Field Systems Engineer

Cubic Corporation•Hawaii, HI

2d•$156,000 - $170,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Field System Engineer serves as the senior onsite technical authority supporting emerging Department of War (DoW) Airborne ISR (A‑ISR) Full Motion Video (FMV) mission systems. Operating in a high‑tempo, mission‑critical environment, this role leads advanced troubleshooting, hands‑on systems engineering, and cross‑domain solution (CDS) sustainment for complex, distributed intelligence architectures. This senior‑level position requires deep technical acumen, independent decision‑making, and direct collaboration with DoW and Intelligence Community (IC) stakeholders. The engineer is embedded with the customer at Ford Island, functioning as the primary technical representative responsible for maintaining operational readiness, stability, and security of enterprise ISR infrastructures.

Requirements

Extensive experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, and enterprise Linux administration.
Proven mastery in supporting mission‑critical video architectures, including streaming technologies, MISB standards, and H.264 encoding.
Deep understanding of storage networking (Fibre Channel, iSCSI) and distributed storage systems.
Ability to autonomously identify, document, and escalate complex software defects, infrastructure failures, or architectural limitations.
Demonstrated history of supporting DoW or military intelligence systems, preferably in forward‑deployed or OCONUS environments.
Bachelor's degree in electronics, computer science, information systems, or equivalent; with 7-8 years relevant experience.
Ability to independently operate in a remote OCONUS field setting, adhering to all field operations standards.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a strong customer‑centric approach.
Proven ability to partner across diverse technical and leadership levels.

Nice To Haves

Competency with UAV/UAS data dissemination architectures and A‑ISR operational workflows (preferred).
Previous experience supporting DoW or military operational environments strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as the onsite technical SME for large‑scale FMV architectures, providing expert‑level diagnosis, recovery, and optimization of mission systems.
Lead end‑to‑end engineering support for software applications, network systems, middleware, virtualized environments, and Linux‑based services.
Own the operational sustainment and configuration of Cross Domain Solutions (CDS), ensuring secure and compliant data transfer across classified network boundaries.
Perform advanced system diagnostics, root‑cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to ensure system availability in a 24×7 mission environment.
Operate as the senior onsite representative, regularly interfacing with DoW leadership, IC mission partners, and contractor engineering teams.
Provide authoritative guidance to Tier I and Tier II staff, mentoring junior personnel and driving resolution of high‑impact technical issues.
Deliver concise and mission‑relevant reporting—including incident updates, system performance metrics, operational risk assessments, and recommended remediations.
Support ongoing system modernization efforts, including architecture implementation, network expansion, storage integration, and multi‑site FMV distribution upgrades.
Oversee configuration, sustainment, and troubleshooting for LAN/WAN infrastructures using expert knowledge of core protocols and routing standards.
Maintain complex virtualization ecosystems (VMware, Hyper‑V, Xen) and containerized deployments (Kubernetes, preferred).
Ensure compliance with Information Assurance (IA) and cybersecurity requirements, including RMF, STIGs, and DoW IA controls.

Benefits

medical, dental and vision insurance
company-paid disability (company continues full pay and benefits for up to six weeks)
life insurance options
critical illness and accident coverages
Flexible Spending Accounts
a pre-paid legal plan
travel accident insurance
an award-winning well-being program which includes an employer-funded lifestyle spending account
up to six weeks of paid parental leave
a 401k Retirement Plan with a company match
backup childcare
pet care
pet insurance
virtual tutoring
a tuition reimbursement program
Many locations follow a 9/80 work schedule with time-off policies to help encourage employees to take time for rest and relaxation.
Full-time salaried employees are eligible to participate in Cubic’s flexible time-off arrangement.
Part-time and hourly employees accrue paid time-off (PTO)/Sick leave at a rate of 5.23 hours bi-weekly.
Cubic provides its employees 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.