Senior Fleet Engineer IV - DoD Network Field Specialist

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

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.