Satellite Ground Systems Technician II

Infinity's niche in the aerospace and defense industry is specialized solutions that help bridge the gap between space and ground. This is no small task, and we owe our success to our team who help us fulfill our mission; to match people with their legacies for betterment of the world. There is always a place at Infinity for a motivated, capable individual seeking a career to better the world.

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Position Overview:

The Satellite Ground Systems Technician will report operationally to the SOMSS Program Manager and be assigned work by the work center supervisor, the Satellite Ground Systems Lead. The Satellite Ground Systems Technician is responsible to provide support for ground system components (e.g., SGLS & EHF antennas, uplink/downlink RF components, receivers, high-power amplifiers, antenna control units, crypto-logic devices, front-end processing devices (RT-Logic), multiplexers (Juniper Circuit-to-Packet (CTP)), EHF switching, communications/circuit equipment, GPS receiver/antenna, timing distribution);

standalone systems supporting communications equipment; test equipment and calibration; and special purpose equipment.

Supports all communication circuits and equipment bearing connectivity into 10th Space Operations Squadron (10 SOPS) networks (e.g., CSU/DSU, repeater cards, media transceivers, copper, and fiber optic cabling), to include DISA services (data, voice, and video circuits, mobile satellite phones).

Work with Information Technology (IT) support staff and Government engineers where integration efforts require teaming of personnel to accomplish tech refresh, spares, installations, repairs, upgrades, troubleshooting, and diagnostics.

Primary Responsibilities:

* Perform troubleshooting, corrective action, repair, and maintenance as per guidance provided by Program-of-Record (POR) support activities, vendors, and Designated Government Representative (DGR)

* Perform ground system anomaly response to troubleshoot, diagnose and correct ground system components

* Monitor and coordinate corrective actions on leased lines (LL); generate all necessary requests for LL support and service

* Initiate, diagnose, analyze, and implement (with DGR coordination & approval) corrective actions, improvements, upgrades, and enhancements to ground systems in accordance with the 10 SOPS Configuration Management Plan

* Perform as a technical representative of ground system operations and participate in meetings related to the troubleshooting, correction, enhancement, maintenance, and sustainment of ground system components as required by the N6 DGR

* Submit cost proposal for material and services required for maintenance, upgrades, enhancements, and corrective action are submitted to N6 DGR for approval and procurement

* Provide oversight during installation and integration of hardware and software provided by other vendors in support of the overall project objectives

* Apply generally accepted standards for installations such as (but not limited to) organized and clean set-ups, wire and cable bundling, labeling, ease in operation and access, and consistency with (but not less than) other installed equipment within the Satellite Operations Center (SOC)

* Monitor DISA authorized service interruption (ASI) messages on SIPRNet for outages affecting 10 SOPS communication circuits

* Maintain all ground system components by utilizing existing technical publications and maintenance requirement cards

* Complete initial and annual Maintenance and Material Management (3M) training, to include but may not be limited to Fall Protection, Aloft Safety, and Electrical Safety

* Work with 10 SOPS 3M Coordinator (3MC) to ensure maintenance procedures and reporting are in accordance with 3M requirements

* Maintain and track maintenance records for all government furnished equipment (GFE) repairs to include hardware nomenclature, serial number, description of problem, corrective action, vendor, and dates

* Develop and execute acceptance tests for new, repaired, and…