Senior Field Engineer (DHS)

About the role

The DHS CBP Program Management Office Directorate (PMOD) serves as the Independent Test Authority (ITA) for CBP acquisition programs and requires comprehensive systems engineering and test and evaluation (T&E) support. SimIS seeks a Senior Field Engineer to serve as a team leader for field operations, providing technical expertise and leadership for technology deployment, site surveys, and field testing activities across the Southwest border. This role requires extensive experience with border security technologies, infrastructure requirements, and the ability to lead technical teams in challenging and remote environments. The Senior Field Engineer coordinates multiple field activities while ensuring safety, quality, and mission success.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and leadership for technology deployment, site surveys, and field testing activities across the Southwest border.
• Coordinate multiple field activities while ensuring safety, quality, and mission success.
• Lead field engineering teams during technology deployment and testing activities.
• Document precise deployment locations and configurations for all systems.
• Conduct detailed site surveys accounting for terrain, environmental factors, and operational requirements.
• Develop comprehensive maintenance procedures, schedules, and sustainable logistics plans.
• Create detailed interface specifications for integration with CBP situational awareness systems.
• Design standardized site survey procedures for consistent field operations.
• Coordinate field test execution and ensure proper handling of test assets.
• Develop common operating picture specifications to integrate data from all sensor systems.
• Mentor junior field engineers and ensure team safety in challenging environments.
• Support multiple concurrent field activities across diverse border regions.
• Generate field engineering reports and infrastructure requirements documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field
• Minimum 8 years of field engineering experience with surveillance or detection systems
• Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
• CSEP (Certified Systems Engineering Professional) certification preferred
• Ability to obtain and maintain DHS suitability background check
• Proven ability to lead field teams and coordinate complex operations
• Ability to work in extreme environmental conditions and challenging terrains
• Extensive travel required to remote border locations
• 25% travel required
• Expertise in border security technologies (towers, sensors, UAS, detection systems)
• Experience with site survey procedures and infrastructure assessment
• Knowledge of power systems, communications links, and system integration
• Understanding of maintenance procedures and logistics planning
• Proficiency in technical documentation and field reporting

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain DHS suitability background check
• Proven ability to lead field teams and coordinate complex operations
• Ability to work in extreme environmental conditions and challenging terrains
• Expertise in border security technologies (towers, sensors, UAS, detection systems)
• Experience with site survey procedures and infrastructure assessment
• Knowledge of power systems, communications links, and system integration
• Understanding of maintenance procedures and logistics planning
• Proficiency in technical documentation and field reporting

Skills

• Technical expertise in border security technologies
• Leadership and coordination skills
• Field engineering experience
• Site survey and infrastructure assessment skills
• Communication and documentation proficiency

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Short-Term Disability (at no cost to you) & Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Flex Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Professional Development
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 11 Federal Holidays each year

Pay

Details on pay will be provided upon interview.

Schedule

Details on schedule will be provided upon interview.