GEOINT Sensor Support Engineer (Ramstein AFB, Germany)

Collins Aerospace; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

Tuition reimbursement program

401(k) with employer matching

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a GEOINT Sensor Support Manager/Maintainer based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. This role requires the ability to deploy globally in support of USAF programs and missions.

The position involves technical and engineering support for PCPAD, diagnostics, fault isolation, and mission setup—while monitoring sensors and networks to maintain readiness and data integrity.

Relocation may be offered, and the role may require rotating shifts to cover operations across time zones.

Qualifications

• Active and transferable TS/SCI clearance required before start
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5+ years of relevant experience or advanced degree with 3+ years
• Experience with military GEOINT domains and ground station processing, exploitation, and dissemination

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple airborne GEOINT sensor missions at Ramstein AB, Germany
• Operate and interface with aircraft, airborne sensors, sites, networks, systems, and staff
• Provide sensor and infrastructure troubleshooting and fault resolution
• Identify and resolve issues with GEOINT systems, networks and SW
• Provide technical and engineering support for sensors and networks
• Manage data encryption changes and implementation
• Monitor GEOINT system health, including crypto and DCGS networks
• Offer process improvements for GEOINT networks and sensors
• Support rotating shifts

Skills

Clearance TS/SCI

GEOINT domain experience

Deployment readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree alternative

Tools

RHEL

Solaris

Windows 10/11

PowerShell

Python

Java

Bash

Job description

Date Posted:

2026-08-11

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-VA-REMOTE

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: TS/SCI

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

Raytheon Company, Managed By Collins Aerospace

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is currently in search of a GEOINT Sensor Support Manager/Maintainer. The position is based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. This is a Mission Essential (ME) position and the individual selected must be qualified to support operations under a variety of conditions and impending or active hostilities. In addition, the position supports a USAF worldwide deployable program so the individual selected must be able and ready to deploy anywhere in the world at a moment's notice.

The position provides technical and engineering support to the PCPAD process, involves comprehensive analysis, diagnostics, and fault isolation for the sensor, ground components and end-to-end network. In addition, the position assists with mission planning (NAV, collection), system/mission readiness, and mission setup based on associated sensor/sensor kit and any sensor limiting factors currently required. The position also provides direct mission/sensor support by constantly monitoring associated sensors, executing corrective actions within the sensor, sensor biasing, data screening/QC, raw sensor data dissemination to external systems.

What You Will Do

• Manage multiple airborne GEOINT sensor missions and processes simultaneously at Ramstein Air Base, Germany
• Operate and interface with multiple aircraft, airborne sensors, sites, networks, systems, and operations and maintenance personnel
• Provide sensor and infrastructure troubleshooting and fault resolution.
• Identify, resolve, and communicate issues with OAMATS, DMC, infrastructure, enterprise services, other GEOINT systems; support and recommend updates to GEOINT systems, SW, and networks
• Provide technical and engineering support for sensors and networks.
• Manage data encryption changes and implementation
• Monitor the GEOINT system and networks health/status (Sensor, platform, network paths to include crypto, DCGS GEOINT systems, and GEOINT related enterprise services)
• Provide comprehensive analysis, diagnostics, and fault isolation for the GEOINT systems associated with End-to-End network paths/DGFS systems
• Provide GEOINT process and network improvements/recommendations
• This position does support rotating shifts

Qualifications You Must Have

• Employment must be able to obtain German Technical Expert Status Accreditation (TESA) acceptance
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI Security clearance is required prior to start date
• Security+ or higher DoD 8570 certification
• Experience with military GEOINT domains across various platforms plus their corresponding
• ground station processing, exploitation, and dissemination (PED)
• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience

Qualifications We Prefer

• Linux (RHEL), UNIX (Solaris) and Windows (10 & 11) system administration.
• Hardware\\Storage system administration
• Multiple vendors to include DELL, EMC, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, etc.
• Network system administration (CISCO, Aruba, Juniper, Brocade, etc.)
• Script Language knowledge to include PowerShell, Python, Java, Ruby, Bash, Perl, PHP, etc.
• Cloud computing, virtualization, and configuration management knowledge to include VMWare, containers, puppet, etc.

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance,critical illnessinsurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!

May be eligible for relocation.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Collins Aerospace makes modern flight possible. Of course, that would not be possible without the capabilities and technologies of our organization, as well as our engineers – a highly skilled, accomplished network that spans more than 180 sites, 24 countries and 6 Strategic Business Units (SBUs).

Our industry-leading experts are setting the standards for the aerospace industry and paving the way for the future. But as new challenges present themselves, we need fresh, creative and motivated minds to overcome these hurdles, help us break barriers and achieve new levels of innovation. Do you have what it takes to join a global organization that doesn't shy away from big opportunities? If so, we invite you to join our ranks and create the next generation of aerospace technologies.

Together, we will nurture an engineering culture that values intellectual curiosity, risk takers and integrity. A place where we will challenge ourselves, our teams, and the status quo and where we will work to find a way - the right way - to achieve what others can only dream of.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form - with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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