Engineering Technician III

Job Duties

Provide systems engineering and integration support to both the Secure Communications integration and the TACCOM development teams.
Represent the PMA209 TACCOM team at various meetings/events where the candidate must have excellent communication & organizational skills in addition to an ability work well with others in a demanding environment.
Support the secure communications team GFE procurement and delivery processes and schedules.
Serve as liaison with all areas of the TACCOM team and the PMA209 International Program team.
Assist the Program in developing acquisition/procurement packages for ARC-210 TACCOM IPT.
Provide acquisition support to research, plan, coordinate and draft contract documentation for the acquisition of advanced communication capabilities.
Identify potential program risks, opportunities and identify initiatives of future communication efforts.
Conduct and document platform integration and test plans. Generate high quality test results.

Qualifications

• REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Associates degree and 3 years of experience in performing the above duties or HS diploma and 5 years of experience is required.
• Position requires experience with Embedded Communication Security (COMSEC) devices. To meet this requirement the incumbent needs a thorough understanding of VHF, UHF and SATCOM waveforms used in DoD aircrafts.
• Must be able to interpret and work from schematics, drawings, manuals, handbooks, and technical specifications.
• Experience developing communications systems test plans, conducting systems tests, and developing test result documents.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to interface with a variety of Government, Contractors, and Industry personnel.
• Ability to assist in the formal and informal ARC-210 training to a diverse audience such as operators and maintainers (Contractors, Military and GOV personnel).
• Self-starter with a high degree of professionalism, dependability, and be able to operate independently and in a team-oriented environment.
• US citizen with an active Secret clearance and have the ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance is required.

Benefits

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