Payloads Field Service Engineer

About the role

This position is for a Principal or Senior Principal Payloads Field Service Engineer supporting the MQ-4C Triton Program. The selected candidate will provide operations and maintenance support for the aircraft's sensors and communications systems at a Forward Operating Base. This role involves real-time support to flight operations, fault isolation, and coordination with various engineering and support teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide real-time support to flight operations and maintenance for communications and payload systems, including MFAS Radar, EO/IR, and link16.
• Perform fault isolation, remediation, and resolution of technical issues.
• Cookordination work with site leadership and ensure Maintenance Action Forms (MAFs) are in place.
• Adhere to checklists and procedures, providing redlines for updates when necessary.
• Communicate technical issues to local support, the Degrader Action Cell (DAC), Main Operation Bases (MOBs), and Responsible Engineers (REs).
• Support air crew engagement for complex problem analysis during operations.
• Assist with trend analysis and support Main Operating Base communications and network interfaces.
• Develop expertise across all supported sensor and communications systems.

Requirements

• Principal Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 1 year of related engineering experience.
• Senior Principal Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 3 years of related engineering experience.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current DoD Secret clearance, with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret/SCI clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain program access (SAP/PAR).
• Competence in Linux, troubleshooting, and using engineering documents and tools.
• Familiarity with payloads operations or communications/networking operations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) certification (e.g., Security+CE, CCNA Security).
• Willingness to complete required training assignments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Active DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification.
• Demonstrated understanding of MQ-4C sensors and communications payloads.
• Experience with test equipment such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators.
• MPO/TC operator system knowledge.
• System Administrator experience.
• Operations and Maintenance experience at a field site.

Pay

The anticipated pay range for this position is $50.00/hour to $140.00/hour.

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package is available for this position. For a complete list of benefits, please visit our website.