Senior Fleet Engineer IV

San Diego, CA; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision fully paid

Disability plans

401(k) match up to 10%

Training and development program

11 paid holidays and PTO accrual

Job summary

NexGen Data Systems seeks a Senior Fleet Engineer IV to provide senior field engineering for urgent Navy network failures and casualty restoration. You will diagnose across complete network paths, coordinate repairs with site personnel and verify restoration.

This role blends remote response with worldwide field support, documents root causes and changes, and requires DoD clearance, 8570/8140 certifications, and 10+ years in systems engineering.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance required.
• DoD 8570 / 8140 OS and Cybersecurity certifications required.
• Master’s level degree in an Engineering discipline.
• 10 years of professional experience in systems engineering.
• Experience diagnosing computer networks, fiber optics, microwave and baseband systems, coordinating fleet casualty response and verifying equipment restoration.
• Maintain a Secret security clearance for onsite work at Government facilities.
• Tier 5 (T5) background investigation or equivalent required for privileged access to Government information systems.
• Maintain applicable vendor certifications and IAT security qualifications for covered network duties.
• Available for assigned on-call support; worldwide travel and 24/7 casualty response.

Responsibilities

• Respond to urgent fleet technical assistance requests and isolate faults across network equipment, transmission media and interconnections.
• Coordinate end-to-end diagnostic activities with Government site personnel and remote engineering teams.
• Perform or direct troubleshooting, equipment repair, checkout and testing to correct network casualty reports.
• Provide worldwide on-call support and travel to affected sites as required for system restoration.
• Verify corrective actions, confirm restored performance and update network device/configuration records.
• Prepare trip reports detailing diagnostic findings, root causes, repairs, and prevention recommendations.

Skills

Secret clearance

8570/8140 certifications

DoD cyber security certifications

On-call support

Education

Master's degree in Engineering

Job description

Description

NexGen Data Systems is seeking a Senior Fleet Engineer IV who provides senior field engineering for urgent Navy network failures and casualty restoration. The Senior Fleet Engineer IV diagnoses problems across complete network paths, coordinates repairs with site personnel and verifies that services operate correctly after correction. This position combines remote response with worldwide field support and documents root causes, configuration changes and lessons learned.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Respond to urgent fleet technical assistance requests and isolate faults across network equipment, transmission media and interconnections.
• Coordinate end-to-end diagnostic activities with Government site personnel and remote engineering teams.
• Perform or direct troubleshooting, equipment repair, checkout and testing needed to correct network Casualty Reports.
• Provide worldwide on-call support and travel to affected sites as required for system restoration.
• Verify corrective actions, confirm restored performance and update affected network device and system configuration records.
• Prepare trip reports explaining diagnostic findings, root causes, repairs, outstanding issues and recommendations for preventing recurrence.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

Desired/Required Skills:

• Active Department of Defense Secret level security clearance required.
• DoD Approved 8570 / 8140 OS and Cybersecurity certifications required.
• Education: Master’s level degree in an Engineering discipline.
• Experience: 10 years of professional experience in systems engineering.
• Experience diagnosing computer networks, fiber optics, microwave and baseband systems, coordinating fleet casualty response and verifying equipment restoration.
• Maintain a Secret security clearance for onsite work at Government facilities.
• A favorable Tier 5 (T5) background investigation or equivalent is required for privileged access to Government information systems.
• Maintain applicable vendor certifications for the role in addition to applicable Information Assurance Technical (IAT) security certifications and cyberspace workforce training and qualifications for covered network duties.
• Available for assigned on-call support; worldwide travel and 24/7 casualty response apply to field restoration assignments.

About the Company:

NexGen Data Systems is an emerging technologies focused company providing expert systems and network engineering solutions to the Department of Defense. NexGen Data Systems promotes a culture of knowledge and career advancement through continued learning, keeping our team current on the latest advances in systems and networking, and enabling our team to provide the best available solutions to our clients.

Benefits:

• Company covers 100% of premiums for the employee’s medical, dental, and vision insurance and subsidizes premiums for spouse and dependents.
• Company provides short and long term disability plans.
• 401(k) match up to 10% of the employee’s salary contributions to 401(K) plan.
• Comprehensive training and development program.
• 11 paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) accrual level starts at 15 days annually.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

NOTE: US Citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. In order to be qualified for this position, you must be able to obtain and maintain a United States Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance. We are unable to sponsor Visas at this time. NexGen Data Systems provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.