Do You Have the Talent and Motivation to Help Build on Our Success?

At American Communications each of our employees makes a difference helping to drive the company's performance and growth. Every day our team of the best and brightest minds in the secondary equipment market deliver solutions to help our customers build and maintain optimal communication networks.

Benefits To Working With American Communications

As a part of the American Communications team, we offer a 401(k) program, a generous benefits package with health and dental coverage, 2 weeks paid vacation days a year, paid holidays, annual bonus opportunities, and a friendly, team-focused work environment.

Work For A Leading Provider In The Secondary Equipment Market

Serving carriers, service providers, enterprise clients, end users, and resellers around the world, American Communications delivers an innovative, cost-saving approach to building and maintaining communication networks with a focus on providing turnkey solutions for data, wireless, and wireline networks. Our customers have come to know us as the one-stop resource for buying and selling communication network equipment, tower and field services, equipment test and repair, site acquisition services, technology migration solutions, asset recovery, and network rationalization solutions.

Explore the advantages of working for an international powerhouse in the secondary equipment market.

American Communications is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Employment Opportunities by Location

Dallas, TX – Sales and Technical Logistics Center

Account Executive - Sweeper
Electro-Mechanical Assembler
Lead Tower Technician
Sales Account Manager
Sales Representative (Entry-level, B2B)
Technical Operations Manager

Goleta, CA – Corporate Headquarters

Accounting Support Clerk
Sales Account Manager
Sales Representative (Entry-level, B2B)

Fremont, CA - West Coast Field Services Office

Services Project Coordinator


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Job Descriptions

Account Executive - Sweeper
If you're driven, tenacious, and with a professional demeanor, this high-profile role within our Sales Team may be the position for you. In this position, you would drive and enhance equipment Gross Profit through the procurement of equipment from Resellers, End Users, Manufacturers, and VAR’s. You would also assist in selling excess inventory consistent with company defined metrics and financial objectives.

Responsibilities:
•Look for items needed by our sales team with a primary focus on resellers.
•Negotiate better price/terms for on purchases with resellers.
•Calling all the resellers to identify below market price buys to share with sales team.
•Calling all the resellers and trying to develop leads to sell our excess inventory.
•Develop a comprehensive list of all resellers, contacts, (names/numbers/emails), and equipment (documented by market segment and OEM platform) that each reseller typically buys/sells.

Key Accountabilities:
•Negotiate lot purchases of equipment with Resellers, responsible for underwriting the proper value of the equipment, allocating costs, and negotiating terms.
•Accountable for meeting and/or exceeding assigned procurement objective and monthly gross profit quotas by purchasing equipment as indicated is a demand within our customer base.
•Responsible for managing all Inventory purchase requests and fulfillment of the requests from the sales team. This may include managing the Reseller relationships, identify which Resellers carry what products, negotiating the correct pricing and terms.
•Work with sales team members to facilitate the sale of the equipment, or to identify accounts where equipment could be sold.
•Prepare internal spec sheets on equipment that the sales team can use to sell the equipment to their end-user customers.
•Provide assistance in identifying the proper valuation of equipment identified for a buy opportunity. Actively pursue identifying new purchase opportunities of qualified inventory.
•Manage all inventory in stock, ensure that inventory turns are maximized to avoid write-downs or scrap.
•Run weekly inventory reports and sort product by volume and value.
•Review performance of existing vendors and track key metrics such as on-time delivery, warranty claims, price competitiveness.
•Develop and maintaining a supply pipeline of products, availability dates, and competitive information to use to match with Sales pipeline.
•Prepare and execute Purchase Orders as needed or work with Logistics Coordinator on such transactions.

Skills/Knowledge Required:
•Minimum of 2-3 years of purchasing/vendor negotiations or related experience.
•Negotiation skills – must be able to inquire needs while identifying any buy or sell opportunities, overcome objections and close purchase opportunities.
•Ability to learn technical concepts is critical.
•Must be self motivated and self disciplined and provide prompt follow-up to all internal inquiries and vendor activities.

If you would like to submit your application, please email us your resume at careers@go-ac.com.

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Accounting Support Clerk
The Accounting Support Clerk will support the accounting department with various daily tasks related to the Invoicing, Credit/Collections, and Accounts Payable functions. Intended as a paid, full time position, the Accounting Support Clerk will work directly with accounting department staff. This position will bring direct accounting department experience, including but not limited to: standard accounting processes and policies and their direct application within a corporate environment, integrated accounting software and reporting, direct use of MS Office 07.

Responsibilities:
•Add new customers and new vendors in Great Plains.
•Assist with gathering necessary information for credit applications.
•Support daily invoicing functions with matching paperwork, maintaining accurate mailing lists for specific customer needs and ensuring invoices are prepared for mail delivery daily.
•Support Accounts Payable by following up on documents required such as purchase orders, charge slips, sales tickets, etc.
•Assist with preparation of check run documents for signature and prepare payments for mailing.
•Maintain payment or other transaction records.
•Additional projects as needed, i.e. support for audit testing and documents requested, month end close support, etc.

Skills/Knowledge Required:
•Strong PC skills in Outlook, Word and Excel.
•Well organized ability to complete daily tasks and projects on time.
•Good oral and written communication skills.
•Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
•Experience with Great Plains helpful.

If you would like to submit your application, please email us your resume at careers@go-ac.com.

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Diagnostic and Repair Technician, Levels I, II, and Senior
Our success in diagnostic test and repair has resulted in a need for an ever expanding team. Join us and be a part of a successful business that repairs equipment for the nation’s leading communication service providers and end-users.

Job responsibilities include system and component-level testing, use of diagnostic tools to identify failed components, and repair/replacement of parts.

Technical Responsibilities:
•The ideal candidate will have a background in telecommunication products repair with advanced skill level in soldering on SMD, BGA, and through-hole components.
•Must have the ability to use test equipment such as a digital oscilloscope, power meter, signal generator, and spectrum analyzer to perform component level diagnostics without the use of schematics.
•Previous experience with system level testing and repair on CDMA, GSM, TDMA and microwave related products.
•Strong RF experience and basic analog and digital electronics theory.

Additional Requirements:
•Previous work experience in a technical facility performing component level repairs and/or rework.
•Associate’s degree in a technical field or an equivalent level of education or technical experience is required for a Diagnostic Technician.
•Minimum of 2 years of experience in a related field.

If you would like to submit your application, please email us your resume at careers@go-ac.com.

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Electro-Mechanical Assembler
Join one of the leading equipment test and repair teams in the industry. We are looking for an Electro-Mechanical Assembler to be responsible for light mechanical, assembly, wiring and light testing of sub-components into finished goods telecom cabinets.

Key Responsibilities:
•Inspect components and parts for surface defects.
•Align, fit and assemble components using hand tools, power tools, fixtures and templates.
•Read BOM’s, schematics, diagrams and technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly.
•Wire components based on pre-established configurations.
•Use basic test equipment to test completed unit; understand relevant test output to determine compliance to standards.
•Ability to develop new and improved assembly processes.
•Ability to work and contribute to team environment on assembly line or work-station methods of assembly.

Additional Requirements:
•Arm-hand steadiness, manual and finger dexterity to grasp, manipulate or assemble small components.
•Information Ordering – The ability to arrange items or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific set of rules or instructions.
•Near Vision – The ability to see details at close range.
•Assist in resolving routine manufacturing or maintenance-related problems affecting daily operations.
•Assist in technical problem solving/troubleshooting support to a manufacturing environment.
•Must be physically capable of repeatedly lifting objects up to 30 lbs.

If you would like to submit your application, please email us your resume at careers@go-ac.com.

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Lead Tower Technician
Be a part of our growing field services team as our Lead Tower Technician. In this position you would perform tower-climbing duties including line and antenna installation, oversee crew activities and be the onsite liaison to the customer representative. You will also be responsible for installation and termination of Cat 5 cabling, coaxial cabling, grounding, surge arrestors, hardware and software applicable to job.

The Lead Tower Technician will be the point person for field activities as they relate tower climbing, cable and antenna installation/surveys and will be responsible for overall crew activities and onsite safety.

Key Responsibilities:
•Review climbing safety parameters with crew members before each job begins.
•Perform pre-work safety checks on tower and sites and keep log of all issues.
•Perform physical inspection of antenna lines, antennas and document physical parameters of set-up.
•Perform antenna installation and verify proper set up to given parameters.
•Provide daily reports to management on work performed obtaining all appropriate customer sign offs.
•Ensure quality of all worked performed and be responsible for updating customers technical representative.
•Transport site personnel, equipment and gear to site locations.

Additional Requirements:
•Comtrain tower climber certification or an equivalent level of certification or technical experience.
•Rescue climbing certification or an equivalent level of certification.
•Strong understanding of cable installation with Comscope, Andrews and RFS types.
•Minimum of 3 years of experience in a related field.
•Strong understanding of microwave systems including installation, set up and pathing of antennas.
•Working knowledge of licensed microwave radios systems.

If you would like to submit your application, please email us your resume at careers@go-ac.com.

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Sales Account Manager
Join our ever expanding sales team and help generate gross profit through the positioning and selling of our products and services. Provide customer, market, and product feedback to VP, Sales to assist the team in identifying opportunities as well as forecasting market demand. The Sales Account Manager will be the point person for buys and sales of equipment and identifying sales opportunities for services within their account base.

Key Responsibilities:
•Responsible for managing a deck of 50-60 active accounts within assigned territory/accounts.
•Will hunt and farm with these accounts and develop and maintain relationships with the key decision makers that purchase our products and services.
•Conduct daily calls within company metrics to assigned customer base inquiring into all equipment, service and repair needs, as well as, equipment for available for purchase. Each customer is to be contacted a minimum of every 90 days.
•Accountable for meeting and/or exceeding assigned procurement objective and monthly gross profit quotas, maintaining existing and building new gross profit within named account base.
•Prepare and execute Purchase Orders as needed or work with Logistics Coordinator on such transactions.
•Provide key customer feedback to VP, Sales.
•Input customer information and requirements into customer contact information record to facilitate future buy and sell opportunities.
•Gather and input all necessary customer information as it relates to creating a new customer/vendor, applying for credit terms, payment, shipping, etc.
•Initiate the process to provide required information to the sales team members to facilitate the sale of the equipment, or to identify accounts where equipment could be sold.
•Provide assistance in identifying the proper valuation of equipment identified for a buy opportunity. Actively pursue identifying new purchase opportunities of qualified inventory.
•Knowledge of the industry is required.

Additional Requirements:
•Bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent level of experience, preferably in business, marketing or communications.
•Minimum of 4-5 years of sales or customer service related experience.
•Negotiation skills – must be able to inquire about customers needs while identifying any buy or sell opportunities, overcome objections and close purchase opportunities.
•Technical aptitude and proficiency with ERP and CRM systems.

If you would like to submit your application, please email us your resume at careers@go-ac.com.

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Sales Representative (Entry-level, B2B)
Launch your sales career with American Communications! We are eagerly looking for team players to be a part of our dynamic and growing company! Perfect for recent college graduates, with paid sales training program, sales support and offering sales management potential. As an American Communications' Sales Representative, you will develop the skills necessary for sales success within the telecommunications industry. The Sales Representative will be the point person for buying and selling equipment in their account base and identifying opportunities for both repair and field services within account base. The Sales Representative will also be responsible for generating Gross Profit through the positioning and selling of Products and Services. They will provide customer, market and product feedback to the Director of Sales, to assist the team in identifying opportunities as well as forecasting market demand.

Key Requirements:
•Must be self motivated, self disciplined, results driven, eager to learn and have an entrepreneurial work ethic.
•Negotiation skills – must be able to inquire about customers needs while identifying any buy or sell opportunities, overcome objections and close purchase opportunities.
•Able to learn technical concepts.
•Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
•Excellent phone communication and professional, persuasive phone etiquette.
•Basic level skills in Word, Excel, Outlook and Windows XP.
•Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
•Ability to speak Spanish can qualify you to sell to our Latin American territory.

If you would like to submit your application, please email us your resume at careers@go-ac.com.

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Services Project Coordinator
Join our Services Team in a vital role overseeing and coordinating the logistics for the deployment of the field services team and ensuring that team members are efficient in the field to mitigate downtime.

Key Responsibilities:
•Perform inquiries or research to obtain required equipment necessary to perform the services tasks, submit research to supervisor.
•Track material deliveries and equipment usage by job.
•Coordinate subcontractor PO delivery and reconcile invoices.
•Utilize Alert management software to update project information and generate profitability reports for PM’s.
•Update project trackers daily as to work completed and % billed based on PM input.
•Office point of contact for all field services team members.
•Arrange for shipments of equipment or supplies to the field services members from the office.
•Ensures timely and accurate daily processing of travel arrangements for employees. Travel arrangements include air/rail transportation, hotel, auto and truck rental.
•Maintain the Field Services Team Scheduler worksheet, to ensure that resource utilization is current.
•Manage expenditures and vendor invoices approvals for filed related expenditures, raise any exceptions or issues to supervisor.
•Interface with construction personnel to put together site close out packages per customer guidelines and track customer acceptance.

Additional Requirements:
•5 or more years of professional related experience to assigned function.
•Knowledge of the laws, rules and regulations related to Federal and state safety requirements (i.e: OSHA).
•Knowledge of the principles and practices of automated information systems, office procedures and MS Office Suite of Product.
•Ability to work independently on complex tasks and non-routine matters.
•Skill with interfacing effectively in a complex and dynamic work environment.

If you would like to submit your application, please email us your resume at careers@go-ac.com.

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Technical Operations Manager
In this position you would provide technical leadership and oversight in our state-of-the-art wireless repair lab and implement best practices to ensure the highest levels of quality, productivity and customer satisfaction in our progressive lab environment.

Key Responsibilities:
•Technical Engineer in charge of all repair department activities and personnel.
•Provides leadership to the day-to-day operations of the repair department.
•Resolves complex technical issues, develops new test beds, drafts test procedures and designs hardware modifications.
•Shared responsibility for repair P&L; directs department to meet financial goals.
•Acquire and integrate industry knowledge related to general trends, emerging technologies, & competitors.
•Develops key vendor relationships, closes key procurement needs, finds obsolete components or equivalent replacements or provides design modifications to allow use of available components.
•Directs department to achieve overall company objectives for repair department as established in the Company’s Strategic Plan.
•Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate department staff.
•Establishes key performance goals and monitors performance metrics for repair technicians.
•Measure, analyze and evaluate repair costs and trends, technician productivity, and financial constraints.
•Establish and implement departmental objectives, policies, and operating procedures.
•Participates with Marketing in the development of the strategic repair marketing material.
•Assists Business Development with pricing of RFPs and customer proposals.
•Provide direct support to customer base as needed.

Additional Requirements:
•Bachelors degree in EE (or preferably a combination of EE and CS), MS a plus.
•Excellent hardware skills: ability for component level design and analysis on analog and RF.
•Excellent analytical skills; ability to analyze and diagnose products from repair perspective.
•Good Microcontroller concept understanding and analysis; ability to debug embedded microcontroller systems.
•C/C++ language programming skills a plus (occasional need for system automation or embedded system programs).
•Excellent knowledge of RF and general test equipment and test automation.
•Working knowledge and understanding of JTAG (boundary scan), GP-IB.
•Good understanding of IP based and switched networks and test equipment.
•Excellent knowledge of RF systems and key designs in modern transceivers.
•Knowledge of inventory systems and depot repairs service systems is highly desirable.
•Technical aptitude and proficiency with ERP systems.
•Minimum of 5 years experience in a relevant technical position.

If you would like to submit your application, please email us your resume at careers@go-ac.com.

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