Operations & Maintenance Technician

ASRC Federal•Fairbanks, AK

22h•Onsite

About The Position

ASRC Federal is a leading government contractor supporting missions in space, public health, and defense. NetCentric Technology LLC, a subsidiary of ASRC Federal, is seeking a full-time Operations & Maintenance Technician in Fairbanks, AK. This role involves maintaining and repairing electronic control systems, monitoring operational setups, troubleshooting anomalies, and ensuring the proper functioning of various equipment related to data flow from satellites through antenna systems to PACS.

Requirements

A minimum of five years of active electronic control systems knowledge, including maintenance on said systems.
The ability to effectively read circuit diagrams and blue prints is required.
Ability to trouble shoot to component level.
Excellent soldering skills required in order the replace failed components.
Ability to operate and properly interpolate the results obtained from test equipment such as analog, digital and RF signal generators, spectrum analyzers, digital and analog oscilloscopes, function generators, RF power meters, signal simulation equipment and fiber optic test equipment.
Experience with work stations operating on the following platforms: Windows, VAX, VMS, LINUX, Unix, and Solaris.
Knowledge in electronic principles and theory.
RF fundamentals i.e., (dB, dBm, VSWR), Impedance, OHMS Law, modulation, etc.
Troubleshooting skills; Ability to trace data flow through circuits and isolate malfunctioning components.
Solder training, advanced solder techniques, Surface mount and ball grid soldering.

Nice To Haves

Technical school training or other formal training in electronics equipment operation and maintenance.
College or other types of degrees centered on electronics technology or electronics engineering (may be submitted as experience).

Responsibilities

Have a good working knowledge of the 13M, 5M, 21M and 26M equipment, DATA flow Paths and equipment used.
Know what and where the proper tools and test equipment are for maintenance and repair.
Know what manuals and drawings to use and where to locate them.
Maintain equipment under their control in their area of responsibility.
Be able to recognize problems or failures and respond to them in an appropriate manner.
Monitor Pass setups and supports and resolve any anomalies noted.
Confirm schedules for all antenna supports.
Monitor equipment setup prior to AOS, communicate with appropriate control center and local CMD/TLM personnel.
Start plots if required, monitor event page, Scopes, Spectrum analyzers, data strings, IMUX, antenna tracking, and command generator for proper operation during support.
Keep the Lead informed of any equipment, communications, or software malfunctions.
Troubleshoot and repair end items where appropriate.
Make sure all scheduled passes are scheduled on the appropriate systems.
Know how to setup the DATA BASES for different spacecraft.
Know how to setup and use the following test equipment: Spectrum analyzer, Oscilloscopes, Generators, Multi-meters, Power meters, Counters, Soldering Equipment.
Understand basic operation and how the following equipment fits into the flow of data from the satellite through antenna system to PACS: Antenna systems, Bit synchs, Receivers, Combiners, Generators, Matrix switches, Up/Down converters, Frame synchs, and Timing equipment.
Isolate 13-Meter problems to antenna tracking or a RF.
Quickly clear some data/RF problems with a receiver, combiner, or bit synch reset.
Go to a backup antenna if one is available and can be brought up in time to complete the pass if the FEP or the stream has halted or the IMUX didn't go into record.
Capture the data and fix the problem later if it can't be fixed in a matter of seconds.
Let the Lead and support center know immediately if you notice a problem.
Other duties as required.