Ayyaz Afzal
Riyadh,Saudi Arabia
Summary
Satellite & RF Communication Engineer with 15+ years of experience in VSAT, teleport operations, satellite field deployment, and RF systems. Experienced in government, defense, and offshore energy sector projects across Saudi Arabia. Specialized in SOTM/SOTP systems, LEO/GEO satellite solutions, RF troubleshooting, and mission-critical communication deployments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
4027
4027
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Senior engineer
Solutions by stc
Riyadh, Saudia Arabia
08.2018 - Current
- Lead satellite field operations and technical support activities for strategic government projects including Ministry of Interior (MOI), Ministry of Defense & Aviation (MODA), Ministry of Education (MOE), and Ministry of Health (MOH).
- Responsible for engineering design preparation, modification, and implementation of satellite communication solutions based on operational and mission requirements.
- Installation, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of SOTM (Satellite On-The-Move) and SOTP (Satellite On-The-Pause) systems for mobile and tactical communication deployments.
- Delivered satellite connectivity solutions for Saudi Aramco offshore operations, including deployment and commissioning of multiple LEO satellite communication sites on offshore rigs, ensuring reliable connectivity in harsh marine environments.
- Perform advanced troubleshooting, RF optimization, and preventive maintenance to maintain high network availability and service performance.
- Key technical participant in annual Hajj mission operations, providing critical communication support and rapid deployment satellite services.
- Participated in international assignments through MOI to deploy GSM and internet communication services supporting official missions and VIP operations, including communication support for His Excellency the Minister of Interior.
- Coordinate with NOC, RF engineering teams, vendors, and project stakeholders to ensure SLA compliance and operational continuity.
- Prepare technical reports, deployment documentation, and operational procedures aligned with project standards.
Satellite Engineer
Detecon Al Saudia Co. Ltd
Riyadh
02.2015 - 02.2026
- Currently working for Detecon Al Saudia Co. Ltd as a Satellite Engineer on MST Project at Dirab STC Satellite Earth Station Riyadh.
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance to all satellite communication equipments specially RF equipments.
- Attending issues in remote end on emergency in place like kharkhir which is requires driving singly for about 1700 km.
- Performing gain and response test of suspected faulty BUC, SSPA, LNA and LNB to evaluate the issue.
- Performing response test of waveguides and various types of other cables to identify the losses by using signal generator and spectrum analyzer.
- Conducting tests like linearity, performance, rated power gain and small signal gain of new equipments before installations.
- Perform daily, and monthly PMR of RF equipments like ACU, Antenna drive cabinets LNA controller, TWT and Klystron Tubes of Varian, CPI and Comtech.
- After every 6 months run the performance test to check rated power gain, small signal gain and performance of TWT and Klystron Tubes of Varian, CPI and Comtech.
- Pointing and balancing of 6.3m, 9.0m, 11.0m, 13.1m and 18.1m antennas by using ACU.
- CPI Test of outdoor antennas by coordinating with Satellite operators and GCE team.
- Balancing the final output power of HPAs by coordinating with Satellite operators.
- Take plots of various carriers in accordance with the demand of satellite operators by us using Spectrum Analyzer.
- Perform troubleshooting and yearly PMR on Remote sites in Kharkhir south Region.
- Frequency planning and site database maintenance, etc.
- Understand equipment co-location requirements for multiple operators.
- Excellent knowledge of the main equipment vendors like CPI, General dynamics Varian and Comtech
- Carry out optimization techniques (proper antenna selection for optimal horizontal/vertical performance,.
- Generate RF engineering related reports in Excel, Access, as required.
- Help to define processes and procedures for RF engineering tasks.
- Work on different types of modems, LDA, BDC and BUC.
- Pay attention on the remote sites during Console duties (COW) for VSAT GSM and take necessary action to ensure that the source of the problem is not originated from hub station (Dirab).
- Daily checks for Digital TV links between Saudi TV, Riyadh E/S and KFSTC Jeddah.
- Monitor and Control all the communication equipments using NetMAC System.
- Monitored performance of customer signals to confirm they are operating within assigned parameters
- Draft Daily status report, Weekly report and Outage report.
- Perform isolation test during relocation of remote COWs and initial deployment or operations.
- Configure IDR and CNC modems parameter and EIRP balancing in full coordination with Intelsat and Arabasat operations center.
- Perform SSOG test on the GCE Modem equipments.
- Eight years working in Satellite Communication.
- VSAT Hub and Remote Sites installation, Operations and Maintenance.
Technical Officer
SUPERNET LTD
01.2010 - 01.2015
- I have worked for SUPERNET LTD as a Technical Officer in Access Network Department at Telenor Pakistan.
- In my Responsibilities I have performed following tasks.
- Installation, Operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of various VSAT (SCPC, CNC) Networks
- I had installed VSAT link at Gyari sector skachen to provide live video streaming to GHQ Rawalpindi.
- Assembling, installation, power connections and commissioning of 6.3, 3.8 meter antennas at Telenor, Mobilink, Zong, Warid and SCO VSAT Hub & its remote sites.
- Assembling, installation and commissioning of .74m and .98m Antennas for providing Internet broadband services to NLC.
- Pointing and balancing of 3.8 and 6.3 antennas
- Interfacing of converters with the antenna
- Configuration and firmware up gradation of modems and different equipments.
- Operation and maintenance of the Telenor + Zong VSAT network.
- Hands on experience on NMS installation at Telenor, Mobilink HUB and their 36 remote sites.
- Operation and maintenance of the SCO VSAT network.
- Works on C, ku and Ka frequency bands.
- Use of test instruments, BERT (Acterna, Sunlight), Fixed & Adjustable Attenuators, Spectrum Analyzer (HP, & SCHWARS FS300).
- Memotec CX-XXXX, CXA-1300 widely used for GSM Backhauling for Telenor Pakistan and Pakistan Mobile Company Limited (Mobilink).
- Comtech EF Data RFTs, LNAs, SSPAs, OMT, Block Up converter (BUC).
- Installation, Cross-pole testing and pointing of 3.8, 6.3m Satellite antennae (Prodelin, Patriote, Vertex, Ruman, Suman, china star, Agha) in co-ordination with Comtech EF Data (USA).
- Efficient in use of New Point Technologies True North-COMPASS Server.
- CX-tool, CX-mon, CX Access.
- Fault diagnosis and rectification of transmission media.
- Fault localization using hardware/Software loop backs & analysis
- Execution of Preventive Maintenance Routines (PMR), Maintenance Down Times (MDT), Backup Savings & Routine Maintenance Tasks.
- Performance monitoring, analysis and set up of PM tasks.
- Maintaining the Reliability and availability of network resources.
- Creation and Analysis of Traffic flow (Inbound/Outbound) and Modem parameters graphs through NMS using Trend Plots
- Site survey and preparation/updating of floor plans for up gradation
Education
B-Tech (Pass) - Electronics
Preston University Islamabad
IslamabadD.A.E - Electronics
Swedish Institute of Technology Lahore board
LahoreS.S.C - Science
FIPS Gujranwala Board
GujranwalaB-Tech (Hons) - Electronics
Preston University Islamabad
IslamabadSkills
- Satellite communication systems (LEO/GEOS/VSAT)
- RF engineering and teleport operations
- Mobile satellite solutions (SOTM/SOTP)
- Field deployment and mission-critical communications
- Offshore and remote connectivity solutions
- Network operations and technical support (NOC)
- Government and defense communication projects
- GSM backhauling and broadband satellite services
Trainings
- Training of work microwave equipments like BDC and BUC
- Basic training of Environmental health and safety from Huawei EHS Team.
- Basic training of First Aid Awareness.
Areas of Interest
- Satellite Communication Systems (LEO, GEO, VSAT)
- RF Systems Installation, Testing & Troubleshooting
- SOTM & SOTP Deployment and Operations
- Teleport & Earth Station Operations
- Antenna Installation, Pointing & RF Optimization
- VSAT Hub & Remote Site Commissioning
- GSM Backhauling & Broadband Satellite Networks
- Preventive & Corrective Maintenance (PM/CM)
- Network Monitoring & NOC Operations
- Technical Documentation & Engineering Reports
- Vendor Coordination & Project Deployment Support
Certification
Advanced Satcom Professional Certification
Field Engineer Certification
HCIP (Routing and switching)
HCIA (Security)
Timeline
Senior engineer
Solutions by stc
08.2018 - Current
Satellite Engineer
Detecon Al Saudia Co. Ltd
02.2015 - 02.2026
Technical Officer
SUPERNET LTD
01.2010 - 01.2015
D.A.E - Electronics
Swedish Institute of Technology Lahore board
S.S.C - Science
FIPS Gujranwala Board
B-Tech (Pass) - Electronics
Preston University Islamabad
B-Tech (Hons) - Electronics
Preston University Islamabad