Aegis Operating Environment Engineer
About The Position
MANTECH seeks a motivated, customer-oriented Aegis Operating Environment (OE) Engineer to support Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) in King George, Virginia. This is an onsite role supporting the digital and networking aspects of the Aegis system so its detect-to-engage process can operate effectively. The engineer provides onboard and remote assistance to ship personnel, maintaining and troubleshooting combat-system computing and networking, supporting software and data management, and working with display and control systems. The role may also support other interconnected combat systems aboard ship.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of general experience in engineering, design, development, testing, maintenance (fleet support), build, installation, documentation, or configuration management of a combat system.
- At least 3 years of Operational Environment (OE) experience, including computer software engineering experience with COTS operating systems such as RedHat, RedHawk, Solaris, or HP-UX; network communication protocols or Cisco IOS configuration; blade servers; VME single-board computers; or combat system load cycles.
- At least 2 years of recent experience, within the past 7 years, with developmental or operational combat systems or computer program versions.
- Must hold a current or active Secret clearance.
- Ability to remain stationary for 50% of the time.
- Frequent movement in a shipboard or test-lab environment to communicate and access resources for testing and troubleshooting.
Nice To Haves
- Self-motivated and able to work independently without direct supervision.
- Prior U.S. Navy experience as an Aegis Computer Network Technician is recommended and highly desirable.
- Strong knowledge of the Aegis Weapon System, including basic operation of its stations and consoles, is highly desirable.
Responsibilities
- Support NSWCDD with the digital and networking aspects of the Aegis system.
- Provide onboard and remote support to ship personnel.
- Maintain combat-system computers and networks, including servers, routers, data buses, fiber optics, and other digital interfaces.
- Use built-in and external test equipment to diagnose and troubleshoot system problems, including hardware failures and software issues.
- Assist with loading, initializing, and running diagnostic programs to maintain combat-system software and mission readiness.
- Work on display consoles and other human-machine interfaces used by operators in the ship’s Combat Information Center (CIC).
- Apply expertise to other interconnected combat systems aboard ship as needed.
Benefits
- Health insurance, depending on position.
- Life insurance, depending on position.
- Paid time off, depending on position.
- Holiday pay, depending on position.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage, depending on position.
- Retirement and savings benefits, depending on position.
- Learning and development opportunities, depending on position.
- Wellness programs, depending on position.
- Other optional benefit elections, depending on position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
