Senior Specialist Field Engineer

Senior Specialist, Field Engineering

Job Code: 32302

Location: Palm Bay, FL

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Harris Technologies is a trusted disruptor in the defense industry. This role provides onsite support at an overseas customer location, working independently at a high level with reach‑back support 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
• Supporting routine and scheduled maintenance on SATCOM terminals, RF equipment, baseband systems, antennas, power systems, and related network components
• Troubleshooting, isolating, and resolving hardware, software, and network faults
• Conducting system health checks, diagnostics, and performance monitoring
• Coordinating with engineering support teams and vendors for escalated issues, repairs, and system upgrades
• Supporting DoD projects/programs with preference for cross‑domain C4
  
  ISR and/or Information Operations experience
• Integrating and applying hardware and software on system/networks
• Providing guidance, coaching, and training to other employees across the company within area of expertise
• Communicating within and outside the organization, including customers and vendors
• Communicating with leadership regarding matters of importance to the functional or business area
• Conducting briefings with customers and program leadership as needed
• Making significant improvements of processes, systems, solutions, or products to enhance performance of the job area
• Providing support OCONUS embedded with the customer with reach‑back engineering support as needed
• Configuring, operating, and monitoring SATCOM equipment to ensure optimal link performance and availability
• Assisting in system integration with customer networks, tactical systems, or communications infrastructure
• Maintaining accurate logs of outages, events, configurations, and maintenance actions
• Delivering hands‑on training to customer personnel on system operation, basic troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance
• Serving as the on‑site technical subject matter expert (SME) for all aspects of the SATCOM system
• Preparing and maintaining documentation including SOPs, maintenance records, configuration baselines, and technical reports
• Deploying to customer locations, sometimes in remote or austere environments, based on mission requirements
• Managing spare parts, tools, and system components to ensure operational readiness
• Supporting installation, upgrades, integration, and acceptance testing of new system components
• Other duties as required by customer and program

• Bachelor’s degree with minimum 6 years of relevant experience, or graduate degree with minimum 4 years of relevant experience, or minimum 10 years of experience in lieu of a degree
• U.S. citizenship
• Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance with current 5‑year update
• Ability to pass a polygraph
• Ability to obtain Security+ within one year of employment
• Experience supporting DoD projects/programs, preference for cross‑domain C4
  
  ISR and/or Information Operations experience
• Experience using Microsoft Office products
• Physical requirement: ability to lift to 50 lbs
• Ability 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, configuration, troubleshooting, and repair
• Familiarity with supporting major joint/combatant command software systems
• Familiarity with Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) and/or Air Operations Centers (AOC)
• Familiarity with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, 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 environment
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, & presentation)

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