Senior Field Engineer: Electrical & Mechanical Integration

Amentum; Georgia; On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement benefits (401(k) matching)

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax‑saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Senior Field Engineer – Electrical / Mechanical Integration to join our Houston, TX team. This hands-on role combines electrical troubleshooting, mechanical installation support, field execution, and documentation review to support submarine weapon system programs.

The ideal candidate has a STEM degree and 15+ years of field engineering experience, plus proven ability to read wiring diagrams, schematics, and interface drawings. Travel and security clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Minimum 15 years of hands-on field engineering experience.
• Experience troubleshooting electrical systems and low‑voltage circuits.
• Ability to read wiring diagrams and mechanical drawings.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands‑on electrical installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of low‑voltage systems, sensors, wiring harnesses, connectors, instrumentation, and associated field hardware.
• Support mechanical installation and integration activities involving brackets, panels, enclosures, equipment mounts, sensor mounts, cable supports, conduit, raceways, junction boxes, and related hardware.
• Interpret and work from wiring diagrams, electrical schematics, harness drawings, mechanical drawings, interface drawings, installation drawings, and field work instructions to support installation, verification, and fault isolation.
• Conduct electrical and mechanical inspections to verify that installed hardware conforms to design intent, drawing requirements, interface requirements, safety standards, and field installation constraints.
• Document field observations, discrepancies, corrective actions, redlines, as‑built conditions, test results, and recommended engineering updates accurately.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical installation

Field execution

Wiring diagrams

Test equipment

Education

B.S. in STEM

Tools

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

Data acquisition tools

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Senior Field Engineer – Electrical / Mechanical Integration to join our Houston, TX team. This hands-on role combines electrical troubleshooting, mechanical installation support, field execution, and documentation review to support submarine weapon system programs.

The ideal candidate has a STEM degree and 15+ years of field engineering experience, plus proven ability to read wiring diagrams, schematics, and interface drawings. Travel and security clearance are required.