SATCOM Technician

Clearance

Active Secret Clearance required.

Work Schedule

This role will support a 24x7x365 Network Operations Center in a rotating 12-hour shiftwork schedule.

Role Overview

The SATCOM Technician will perform engineering activities supporting the Global Agile Integrated Transport (GAIT). These activities include developing engineering plans and test plans, developing SATCOM-based architectures and frameworks, providing support to integrated product teams, and developing technology transition plans.

General Skillset

• Experience with Microsoft Office
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work both collaboratively and individually
• Critical Thinking Skills
• Ability to give presentations and briefings

Specific Skillset & Duties

• Perform an evaluation of unit equipment fielding needs and set up SATCOM systems to match the fielding requirements and deployment location.
• Initialize systems and perform an analysis of/document system malfunctions and/or integration issues to perform preventative maintenance and ensure full operational compliance of systems.
• Perform engineering assessments of new equipment and software upgrades for integration into RHN GAIT systems.
• Support development, upgrade, and rebuild of unit hardware to meet unit requirements.
• Will adapt training courses to SATCOM GAIT systems operational user/maintenance manuals to enable user certification of commercial certifications and military system certifications.
• Perform updates to the training curriculum to accommodate system upgrades, evolving functionality, and lessons learned from system use.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is highly preferred

Experience Requirements

• 2-4 years of relevant SATCOM work experience
• Must have demonstrated knowledge of fundamental SATCOM techniques & principles
• Must have experience with Internet Protocol networking principles and various IP Transmission data
• Must have experience working with military satellite systems & knowledge of commercial SATCOM systems

Benefits

• Paid vacation time, sick time, and holidays
• 401K plan with matching
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and Life insurance (funded by Linchpin Solutions, Inc.)

Pay

$81,265 - $100,000