GPS Technician III LOE

Background Information:

This full-time, onsite position will support the GPS Team at the Atlantic Test Range (ATR) in Patuxent River, MD. ATR is the Navy’s East Coast open-air test range and provides cutting-edge test and evaluation services including decision-quality data to support live aircraft and weapon system testing for Navy and other DoW customers. Come work in a rewarding technical environment at the forefront of naval T&E!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operate with minimal day-to-day oversight, applying sound technical judgment to ensure range instrumentation integrity before, during, and after flight operations.
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs on GPS component-based tracking instrumentation sets, RF links, and associated cooperative tracking systems using diagnostic equipment (digital multimeters, watt meters, RF power meters, oscilloscopes, and hand/power tools).
• Perform mechanical and electrical installations of GPS tracking hardware, antennas, and cabling aboard various military host aircraft and test platforms in full compliance with MILSPEC, NAVAIR guidelines, and IPC standards.
• Provide dedicated pre-flight, in-flight, and post-flight operational range support across NAS Patuxent River tenant activities and external DoD testing facilities.
• Conduct mission data recording, extraction, and post-flight recovery operations for critical customer TSPI analysis and test event verification.
• Collaborate with range systems engineers to fabricate wire harnesses, prototype assemblies, and custom cabling; assist in the testing, modification, and evaluation of next-generation GPS receivers and datalink hardware.
• Support operational flight test schedules requiring overtime, flightline environments, and up to 25% travel (including domestic DoD range sites and occasional maritime/shipboard detachments).

Note:
This job description describes the general nature of the duties and requirements of the job.

It is not intended to be an exhaustive list or to limit the supervisor's ability to modify work assignments as appropriate.

Education, Experience, Skills, and

Certifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent GED is required
• Engineering/Electronics Technician AA/AS degree or related curriculum from an accredited college or university or successful completion of technical school, trade school, or advanced armed services technical school or successful completion of at least 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of courses from an accredited college.
• A minimum of 5years of work experience performing the stated or similar function.
• A minimum of 4 years of the stated experience must include wiring of electrical components such as data acquisition units; fabrication of wire harnesses; soldering of PC boards and other components.
• Active certification in IPC-J-STD-001 (Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies) and/or IPC/WHMA-A-620 (Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies).
• Solid working knowledge of AC/DC electrical and electronic theory, troubleshooting logic, and circuit testing.
• Demonstrated ability to read, interpret, and work from engineering drawings, wiring schematics, technical manuals, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Desired
  
  Qualifications:
  • Direct hands-on experience performing avionics or instrumentation maintenance on military aircraft (fixed-wing, rotary-wing, or unmanned systems).
  • Aviation Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) inspector background within a NAVAIR, military, or defense aerospace environment.
  • Working knowledge of DoD Test Range Operations, Time-Space-Position-Information (TSPI) data gathering, or airborne datalink systems.
  • Familiarity with mechanical fabrication, chassis…