Senior Field Engineer

AllianceIT Inc; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AllianceIT Inc is seeking qualified candidates for Principal and Senior Principal Payloads Field Service Engineer positions located in Jacksonville, Florida. Ideal candidates will possess a proficiency in STEM disciplines, and experience with Linux, payloads operations, and necessary DoD certifications.

Successful applicants must be willing to travel for training and maintain high standards of performance with possible advancement in clearances required for operations within defense sectors.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience for Principal Engineer, 8+ years for Senior Principal Engineer.
• Willing to complete training in San Diego and travel for work.
• Ability to obtain DoD certifications and clearances.

Skills

Linux troubleshooting

Engineering documentation

Payloads operations

Network communications operations

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in STEM

Tools

Network analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Job description

Basic Qualifications for Principal Payloads Field Service Engineer:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 1 year of related engineering experience.
• Willingness and ability to successfully complete required training in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA with some travel to other US locations such as Baltimore, MD and Jacksonville, FL.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification. Examples include: CCNA Security, Security+CE, CCNP, and CISSP. This certificate must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• Competence in Linux, troubleshooting, engineering documents, tools, and equipment
• Familiarity with payloads operations and/or comms/networking operations
• Must have a DoD Secret clearance that is in-scope or currently enrolled in Continuous Evaluation (CE), with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret/SCI clearance within a reasonable amount of time to meet business needs
• Ability to obtain and maintain program access (SAP/PAR).

Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Payloads Field Service Engineer:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 3 years of related engineering experience.
• Willingness and ability to successfully complete required training in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA with some travel to other US locations such as Baltimore, MD and Jacksonville, FL.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification. Examples include: CCNA Security, Security+CE, CCNP, and CISSP. This certificate must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• Competence in Linux, troubleshooting, engineering documents, tools, and equipment
• Familiarity with payloads operations and/or comms/networking operations
• Must have a DoD Secret clearance that is in-scope or currently enrolled in Continuous Evaluation (CE), with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret/SCI clearance within a reasonable amount of time to meet business needs
• Ability to obtain and maintain program access (SAP/PAR).

Preferred Qualifications for both levels:

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Active DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification. Examples include: CCNA Security, Security+CE, CCNP, and CISSP.
• Demonstrated understanding of MQ-4C sensors and communications payloads
• Experience with test equipment: network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators
• MPO/TC operator system knowledge
• System Administrator experience
• Operations and Maintenance experience at a field site