Remote Field Systems Engineering Manager

COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 136,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS is seeking a Manager, Field Systems Engineering to lead on-site systems engineering, installation, integration, and testing for satellite IP hardware and software solutions. The role emphasizes deployment, commissioning, monitoring, and troubleshooting of customer networks to ensure reliable performance.

You will serve as a senior escalation point for Support Engineers, providing hands-on guidance and collaborating with cross-functional teams while supporting on-call

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering or similar.
• 7-10 years of related work experience or equivalent.
• Experience in customer-facing technical support or field engineering is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert systems engineering, installation, and testing support at customer sites.
• Serve as primary technical escalation point for complex hardware/software issues.
• Lead hardware/software verification and testing in the engineering lab and develop test plans.

Skills

IP networking

Wireshark

SNMP

TCP/IP

Linux

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Communications Engineering

Tools

MS SQL

MySQL

Satellite equipment test tools

Job description

COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS is seeking a Manager, Field Systems Engineering to lead on-site systems engineering, installation, integration, and testing for satellite IP hardware and software solutions. The role emphasizes deployment, commissioning, monitoring, and troubleshooting of customer networks to ensure reliable performance.

You will serve as a senior escalation point for Support Engineers, providing hands-on guidance and collaborating with cross-functional teams while supporting on-call