C004872 Senior Technician (Electronics Maint) (Ns) Italy - 29 Sep Relaunch

Park Lane Recruitment; Foligno; In loco; EUR 27.001.000 - 30.996.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Park Lane Recruitment seeks a Senior Technician (Electronics Maintenance) for a on-site assignment in Lughezzano, Italy. Under the Shift Chief and Chief Technician, you will perform unit and field maintenance on the Satellite Ground Station and associated links, ensuring outage reporting and proper maintenance procedures.

The role requires a NATO SECRET clearance, vocational training or diploma with 5 years of relevant experience, and hands-on experience with antenna subsystems, RF chains,

Competenze

• Requires NATO SECRET clearance.
• 5+ years in operation or maintenance of satellite ground terminals/systems.
• Experience with antenna sub-systems incl. radome, feed horn, reflector, pedestal, waveguides.

Mansioni

• Operate and perform maintenance on Satellite Ground Station and terrestrial links.
• Maintain station logs and outage reporting.
• Activate circuits per work orders and ensure proper procedures.
• Provide feedback for training program improvements.

Conoscenze

Antenna subsystems

RF chains

MODEMs

GPS timing

TCP/IP fundamentals

Fault diagnosis

Data networks

briefing skills

Formazione

Vocational training or Diploma of secondary education

Strumenti

Satellite Ground Station maintenance

Communications facilities

Descrizione del lavoro

Deadline Date: Tuesday 29 September 2026

Requirement: Senior Technician (Electronics Maintenance)

Location: Lughezzano, ITALY

Full Time On-Site: Yes

Time On-Site: 100%

Not to Exceed Rate: 49 EUR

Total Scope of the request (hours): 400

Required Start Date: 2 November 2026

End Contract Date: 31 December 2026

Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET

Please do NOT apply for any NATO contract positions unless you meet ALL the following criteria:

• Current National or NATO SECRET clearance
• Nationality of one of the NATO member countries
• Current work visa for the specific location if applying for an in-country position

Any applications that do NOT meet all the above - and do not CLEARLY show these on the CV - will be deleted.

Duties & Role:

Under the direction of the Shift Chief and Chief Technician, the incumbent will perform duties such as the following:

• Operate and perform unit and field level maintenance and emergency interventions on the Satellite Ground Station and associated communications facilities, and terrestrial links (DLOS, Fibre) terminating at the SGS;
• Maintain station logs and ensure proper outage reporting
• Activate circuits in accordance with circuit work orders
• Operate/maintain data networks to provide reach-back/backhaul anchoring for deployed NATO forces
• Provide feedback to Chief Technician and Station Engineers for internal training program improvements, and ensure maintenance personnel comply with prescribed maintenance procedures.
• Participate in On-the-Job-Training (OJT) programs to complement official NCI Academy training program.
• Perform all duties requested by Station Command, and related to daily functioning of the Site and position of the Site within NCIA, NATO, and the local community.
• Carry out other duties as directed.

Requirements

Skill, Knowledge & Experience:

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
• Vocational training at a higher level in a relevant discipline, or equivalent, or Diploma of secondary education - and 5 years of relevant experience.
• At least 5 years' experience in the operation or maintenance of satellite ground terminals/stations, or related systems such as radars or Line-Of-Sight.
• Essential basic experience with antenna sub-system including radome, feed horn, reflector, pedestal, waveguides, tracking receiver, servo and drive equipment, including fault diagnosis and repair;
• Essential basic experience with transmit and receive chains, including; up and down converters, Low Noise Amplifiers and High Power Amplifiers;
• Essential basic experience with MODEMs, cryptographic equipment, routers and switches;
• Essential basic experience with computer-assisted Monitor and Control System (M&CS) for system supervision;
• Essential basic experience with GPS-disciplined Frequency Reference Standards and associated distribution systems;
• Essential basic experience with Fibre Optical cables and other tails systems;
• In-depth knowledge of digital techniques;
• Essential basic experience with TCP/IP fundamentals, video transmission principles and telecommunications quality assurance practices;
• Essential basic experience with testing and maintenance of modern communications systems;
• Proven ability to communicate effectively orally, using tact and diplomacy, with good briefing skills.