Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Technician (onsite)

RTX•Colorado Springs, CO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The SATCOM Technician will provide technical services support in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as a primary SATCOM engineering resource supporting the C2BMC Program. The role involves operating, maintaining, monitoring, troubleshooting, and repairing satellite terminal systems, including their connections to local and wide area networks, end-to-end telecommunications, and circuit-switching systems. The technician will help ensure efficient SATCOM equipment operation, monitor the status and performance of transmission and receive systems, and respond quickly to circuit outages. The role coordinates with distant-end facilities and local systems or users as needed to restore communications services, analyzes capabilities and performance, and identifies problems. Other duties and assignments may be required. The position may involve 24x7 shift work, with the assigned shift determined by mission requirements. The posting identifies the work as onsite and states that the role is U.S.-based, while also describing support in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. An active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance is required before the start date, and U.S. citizenship is required. The candidate must maintain a DoD 8140 certification at IA Level II or higher for the full contract period.

Requirements

Excellent skills and background in SATCOM principles, operations, maintenance, and repair.
Skill in using common SATCOM test equipment.
Familiarity with TACLANE encryption devices and Crypto Device Loaders such as SKLs.
Experience with signal flow and end-to-end configuration diagrams for circuits.
Knowledge of network system administration.
Experience working with Microsoft operating system environments/platforms.
Familiarity with CISCO routers.
Must possess a DoD 8140 certification at IA Level II or higher, such as Security+ CE, Security, CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP, CASP+ CE, or CISSP, and maintain it for the full contract period.
Typically requires a STEM degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 3 years of experience.
An active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance is required before the start date.
U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Command-and-control system application development experience, including previous experience with message translation software.
Automated test and pipeline development experience.
Experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project or Jira for scheduling, task management, and tracking project progress.
Strong understanding and application of Agile methodologies, including SCRUM.
Ability to identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and implement proactive solutions.
Experience decomposing, prioritizing, and managing technical and functional requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, aligning engineering, operations, and program leadership.
Prior military satellite communications technician experience, such as U.S. Navy ET NEC 1465, U.S. Air Force AFSC 2E1X1, U.S. Army MOS 315/255, or U.S. Marine Corps MOS 2827.
MET experience.
HEMP hardening maintenance and HEMP hardening testing experience.

Responsibilities

Operate, maintain, monitor, troubleshoot, and repair satellite terminal systems.
Support connectivity to local and wide area networks, end-to-end telecommunications, and circuit-switching systems.
Take corrective actions to ensure efficient SATCOM equipment operation and monitor transmission/receive system status and performance.
Respond quickly to circuit outages and coordinate with distant-end facilities and local systems or users to restore communications services.
Analyze capabilities and performance and identify problems.
Perform other duties and assignments as required.
Maintain a DoD 8140 certification at IA Level II or higher for the full contract period.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
401(k) plan with employer matching funds and a separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
Tuition reimbursement program.
Student Loan Repayment Program.
Life insurance and disability coverage.
Optional pet, home and auto, additional life and accident, critical illness, group legal, and identity theft protection coverage.
Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning benefits.
Adoption Assistance.
Autism Benefit.
Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program.
Doctor On Demand virtual doctor visits.
Bright Horizons child and elder care services.
Teladoc Medical Experts second-opinion program.
Flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, paid time off, and holidays may be available, depending on the business unit and applicable collective-bargaining agreement.
Applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.