GW Monitoring Technician

Who we are:

Globalstar pioneered personal safety by introducing its SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger in 2007.

Today, leveraging its low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, Globalstar reliably connects and protects assets, transmits key operational data, and saves lives – from any location – for consumers, industrial companies and government agencies in over 120 countries.

With a portfolio that includes SPOT GPS messengers, next-generation IoT products and modems, and cloud-based telematics solutions, Globalstar’s cost effective satellite-powered innovations give users visibility and intelligence for improving safety and operational efficiencies.

What we offer:


* Work/Life Balance:  Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays


* Financial Benefits:  401(k) Plan with Company Match, Employee Stock Purchase Program, Voluntary and Company Paid Group Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Medical FSA, Dependent Care, Competitive Salaries


* Health & Wellness:  Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Comprehensive and Interactive Wellness Program

Job Summary: 

The Facilities BMS Technician performs the hands-on technical work of instrumenting Gateway facility infrastructure for monitoring and building the visualizations and alarming that keep critical sites observable around the clock.

This role configures equipment for monitoring at the device and protocol level, implements and maintains coverage in the monitoring platforms (Virtana (previously Zenoss) and Grafana), and develops and maintains the Virtana and Grafana graphs, dashboards, and visualizations used across the global Gateway fleet.

Supervisory Responsibilities:


* None

Duties/Responsibilities:


* Monitoring configuration and integration
+ Configure facility infrastructure — UPS, ATS/STS, generators, CRAC units, PDUs, power meters, environmental sensors, and other equipment — for remote monitoring via SNMP, Modbus, and BACnet/IP.
+ Build and maintain device monitoring in Virtana and Zenoss, including discovery, MIB/OID mapping, polling and template configuration, graphs, thresholds, and alarm/event setup.
+ Develop and maintain Grafana dashboards across the monitoring hierarchy.
+ Configure Grafana data sources, panels, variables, alerting rules, and access controls.
+ Translate commissioning and client datapoint/alarm requirements into implemented monitoring coverage and identify instrumentation gaps.


* Device and protocol-level work
+ Identify and map SNMP OIDs and MIBs for equipment.
+ Configure BMS/BACnet and Modbus points where native vendor SNMP is unavailable, and coordinate with controls vendors on BACnet and Niagara/JACE integration.
+ Validate polled values against equipment displays and commissioning records, and document the resulting point and register mappings.


* Monitoring documentation and standa...