and >sales/marketing information purposes. >Primarily involved in Land Mobile projects with occasional involvement in >amateur radio projects. >R&D Field Rep for dealer/end user applications. >Knowledge and Skills: > >Requires 10 years minimum applications, installation and troubleshooting >experience of Land Mobile public safety and business radio equipment and >systems and have thorough knowledge of contemporary FM analog radio >circuitry in all Land Mobile frequency bands. >Must have experience in tone and D.C. remote control, trunking logic >controllers, conventional repeater controllers; CAD systems and consoles, >GPS Automatic Vehicle Location equipment and systems is desirable. >Must have experience interfacing tone signaling, digital ANI >encoder/decoders and voice encryption boards, peripheral equipment. >Must have experience in performing technical analysis, reporting, >documenting, writing technical procedures, bulletins, instruction sheets, >manuals and application notes. > > Experience in mobile data systems such as; mobile data terminals, mobile >personal computers and applications software, radio modems, mobile data >peripheral equipment, repeater data controllers and host system interfaces >is desirable. Associate of Science Degree in Electronics or equivalent >experience required. Amateur radio license desirable. > >Working Relationships >Reports to the R&D Manager. Interacts with engineering staff, product >manager, technical support staff, service training staff, tuning department, >parts department, dealers, end-users, manufacturer representatives, >suppliers and vendors. > >Problem Solving and Decision Making: >Must be detailed oriented with the ability to professionally relate >technical information to technical and non-technical personnel. Ability to >solve complex interfacing problems and anticipate interaction of products >under various RF, environmental, operational and usage conditions. Ability >to recognize and solve concerns with parts, technical support, continual >maintenance, mass production, practicality, reliability and durability of >the interfaces and modifications developed and products evaluated. > >Working Conditions: > >Works in general office environment, R & D lab and in the field. >Duties and responsibilities performed normally do not include special >physical requirements. >Some exposure to CRT and some lifting and bending required. >Occasional automobile and air travel required, domestic and overseas. >This description reflects in general terms the type and level of work >performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive, nor portray the specific >duties of any one incumbent. Not included are duties and responsibilities >common to all supervisory positions including performance review, training, >preparation of staff reports. EEO/AA.
