RF Field Service Engineer — Onsite Maintenance Lead

BAE Systems; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 118,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) savings plan

Disability coverage

Life and accident insurance

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a Field Service Engineer to support sustainment of large RF transmitters and receivers, perform advanced diagnostics, and coordinate field engineering reachback. This on-site role requires hands-on leadership and collaboration with field technicians and customer teams.

The ideal candidate has 4–5 years of field engineering experience, active Secret clearance, ability to travel CONUS/OCONUS, and proficiency with Linux-based systems and RF subsystems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• 4 to 5 years experience in field engineering, sustainment, or system-level troubleshooting of complex RF, networked, or embedded systems.
• Experience with Linux-based systems, networking hardware, and test equipment such as VNAs.
• Fluent in wiring diagrams and HVAC diagrams and troubleshoot appropriately.
• Willingness and ability to travel CONUS/OCONUS for preventative maintenance and contingency operations.
• Ability to articulate complex technical issues to customers, including remotely.
• Ability to lift at least 50 pounds and work on ladders.
• Active clearance requirements: Secret; Special Access Program clearance desirable.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the comprehensive engineering lead for System Maintenance Events, executing system checkout, calibrations, corrective maintenance, and field testing
• Perform advanced diagnostics on LRUs, software and other RF subsystems; coordinate depotlevel repair evaluations through contractor facilities.
• Support implementation of engineering enhancements and patch management to fielded systems, including in a lab environment
• Lead FRACAS activities in the field, collect failure data, and provide detailed engineering feedback to sustainment teams.
• Train, supervise, and provide technical mentoring to Field Support Technicians during preventative maintenance and contingency operations.
• Interface with customer personnel during reviews, site visits, classified communication sessions, and technical discussions.
• Support OCONUS contingency operations when required; fulfill all ITAR, medical, and mandatory theater training.
• Document system performance, maintenance actions, and configuration changes for CDRLs and data management updates.
• May be asked to support development tasks such as technical manual editing, testing repaired components/LRUs, and approving revisions to drawings

Skills

Linux-based systems

Networking hardware

VNA testing

Wiring diagrams

HVAC diagrams

Active Secret clearance

Special Access Program clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field

Tools

Jira

Job description

BAE Systems is seeking a Field Service Engineer to support sustainment of large RF transmitters and receivers, perform advanced diagnostics, and coordinate field engineering reachback. This on-site role requires hands-on leadership and collaboration with field technicians and customer teams.

The ideal candidate has 4–5 years of field engineering experience, active Secret clearance, ability to travel CONUS/OCONUS, and proficiency with Linux-based systems and RF subsystems.