Field Support Teams

Amentum is looking for talented technicians to serve as SURTASS Field Support Technicians stationed at JEB Little Creek in Virginia Beach, VA. The role supports the Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS) program by providing in‑port maintenance, repairs, and support during ship in port periods and availability cycles.

• Provide technical assistance to SURTASS mission systems to troubleshoot, repair, test, and return to service.
• Generate reports for SURTASS mission systems.
• Conduct refresher training (REFTRA) in accordance with the MRR manual and SURTASS O&M Technician CTQM.
• Participate in Mission Readiness Reviews planning, scheduling, and execution.
• Review Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Engineering Changes (ECs), and Requests for Variance (RFV), and develop schedules for implementation.
• Log all maintenance trouble tickets using the trouble ticket application and the Job Sequence Number (JSN)/Military Sealift Command (MSC) Work Request (WKRQ) log, including labor, external technical assistance, parts, and time expended.
• Review technical manuals, publications, and maintenance procedures, and provide recommended revisions to the Government.
• Conduct TL-29A System grooms and module balances.
• Perform equipment installation and training.
• Identify and report system/software design problems and deficiencies for SURTASS mission systems.
• Provide on-the-job training (OJT) technical training to O&M Technician Crew members and document training in accordance with the SURTASS O&M Technician CTQM.
• Support Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs), In Process Reviews (IPRs), and Integrated Logistics Overhauls (ILOs).
• Perform Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (RM&A) analysis of SURTASS mission system.
• Support and perform configuration management services for the SURTASS mission systems.
• Update and maintain Technical Data Packages (TDP) for all SURTASS mission systems.
• Perform exterior maintenance and preservation on SURTASS modular mission systems.
• Participate in inspections such as SURTASS Material Assessment and Readiness Testing (SMART) inspections.
• Act as liaison/coordinator with contract sponsors, TAGOS ship Master, sponsored ship riders, MILCREW, other SURTASS contractors, MSC, shipyard personnel and other government organizations.
• Travel CONUS and OCONUS as required, including up to 3‑month assignments with limited notice.
• Work at sea on ships, on rotating shifts, and possibly more than 40 hours per week.

• Associate's Degree in Computer Science, Electronics Technology, or a related technical field with five or more years of experience.
• Currently possess DoD Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret clearance level upon hire.
• Validity to obtain a U.S. passport.
• Thorough understanding of COTS maintenance requirements, open architecture implications, and administration of the U.S. Navy Maintenance Material Management System (3M).
• Ability to work under minimal supervision and provide training to shipboard assigned electronic maintenance technicians.
• Ability to perform in an arduous environment, pass a mariner’s Physical per COMSCINST 6000.1.c and maintain medical fitness for the position.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to obtain an international driving permit if required.

• Graduate of US Navy electronics “C” school or equivalent civilian electronics technical school, with curriculum directly covering industrial maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of communications systems, navigation systems, and sonar surveillance systems.
• Eight (8) years of experience in the maintenance and repair of SURTASS arrays, including TL‑29A Twin‑Line, Low Frequency Active (LFA), Compact Low Frequency Active (CLFA) and High Frequency Marine Mammal Mitigation Sonar (HFM3).
• Five (5) years of experience in the maintenance and repair of the SURTASS PROCESSING SUBSYSTEMS (ICP, UNIX‑based systems, LINUX, Windows, GCCS‑M, GPS, etc.) and SURTASS COMMUNICATION SUBSYSTEMS (SHF, UHF SATCOM, LOS, HF, IFF, SECURE VOICE and DATA CRYPTOs, CMS, EKMS, KMI, SIPRNET, ADNS/CFCP, SIPR and NIPRNET).
• Experience in civilian and/or…