Ready to launch your career? Be part of the next generation of access to space at one of the World’s Premier Gateways to Space! RGNext employees open portals to space by providing operation and sustainment of mission-critical systems that launch and track Department of Defense, civil, commercial, and international space launch rockets! We also provide U.S. defense and space awareness through ballistic missile testing, guided weapon and aeronautical tests and experiments to defend the United States to ensure our nation’s safety.

As an RGNext employee, you will join a team of smart, creative, and highly motivated employees who take pride in their work and in the mission and who enjoy developing, sustaining and delivering world class solutions! If you are seeking to work in a dynamic environment and want to be part of the World’s Premier Gateway to Space, this may be the opportunity you’ve been looking for!

This position is located on Roi-Namur on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. It is an unaccompanied position (no family accommodations or pets). Benefits of this unique location include free housing, three meals a day and potential for overseas tax incentives.

Essential Functions

• Provide transmitter operations and maintenance support for a C-Band and Ka-Band radar system.
• Maintain, troubleshoot and repair various pieces of commercial and custom hardware.
• Provide transmitter operations support including but not limited to daily warm-ups, satellite tracks, SOI tasking and range test operations.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance procedures and runs system diagnostic software.
• Provide support to receiver, transmitter and hardware engineers during design and implementation of improvement and modernization (I&M) projects involving receivers, transmitters, servos, and antenna subsystems.
• Assemble, wire and bench tests components and subassemblies.
• Install new equipment and provides technical input about system configuration and performance.
• Maintain an equipment calibration data base, test fixtures and assemblies utilizing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components.
• Climb and works at moderate heights.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• Ability to effectively use and learn standard electronic test equipment, including but not limited to oscilloscopes, digital voltmeters, RF power meters, spectrum analyzers and frequency analyzers.
• Ability to read electronic schematics.
• Ability to successfully troubleshoot electronics and perform general repairs.
• Electrical fabrication skills and soldering skills.
• Sufficient critical thinking and writing skills required to generate Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), maintenance & operation procedures, and weekly reports.
• General computer literacy: Microsoft Office Suite.
• A background in high power electronics and RF transmission, desired.
• Ability to perform maintenance on vacuum tubes and high power peak pulsed microwave transmitters, desired.
• Ability to safely setup and conduct measurements of dc or dc pulsed high-voltage circuits, desired.
• Mechanical fabrication skills, desired.

Required Experience

• Associate's Degree in Electronics Technology or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; or military electronics training.
• Zero (0) or more years of electronics technician experience including some high voltage systems, high power electronics and RF transmission equipment experience.
• Additional 2 years RF equipment experience including experience with analog/RF hardware components such as amplifiers, couplers, and hybrids, desired.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Must be able to relocate to the United States Army Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. passport
• Climber II Certification or ability to obtain certification within 6 months of hire (local training and testing provided).
• Willingness and physical ability to work at moderate heights, up to 150 feet.
• This position is unaccompanied.
• The flexibility to work occasional non-duty hours or on weekends to support specific project or mission requirements.

Benefits of Working at RGNext

RGNext offers our team of experienced, professional employees an environment of challenging, stimulating and personally and professionally rewarding career opportunities and growth. Employees enjoy a robust benefit package on day one, which includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurances, generous Paid Time Off and holiday pay, a retirement savings plan with a company match and vesting on day one! We are committed to providing employees a quality work/life balance while embracing a community of diverse and strategic backgrounds in a productive, evolving environment.

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.

RGNext is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other protected class.