Maintenance and Faults Intern
Job Description
- Students of higher technical programs in electronics, electrical engineering, telecommunications, computer science, or related fields.
- Availability to start internship in January.
- Availability to perform activities in person at Av. Club Hipico 4676, Nucleo Ochagavia - Pedro Aguirre Cerda Commune.
Department Overview
The intern will join the FSO PS team. This team is responsible for fault resolution and proactive maintenance of a trunked telecommunications infrastructure that supports a mission-critical system. Their work will be fundamental to ensuring operational continuity and high availability of essential communications.
Job Description
This strategic project aims to guarantee the continuity and high availability of critical telecommunications for the main Security and Emergency Response institutions in Chile: Carabineros de Chile, the Investigative Police (PDI), and SENAPRED (National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response). The initiative ensures robust, mission-critical communication with an availability index greater than 99.99%, vital for operational coordination, emergency response, and citizen protection nationwide.
Among their activities:
Preventive and Proactive Maintenance: This set of tasks seeks to prevent failures before they occur, keeping the infrastructure in optimal condition.
Inspection and Periodic Routines: Perform physical checks of racks, cabling (fiber optic and copper), grounding systems, and electrical protections.
- Verify and record performance parameters (power levels, error rates, jitter) of trunking equipment, repeaters, switches, and routers.
- Updates and Configuration:
- Apply firmware and software updates to telecommunications equipment (radios, gateways, L2/L3 switches) following scheduled maintenance windows.
- Generate and validate backups of critical equipment configurations.
Auxiliary Systems:
- Review the status and operability of backup power systems (UPS, batteries, and generators), performing discharge tests.
- Monitor and maintain the climate control systems of technical rooms and shelters to ensure adequate equipment temperature.
