Telecommunications Infrastructure Analyst

Peraton Labs delivers world class cyber research and engineering to government agencies, telecom carriers, utilities, and commercial enterprises. Drawing on its Bell Labs heritage, Peraton Labs excels at creating innovative technologies and services to solve the most difficult and complex problems, shaping the state of the art in government and commercial cybersecurity.

We are looking for candidates with a background in telecommunications cellular and wireline (fiber and metallic) networks and equipment upgrade experience for a casual/on-call employee position for long-term work ranging from up to 20 hours per week for a 5-month-to-2 year project in our professional services group beginning in early July and ending in May 2027 with the potential to extend another year.

Candidates will work with teams to

Provide telecom engineering expertise and consulting services to Peraton Labs for a project related to the FCC Supply Chain Reimbursement Program for small carriers to remove, replace, and dispose of covered communications equipment and services from their networks
• Review carrier replacement equipment plans and their related cost estimates and provide an evaluation for like-for-like replacement and reasonableness based on generally accepted telecom engineering principles based on publicly available vendor product information and an FCC commissioned replacement device and service industry average Cost Catalog

• 2 years of experience with BS/BA; 0 years with MS/MA; 6 years with no degree
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Candidate must be able to submit and pass FCC background check, FCC forms A-600 and OF306, and be free of any conflict-of-interest issues with applicant carriers
• Security clearance is not required
• Basic knowledge of cellular and / or wireline carrier network basic designs for voice and broadband services, high level architectures and network component types of systems, devices, servers, firewalls, routers, switches, relays, 3G/4G/5G transmitters, antenna, antenna and equipment mountings and towers/poles and fiber/microwave facilities
• High level understanding of the magnitude of costs of network components and software applications related to provisioning, configuring, operating and maintenance and related professional services for planning, designing, engineering and project management of carrier Covered Equipment and costs for dismantling and disposal of various equipment and installation of replacement equipment
• Work in teams and under general supervision, providing solutions to technical problems of moderate scope/complexity
• Strong technical analytical skills
• Ability and desire to quickly acquire knowledge of new subject matter areas
• Wireless RF design experience is not required

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.