VSAT Technician – Korea

General Dynamics Information Technology•International Falls, MN

2d•$70,658 - $94,300•Onsite

About The Position

VSAT Technician – Korea Perform diagnostics and maintenance support on U.S. Army VSAT equipment and subassemblies as a VSAT Technician at Camp Humphreys, Korea. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a VSAT Technician, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the Worldwide Field Support contract for the U.S. Army. You’ll play a crucial role in providing on-site technical and maintenance assistance, analyzing complex technical problems, and providing training to site operations and maintenance personnel.

Requirements

Education: Graduate of the military technical school for MOS 25S / 31S
Experience: At least seven years of experience repairing, maintaining, and modifying VSAT equipment whether active-duty military, government service, and/or contractor
Technical skills: Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues with complex equipment, understand technical manuals, interpret system drawings, schematics, network drawings, and engineering drawings, possess high reliability soldering skills, ability to repair printed circuit boards, ability to use test equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, multi-meters, power meters, and power supplies
Security Clearance: Secret
Citizenship: US citizenship required
Role requirements: US passport must not expire for at least 2 years, valid US driver’s license, and an international driver’s permit (AAA)

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot and repair all issues with U.S. Army Inflatable Satellite Antenna (ISA) and Hawkeye III VSAT equipment to include communications electronics, computer systems, sensor systems, antennas, fiber optics, LAN and data communications, configuration and maintenance of servers, routers, switches, multiplexers, workstations and peripherals.
Perform inspections of system components, preventive maintenance, testing and troubleshooting of modules and circuit cards to the lowest replaceable unit (LRU).
Perform moderately complex technical functions such as set up, operation, maintenance, modification, circuit testing, calibration and troubleshooting of electronic or electro-mechanical systems, or specialized test equipment to support products or product performance to validate, investigate and resolve matters of significance.
Provide on-site technical and maintenance assistance, analyze complex technical problems, and provide training to site operations and maintenance personnel.
Read and interpret schematic and engineering drawings and diagrams. Perform operational tests and return to service checks.
Develop integration plans, perform hardware integration and manage documentation schematics and modifications.
Configure computer software, communications devices, and peripheral equipment to operate within designated networks.
Perform total system validation/verification after repair.
Fabricate needed test fixtures when required.
Provide advice, assistance, on-the-job training and instructions to users on the operation and maintenance of the VSAT system’s hardware, and software.
Develop equipment and status reports and provide daily and weekly maintenance reports.
Requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing, bending, crouching, stooping, reaching or recurring lifting of moderately heavy objects (75 pounds).
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

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Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals.
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay.
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace.
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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