Leidos

Junior SATCOM Field Services Representative

Leidos  •  $87k - $157k/yr  •  Federal Republic of Germany (Onsite)  •  9 days ago
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Job Description

The Integrated Aviation Solutions (AIS) Division currently has an opening for a Junior SATCOM Field Support Representative (FSR). This role supports an Operations, Sustainment, and Development program based at a customer facility on Clay Kaserne, Germany. Leidos is the prime contractor on a 10-year single-award contract supporting the United States Army. The Junior SATCOM FSR will assist with tasks required to integrate, test, and maintain satellite communication systems supporting UAV and ground operations. You will work closely with and learn from senior technical staff and the Site Operations Lead. This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop skills in solution design and military communications infrastructure. As part of your professional development, you will attend team meetings and interact daily with the team to ensure mission and reporting requirements are met.

The Junior SATCOM FSR position is based at a customer facility on Clay Kaserne, Germany, with travel to Leidos, customer, and subcontractor facilities as required to meet program requirements and goals; normally 10% with surge travel to support integration and testing events.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Assist with monitoring day-to-day SATCOM service delivery, bandwidth allocation, and utilization tracking across multiple sites.
  • Learn to integrate, troubleshoot, and replace program SATCOM equipment including antennas, modems, amplifiers, and switches under senior guidance.
  • Help coordinate satellite access, carrier services, and teleport/gateway support for routine activations and maintenance windows.
  • Monitor link performance metrics (availability, latency, throughput) and assist senior engineers in troubleshooting outages or degradation.
  • Maintain basic awareness of emerging technologies and emitter systems through continuous on-the-job training.
  • Support the implementation of COMSEC/TRANSEC protocols and collaborate with cybersecurity teams to maintain secure configurations.
  • Provide feedback to Site Operations Lead on daily, weekly and monthly activities.
  • All other support duties as directed by the Site Operations Lead.
  • Complete all Contractually directed and Leidos corporate training requirements and required certifications.
  • Able to support shift work to meet mission surge operations.

Basic Qualifications

  • Must hold a BA/BS degree and 2 years of experience; or master’s degree and 1 year of experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Current DoD Top Secret Clearance with w/CI Poly.
  • Must hold a current, active CompTIA Security+ certification (or equivalent DoD 8577/8140 IAT Level II certification).
  • Utilize SATCOM methodologies to enhance mission effectiveness.
  • Familiarity with SATCOM equipment (modems, antennas, amplifiers, switches) and associated industry standards and familiarity with SATCOM waveform standards (e.g., DVB-S2, MIL-STD-188-165A).
  • Experience in analyzing link budgets and RF propagation models.
  • Experience understanding SATCOM services and bandwidth/capacity in operational environments.
  • Knowledge of IP networking fundamentals (routing/switching, QoS, VPNs, WAN concepts) and network performance monitoring.
  • Effectively communicate with Leidos and sub-contractor functional leads, managers, and employees.
  • Ability to travel 10% to support meetings and system integration and testing.
  • Able to support shift work to meet mission surge operations.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Power BI, MS Project, Office, PowerPoint, Visio
  • Experience with DoD SATCOM architectures and operations (e.g., DAMA/TDMA concepts, gateway operations, RF basics).
  • Knowledge and experience with Army Airborne ISR Operations
  • Experience with Army and National Intelligence policies and procedures
  • Familiarity with bandwidth management tools/approaches (traffic shaping, prioritization policies, utilization trending).
  • Experience supporting classified environments and working within strict configuration/approval processes.
  • Experience with network monitoring/management platforms and ticketing workflows.

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Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.

Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.

Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.

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Industry
Aviation & Aerospace
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia
Year Founded
1969
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