Senior Field Engineer
Listed on 2026-10-22
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Manufacturing / Production
Systems Engineer, Electronics Engineer
Location: Patuxent Highland
Requisition Number: 30005
Required Travel: 11 - 25%
Employment Type:
Full Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt
Anticipated Salary Range:
- $
Security Clearance:
Secret
Level of
Experience:
Mid
This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5
ISR systems.
HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.
Leadership Mindset at HII – Mission Technologies RoleLeadership at HII is a mindset, not a title. Through our Leadership Capability Framework, we define how every employee grows, leads, and contributes—regardless of role. It sets the standard for how you can develop yourself and what you can expect from leaders across our organization. We look for candidates who want to grow in alignment with these capabilities:
- Know & Grow Your People – Commit to learning and supporting team success.
- Build Relationships – Communicate openly, collaborate well, and build trust.
- Take Ownership – Deliver on commitments and take pride in your work.
- Customer First – Focus on the mission and those we serve.
- Shape the Future – Bring ideas, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
- Act with Urgency – Take initiative and follow through with purpose.
These capabilities guide how all employees contribute to our shared success across Mission Technologies.
Job DescriptionHII-Mission Technologies is seeking a Field Engineer to support the Aircraft Prototype Systems Division at NAS Pax River. A successful candidate will have strong technical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively with engineers and other team members.
This is an SCA-covered position subject to the McNamara–O'Hara Service Contract Act. Compensation and fringe benefits will comply with the applicable DOL Wage Determination for this contract and location.
Salary for this position will be determined based on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and skill set, while also considering internal equity and market competitiveness.
LEVEL 2 - $66,006 - $94,294
LEVEL 3 - $78,238 - $111,769
LEVEL 4 - $96,797 - $138,766
LEVEL 5 - $116,881 - $166,881
EssentialJob Responsibilities
- Assess product needs in accordance with customer specifications.
- Conduct technical training and product briefing with customers, vendors, and company representatives.
- Act as local on-site representative to customer's organization.
- Perform assignments that are not completely standardized or prescribed, selects, or adapts standard procedures or equipment, using fully applicable precedents, receives initial instructions, equipment requirements, and advice from supervisor or engineer as needed, performs recurring work independently.
- Review, analyze, develop, prepare, and or apply engineering, technical or maintenance specifications, policies, standards, or procedures.
- Organize, analyze, and prepare reports or presentation of technical data and information.
- Plan and perform tests and evaluations on systems, equipment, or components.
- Compile, process, reduce, and analyze test data and results.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to lower-level technicians
- Perform fabrication, installation and operational support of instrumentation systems and wiring harnesses on various aircraft and test articles.
- Fabricate the instrumentation systems and wiring harnesses including installation and performs pre-flight and post-flight operational checks on instrumentation systems…
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