Engineering Technician II - Kwajalein Atoll - 3391

Job Description

Job Description

Ready to launch your career? RGNext operates, maintains, and sustains mission-critical systems to provide safe and effective launch, testing, and tracking of Department of Defense, civil, commercial and international space lift vehicles.

We support ballistic missile, guided weapon and aeronautical tests and evaluations as well as support space situational awareness operations and experiments to defend the United States to ensure our nation’s safety.

Our employees serve on the forefront of global defense and space operations. We offer our team of experienced, professional employees an environment of challenging, stimulating and personally and professionally rewarding career opportunities.

This position is located on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

Essential Functions

• Provide transmitter operations and maintenance support for a C-Band and Ka-Band radar system.
• Maintain, troubleshoot and repair various pieces of commercial and custom hardware.
• Provide transmitter operations support including but not limited to daily warm-ups, satellite tracks, SOI tasking and range test operations.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance procedures and runs system diagnostic software.
• Provide support to receiver, transmitter and hardware engineers during design and implementation of improvement and modernization (I&M) projects involving receivers, transmitters, servos, and antenna subsystems.
• Assemble, wire and bench tests components and subassemblies.
• Install new equipment and provides technical input about system configuration and performance.
• Maintain an equipment calibration data base, test fixtures and assemblies utilizing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components.
• Climb and works at moderate heights up to 50 feet.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• Ability to effectively use standard electronic test equipment, including but not limited to oscilloscopes, digital voltmeters, RF power meters, spectrum analyzers and frequency analyzers.
• Ability to read electronic schematics.
• Ability to successfully troubleshoot electronics and perform general repairs.
• Electrical fabrication skills and soldering skills.
• Sufficient critical thinking and writing skills required to generate Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), maintenance & operation procedures, and weekly reports.
• General computer literacy : Microsoft Office Suite.
• A background in high power electronics and RF transmission, desired.
• Ability to perform maintenance on vacuum tubes and high-power peak pulsed microwave transmitters desired.
• Ability to safely setup and conduct measurements of dc or dc pulsed high-voltage circuits desired.
• Knowledge of Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) hardware desired.
• Mechanical fabrication skills desired.

Required Experience

• Associate’s Degree or technical school in Electronics or a related field, or experience in lieu of education.
• Two (2) years of electronics technician experience including some high voltage systems, high power electronics and RF transmission equipment experience.
• Civilian military electronics training desired.
• RF equipment experience including experience with analog / RF hardware components such as amplifiers, couplers, and hybrids, desired.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Climber II Certification or ability to obtain certification within 6 months of hire (local training and testing provided).
• The flexibility to work occasional non-duty hours or on weekends to support specific project or mission requirements.
• Must be able to relocate to the United States Army Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. passport.
• This position is unaccompanied.

Benefits of Working at RGNext

RGNext offers our team of experienced, professional employees an environment of challenging, stimulating and personally and professionally rewarding career opportunities and growth.

Employees enjoy a robust benefit package on day one, which includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurances, generous Paid Time Off and holiday pay, a retirement savings plan with a company match and vesting on day one! We are committed to providing employees a quality work / life balance while embracing a community of diverse and strategic backgrounds in a productive, evolving environment.

Note : This job description describes the general nature of the duties and requirements of the job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list or to limit the supervisor's ability to modify work assignments as appropriate.

RGNext is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other protected class.