Field Service Technician/ Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology • International Falls, MN

95d • $71,445 - $96,661

About The Position

Field Service Technician/Engineer GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career. Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Field Service Technician/Engineer supporting the PM FPS (Product Manager, Force Protection Systems) customer in SWA. At GDIT, our people are our differentiators. As a Field Service Technician/Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on you joining our team to support the mission of the Warfighter. We are seeking Field Service Technician/Engineer to support the Force Protection Systems (FPS) System of Systems to include but not limited to, IBD-K, NIIS, ECP, and BETSS-C.

Requirements

• AA/AS with 2-5 years of relevant experience; additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree (HS + 6 years).
• Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance.
• Current U.S. passport (minimum 2 years validity and 4 blank pages), valid driver’s license, and required medical deployment certification through CRC.
• Willingness to support an 84-hour extended work week or work week assigned to PDY or TDY based on mission requirements, including travel within SWA.
• Capability to meet standards of fitness for deployment to the SWA of Operations.
• Physical ability to lift 50 lbs., climb ladders, kneel, squat, stand, and endure seasonal temperatures in an austere environment.
• Strong background in IT networks and network security is preferred.
• Import/Export (ITAR/EXIM) compliance experience.
• Experience in fault detection, isolation, and correction of hardware systems and individual components.
• Knowledge and experience in the operations of hardware systems and components.

Nice To Haves

• Current BETTS-C Certificate for BETSS-C FSR.
• Experience with hardware and software diagnostic testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance, training, mechanical, electronics, and IT networking related sustainment.
• Execute installs, de-installs, testing systems and components, and perform preventive maintenance actions on a variety of systems belonging to the Elevated Sensors family of systems.
• Detect, isolate, and correct faults in hardware systems and individual components.
• Conduct routine system maintenance and analysis functions including hardware configurations; adding, removing, and replacing hardware components; use of hardware and software diagnostic testing tools; reading electronic circuit schematics; and repairing printed circuit boards.
• Carry out sustainment and PMCS maintenance on towers and payloads.
• Perform site surveys to determine the type and placement of systems.
• Isolate and correct software-related issues.
• Update databases and inform leads of job status and any issues encountered, generate and produce data and reports.
• Track and update work orders, including replacement parts component serial numbers removed and replaced.
• Utilize COLTS (or similar systems like RCLS) and operate within the GCSS-A environment.

Benefits

• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
• Dental plan options.
• Vision plan.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• Paid time off plans including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• Short and long-term disability benefits.
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees