Engineer Field

Principal Payloads Field Service Engineer – Jacksonville, FL – $127.93/hr W2 – 6‑month or longer – 9x80 A

• Provide real‑time support to flight operations and maintenance, addressing any issues related to communications and/or payloads to include MFAS Radar, EO/IR, airborne recorder, and Link
  16; fault isolation, remediation, and resolution.
• Coordinate work with site leadership and confirm that Maintenance Action Forms (MAFs) are in place for all required work.
• Adhere to checklists and procedures to ensure repeated success and provide red‑lines to procedures when necessary.
• Communicate complex technical issues to local support, the Degrader Action Cell (DAC), Main Operation Bases (MOBs), and Responsible Engineers (REs).
• Support and lead air‑crew engagement for proper techniques in solving complex analysis of technical problems that arise during operations.
• Assist with trend analysis as needed for Responsible Engineers (REs).
• Assist AVO with Main Operating Base communications (voice), networks, and other AVO interfaces.
• Attain and employ expertise across all supported sensor and communications systems.

This position requires 6+ months of training on a domestic assignment to San Diego (Rancho Bernardo),CA, with some travel to other U.S. locations such as Baltimore,MD and Jacksonville,FL. The final assignment location will be Mayport,Florida. Initially, the position will work a 9/80 shift; as the program matures, shifts may become 12‑hour shifts that could include nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; or Master’s degree and 3 years; or PhD and 1 year.
• Willingness and ability to successfully complete required training in San Diego with travel to Baltimore,MD and Jacksonville,FL.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD 8140‑approved IAT Level
  
  II (or higher) compliant certification within a reasonable time.
• Competence in Linux, troubleshooting, engineering documents, tools, and equipment.
• Familiarity with payloads operations and/or communications/networking operations.
• Must have a DoD Secret clearance in‑scope or currently enrolled in Continuous Evaluation, with the ability to obtain a Top‑Secret/SCI clearance within a reasonable time.
• Ability to obtain and maintain program access (SAP/PAR).

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; or Master’s degree and 6 years; or PhD and 3 years.
• Willingness and ability to successfully complete required training in San Diego with travel to Baltimore,MD and Jacksonville,FL.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD 8140‑approved IAT Level
  
  II (or higher) compliant certification within a reasonable time.
• Competence in Linux, troubleshooting, engineering documents, tools, and equipment.
• Familiarity with payloads operations and/or communications/networking operations.
• Must have a DoD Secret clearance in‑scope or currently enrolled in Continuous Evaluation, with the ability to obtain a Top‑Secret/SCI clearance within a reasonable time.
• Ability to obtain and maintain program access (SAP/PAR).

• Active DoD Top‑Secret clearance.
• Active DoD 8140‑approved IAT Level
  
  II (or higher) compliant certification.
• Demonstrated understanding of MQ‑4C sensors and communications payloads.
• Experience with test equipment: network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators.
• MPO/TC operator system knowledge.
• System Administrator experience.
• Operations and maintenance experience at a field site.

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County  Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. We are an equal‑opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.