Job Description

Sigma Defense is seeking a qualified Field Engineering Technician to join our team in support of testing, integration, training, and maintenance for our Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (AISR) Data Transport – Block II Tactical Relay program.

The selected candidate will be responsible for the installation, maintenance, operation, and training related to the Block II Tactical Relay family of systems. Key skills required for this role include an in-depth understanding of Satellite Modems, Redundancy Switches, and their associated cables and interconnects; Up Converters, Down Converters, High Power Amplifiers (HPAs), Low Noise Amplifiers (LNAs), and Low Noise Blocks (LNBs); Waveguide components (rigid, flexible, and elliptical) including joints and connections; Intermediate Frequency (IF) cables and connections; Antennas, Antenna motors, Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs), Antenna Control Units (ACUs), along with related cabling and interconnects; Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS); Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) units (if applicable); and Generators (if applicable).

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled: Sigma Defense Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Requirements

• 4+ years of pertinent Satellite system operations experience is required.
• Working understanding and ability to speak intelligently regarding US Military satellite communications systems, procedures, and practices to include the provisioning of space segment, and gateway operations is required.
• Demonstrated proficiency with RF signal flow and fault isolation is required.
• Experience with Satellite access techniques such as Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) and Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) is required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in routing and switching required.
• Working knowledge of IT systems administration required.  
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Candidate Differentiators:

• Experience with Multicasts is preferred.
• Current or recent experience with tactical satellite communications is preferred.
• Cisco CCNA certification is ideal.

Mandatory Certifications:

• DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 or higher (Sec+ CE or equivalent).

Personnel Clearance Level:

• Candidate must possess or have the ability to obtain an active Top Secret security clearance or higher.
• A clearance will not be sponsored.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in an Engineering field of study with 5+ years of experience.
• Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in an Engineering field of study with 7+ years of experience.
• High School Diploma (or equivalent) with 12+ years of experience.

Essential Job Duties (not all-inclusive):

• May require short to medium term deployments (up to 6 months) in austere environments.
• May require up to 70% travel.
• Maintain proactive analysis and preventative maintenance of customer VSAT, Voice, Video and network systems worldwide to include hardware configurations; adding, removing, and replacing hardware components; use of hardware and software diagnostic tools; cable infrastructure installation and maintenance; and software upgrades and maintenance.
• Deploy, monitor, and maintain customer systems globally as needed.
• Assist in maintaining inventory of customer assigned equipment worldwide.
• Conduct fault detection, isolation, and correction of hardware systems and individual components.
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customer as required.
• Provide technical knowledge and assistance to other engineers and support personnel.
• Actively seek program/system deficiencies to provide input on methods for the improvement of internal processes.
• Prepare necessary technical documentation support, including but not limited to technical management plans, status reports, troubleshooting guides, and more.
• Follow established workflows for software, document, and process updates.
• Ability to work effectively with Employees and Management of all levels, to include multi-national staff, superiors, and ranking Military Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs).

Salary Range $90,000 - $130,000 annually.

Benefits

• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Medical Insurance to Include HSA, FSA, and DFSA Plans
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) Plan with Company Matching Contributions
• 160 Hours of Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 12 (Floating) Holidays
• Educational Assistance
• Highly Competitive Salary