Navy Shipboard Telecommunications Engineer

Avaya
United States, D.C., Washington
Apr 10, 2025
About Avaya Avaya is an enterprise software leader that helps the world's largest organizations and government agencies forge unbreakable connections. The Avaya Infinity platform unifies fragmented customer experiences, connecting the channels, insights, technologies, and workflows that together create enduring customer and employee relationships. We believe success is built through strong connections - with each other, with our work, and with our mission. At Avaya, you'll find a community that values your contributions and supports your growth every step of the way. Learn more athttps://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).