Cable Technician - NISSC - CMSFS

Amentum•Colorado Springs, CO

1d•$65,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

Our NORAD Operations Group Selected by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Strategic Warning and Surveillance Systems Division for Operations, Maintenance, and Sustainment (OM&S) of critical mission systems for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex (NCMC), we support the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II). Since 2020, through the (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II), has provided: Operations, maintenance, and Sustainment of current and legacy systems for the surveillance and cataloging of manmade objects in space. Mitigation of orbital conflicts. Threat warnings and control from airborne, land-based, and space-based systems for threat activities. Operations and maintenance of classified communications. Software development and integration. NISSC II supports the classified communications and processing for Command and Control (C2) capability and legacy space C2 systems located at: Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station (CMSFS), Colorado Peterson Space Force Base (PSFB), Colorado Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska Vandenberg Space Force Base, California Numerous sensor and forward operator sites around the world. The Cable Technician supports North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II).

Requirements

Active Secret Clearance
H.S. Diploma or GED
2 years of directly related experience.
4 years of general work history.
Experience planning, maintaining, and installing all cable and communication conveyance systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with an Air/Space Force customer in a high-paced environment.
experience with Air/Space Force processes/tools for tracking projects, maintenance schedules, and updating cable equipment and facing records.
A good working knowledge of EIA 568A/B cabling standards.

Responsibilities

Install and maintain underground, buried, copper core, and fiber-optic cables supporting systems for command and control, communications, and computers.
Plan, maintain, and install all cable and communication conveyance systems.
Process formal customer requests and develop technical solutions.
Maintains cable installation records and schematics using a database.
Performs configuration control for all communications cables and conveyances for CMSFS.
Focal point for any/all questions concerning authorized access to the CMSFS below; maintains access list, logs all information on the master station log, alarm, and maintains combinations.
Resolve project installation and maintenance troubles by using project sketches, drawings, project directives, diagrams, and Technical Orders.
Follow project installation and maintenance actions and repair procedures.
Conduct system tests to assess cable capabilities and serviceability.
Coordinate operations with using activities.
Install, inspect, and evaluate cable installation, and maintenance actions.
Evaluate inspection reports and analyze survey and test results.
Process Civil Engineer work clearance requests; locate mark and record underground communication cables.
Operate and maintain special tools, test equipment, auxiliary equipment, and special vehicles.
Troubleshoot, repair, and replace fiber optic, transceivers, and modems.
Knowledge/certification of mechanical and fusion fiber optic splices/connectors.