Field Support Teams

Amentum is seeking talented and dynamic technicians to serve as the SURTASS Field Support Technicians for the SURTASS program, based out of JEB Little Creek in Virginia Beach, VA. The candidate will provide in‑port maintenance support, repair services, and mission equipment support during ship in‑port periods and in‑port availability periods.

• Provide technical assistance to SURTASS mission systems to troubleshoot, repair, test, and return systems to service.
• Generate reports for SURTASS mission systems.
• Conduct refresher training (REFTRA) in accordance with the MRR manual and SURTASS O&M Technician CTQM.
• Participate in Mission Readiness Reviews planning, scheduling and execution.
• Review Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Engineering Changes (ECs), and Requests for Variance (RFV); develop schedules for implementation.
• Utilize the trouble ticket application to log all maintenance trouble tickets for action in the Job Sequence Number (JSN)/Military Sealift Command (MSC) work request (WKRQ) log.
• Review technical manuals, publications, and maintenance procedures; provide recommended revisions to the Government.
• Conduct TL‑29A system grooms and module balances.
• Perform equipment installation and training.
• Identify and report system/software design problems and deficiencies; prepare formal reports to the Government.
• Provide on‑the‑job technical training (OJT) to O&M Technician crew members and document training per SURTASS O&M Technician CTQM.
• Support Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs), In Process Reviews (IPRs), and Integrated Logistics Overhauls (ILOs).
• Perform reliability, maintainability, and availability (RM&A) analysis of SURTASS mission systems; report failure trends and support the Government’s Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS).
• Perform configuration management services; update and maintain Technical Data Packages (TDP) for all systems.
• Perform exterior maintenance and preservation on SURTASS modular mission systems.
• Participate in inspections (e.g., SURTASS Material Assessment and Readiness Testing – SMART).
• Act as a liaison/coordinator with contract sponsors, TAGOS ship master, sponsored ship riders, MILCREW, other SURTASS contractors, MSC, shipyard personnel, and other government organizations.
• Accept CONUS and OCONUS travel; available for up to 3 months with limited advance notice.
• Work at sea on ships; perform rotating shifts and possibly work more than 40 hours per week.

• Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics Technology, or a technical related field with five or more years of experience (additional years of experience, training, and/or certifications may be considered in lieu of a degree).
• Currently possess DoD Secret clearance with ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret clearance upon hire.
• Possess or ability to obtain a valid U.S. passport.
• Thorough understanding of COTS maintenance requirements and open‑architecture implications; understanding of the Administration of the U.S. Navy Maintenance Material Management System (3M).
• Ability to work under minimal supervision and provide training to shipboard electronic maintenance technicians.
• Ability to perform in an arduous environment and pass a mariner’s Physical per COMSCINST 6000.1.c; maintain medical fitness for the position.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to obtain an international driving permit if required.

• Graduate of U.S. Navy electronics “C” school or equivalent civilian electronics technical school with curriculum focused on industrial maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of communications, navigation, and sonar surveillance systems.
• Eight (8) years of experience in maintaining and repairing SURTASS arrays (TL‑29A Twin‑line, Low Frequency Active – LFA, Compact Low Frequency Active – CLFA, High Frequency Marine Mammal Mitigation Sonar – HFM3).
• Five (5) years of experience in maintaining and repairing SURTASS processing subsystems (ICP, UNIX‑based systems, LINUX, Windows, GCCS‑M, GPS (Commercial and MIL‑STD)).
• Experience with SURTASS communications subsystems (SHF, UHF SATCOM, LOS, HF, IFF, Secure…