Senior Specialist Field Engineer

Job Title

Senior Specialist, Field Engineering

Palm Bay, FL

L3

Harris is currently seeking an individual to provide onsite support at an overseas customer location. The individual should be able to work independently at a high level with reach‑back support available for complex issues that require engineering support. The individual will be responsible for deploying, troubleshooting, operating and training while embedded with the customer.

• Supporting customers onsite with complex communication equipment
• Support routine and scheduled maintenance on SATCOM terminals, RF equipment, baseband systems, antennas, power systems, and related network components.
• Troubleshoot, isolate, and resolve hardware, software, and network faults to restore full system functionality.
• Conduct system health checks, diagnostics, and performance monitoring.
• Coordinate with engineering support teams and vendors for escalated issues, repairs, and system upgrades.
• Support DoD projects/programs with preference given to cross domain C4
  
  ISR and/or Information Operations experience.
• Integration and application of hardware and software on system/networks.
• Capability to troubleshoot problems at component, system, and network levels.
• Frequently responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and training to other employees across the company within area of expertise.
• Communicate within and outside of the organization, including customers or vendors.
• Communicate with leadership regarding matters of importance to the functional or business area.
• May conduct briefings with customers and program leadership.
• Make significant improvements of processes, systems, solutions, or products to enhance performance of job area.
• Provide support OCONUS embedded with customer with reach‑back engineering support as needed.
• Configure, operate, and monitor SATCOM equipment to ensure optimal link performance and availability.
• Assist in system integration with customer networks, tactical systems, or communications infrastructure.
• Maintain accurate logs of outages, events, configurations, and maintenance actions.
• Deliver hands‑on training to customer personnel on system operation, basic troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance.
• Serve as the on‑site technical subject matter expert (SME) for all aspects of the SATCOM system.
• Prepare and maintain documentation including SOPs, maintenance records, configuration baselines, and technical reports.
• Deploy to customer locations, sometimes in remote or austere environments, based on mission requirements.
• Manage spare parts, tools, and system components to ensure operational readiness.
• Support installation, upgrades, integration, and acceptance testing of new system components.
• Other duties as required by customer and program.

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance with current 5‑year update.
• Must have or be able to pass a polygraph.
• Must have or be able to get Security+ within a year of employment.
• Experience supporting DoD projects/programs with preference given to cross domain C4
  
  ISR and/or Information Operations experience.
• Experience using Microsoft Office products.
• Physical Requirements:
  
  ability to lift to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to be in‑country with OCONUS customer for two years with periodic CONUS morale travel.

• Hands‑on operational experience with Linux (CentOS/Red Hat) and Windows Server systems software installation, configuring, troubleshooting, and repairing.
• Familiarity or experience with supporting major joint/combatant command software systems.
• Familiarity or experience with Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) and/or Air Operations Centers (AOC).
• Familiarity or Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, and Docker‑Compose).
• Comfortable working in a command line/non‑GUI environment.
• Excellent people skills, with experience leading and collaborating in a multi‑disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team…