Aegis Operating Environment Engineer

MANTECH•King George, VA

7d•$70,200 - $117,000•Onsite

About The Position

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Aegis Operating Environment Engineer to join our team in King George, VA. This is an onsite position. The role involves assisting Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) in supporting the digital and networking aspects of the Aegis system, ensuring the "detect-to-engage" process is executed seamlessly and rapidly to protect the ship and its battle group. The engineer will provide onboard and remote technical support to ship’s force across critical combat systems infrastructure, perform computer and network maintenance, execute system diagnostics and troubleshooting, manage software and data, and maintain display consoles and human-machine interfaces. Expertise will also extend to supporting other interconnected shipboard combat systems integrated with the primary Aegis network. The position requires willingness to travel up to 25%.

Requirements

8+ years’ experience in engineering, design, development, testing, maintenance (fleet support), build, install, documentation, or configuration management of a combat system
6+ years technical experience in the Operational Environment (OE)
Must have a current or active Secret Clearance

Nice To Haves

Self-motivated and capable of working independently without direct supervision
Prior US Navy experience as an Aegis Computer Network Technician
Strong knowledge of the Aegis Weapon System, including the basic operation of all stations and consoles

Responsibilities

Assist Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) in supporting the digital and networking aspects of the Aegis system, ensuring the "detect-to-engage" process is executed seamlessly and rapidly to protect the ship and its battle group
Provide onboard and remote technical support to ship’s force across critical combat systems infrastructure
Perform computer and network maintenance on servers, routers, data buses (including fiber optics), and digital interfaces to maintain seamless communication across combat system components
Execute system diagnostics and troubleshooting using built-in and external test equipment to isolate and resolve hardware and software malfunctions within integrated systems
Manage software and data by loading, initializing, and executing diagnostic programs to keep combat system software current and operational
Maintain and support display consoles and human-machine interfaces used by operators in the ship's Combat Information Center (CIC) to monitor and control the Aegis system
Extend technical expertise to support other interconnected shipboard combat systems integrated with the primary Aegis network