Field Engineer

Responsibilities:

Site Deployment, Integration & Equipment Maintenance:

• System Integration: Deploy, assemble, mount, and configure rural telephony equipment, solar power units, battery banks, and low-cost tower infrastructure.
• Huawei Equipment Maintenance: Perform hands-on operational maintenance, diagnostic checks, and hardware troubleshooting on Huawei telecom equipment across rural site deployments.
• VSAT Installation & Upkeep: Install, align, commission, and maintain VSAT satellite backhaul systems to ensure stable link connectivity at remote site locations.
• Hardware Swaps & Spares Management: Safely remove, swap, and replace faulty field-replaceable units (FRUs), hardware modules, and spare parts in strict accordance with standard operating procedures and inventory tracking guidelines.

Preventive & Corrective Maintenance:

• Routine Site Audits: Conduct scheduled preventive maintenance visits, including cleaning solar panels, testing battery bank health/capacity, inspecting cabling, and ensuring optimal operating conditions for site hardware.
• Emergency Outage Response: Execute corrective maintenance and rapid troubleshooting for site power failures, radio signal degradation, hardware faults, or satellite link drops.

Reporting, Documentation & Quality Compliance:

• Field Logs & Audits: Record and submit accurate site audit findings, serial numbers, and inventory tracking details for all installed, returned, or replaced spare parts.
• Incident Management: File precise post-intervention reports and root-cause logs following every site repair or maintenance activity.
• ISO & HSE Standards: Maintain strict compliance with internal Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) policies, standard operating procedures, and ISO standards (ISO 9001 Quality Management and ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety).

Requirements:

• Education: OND, HND, or B.Sc. in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Technical Competence: Proven hands-on familiarity with Huawei telecom hardware maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Direct experience or practical knowledge of VSAT installation, alignment, and maintenance.
• Strong foundational understanding of DC power/solar systems, electrical wiring, and radio frequency (RF) basics.
• Tenacity & Physical Fitness: Ability and willingness to travel frequently to remote rural locations, work extended hours, and perform physical field operations under varying outdoor conditions.
• Problem-Solving Ability: Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills with high mechanical and electrical aptitude.