Field Maintenance Technician

Peraton•Fort Bliss, TX

13h•$51,000 - $82,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is hiring an onsite Field Maintenance Technician in Ft. Bliss, Texas. This exempt position supports Reliability Center Maintenance (RCM) activities by collecting data and assisting Army units with diagnostics and troubleshooting. The role involves installing and removing Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) instrumentation; performing diagnostics, troubleshooting, and field repairs; and collecting data from instrumented systems. The technician coordinates with client units, customers, and company management; maintains local accountability for CBM hardware; and works with unit maintainers to identify cost- and time-efficient ways to return equipment to Fully Mission Capable status. The role also supports analytical studies, customer meetings, product demonstrations, and government-led advanced diagnostics training. Responsibilities include managing CBM data collection and system configurations, providing unit feedback and training, and reporting weekly on collection efforts, CBM activities, fieldings, and lessons learned.

Requirements

Active DoD Secret security clearance.
U.S. citizenship.
At least 6 years of experience with a high school diploma.
Hands-on mechanical maintenance experience involving hardware and electronics troubleshooting and repair.
Technical and mechanical skills.
Experience inspecting, testing, and repairing powertrains, engines, transmissions, steering, and suspension systems.
Experience servicing and troubleshooting wiring harnesses, starting circuits, and charging systems.
Experience maintaining and troubleshooting air, hydraulic, and pneumatic brake systems.
Experience using computerized test measurement and diagnostic equipment (TMDE), including OEM software.

Nice To Haves

Experience or education in computer capabilities, requirements, and benefits.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Associate degree in a technically oriented area; relevant work experience may be substituted.
Experience in project management and coordination.
ASE Military Tactical Wheeled Vehicle certifications (MIL2 through MIL8).

Responsibilities

Maintain liaison among client units, the customer, and company management, and conduct periodic status briefings.
Request and receive logistical support through program management.
Maintain accountability for locally stored CBM hardware.
Perform root cause analysis of maintenance issues using advanced diagnostic techniques and tools, and provide results in a Standard Site Summary form.
Work with unit maintainers to determine cost- and time-efficient actions to return equipment to Fully Mission Capable status and avoid unnecessary repair-part costs.
Support ongoing analytical studies and attend local customer meetings and product demonstrations as required.
Support government-led advanced diagnostics training by providing vehicle diagnostics and diagnostics toolkit assistance.
Ensure compliance with corporate policies and procedures.
Coordinate and monitor CBM data collection on equipment variants at Fort Bliss.
Install and remove instrumentation; maintain, diagnose, troubleshoot, and monitor enrolled equipment; and download and transmit CBM data.
Provide periodic feedback to units to support maintenance decisions and planning for CBM-monitored systems.
Provide a detailed weekly summary of collection efforts, CBM activities, fieldings, and materiel lessons learned.
Provide training on CBM system interfaces and data downloads when required.
Facilitate hardware and software configuration management across CBM systems.
Coordinate hardware, software, and firmware configurations to meet data collection needs.