What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Technician II - Kwajalein Atoll - 3191 position at Range Generation Next LLC?
Ready to launch your career? RGNext operates, maintains, and sustains mission-critical systems to provide safe and effective launch, testing, and tracking of Department of Defense, civil, commercial and international space lift vehicles. We support ballistic missile, guided weapon and aeronautical tests and evaluations as well as support space situational awareness operations and experiments to defend the United States to ensure our nation’s safety. Our employees serve on the forefront of global defense and space operations. We offer our team of experienced, professional employees an environment of challenging, stimulating and personally and professionally rewarding career opportunities.
This position is located at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
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 related duties as assigned.
Required Skills
- Ability to effectively use 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.
- Knowledge of Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) hardware, desired.
- Mechanical fabrication skills, desired.
Required Experience
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Associate's Degree in Electronics Technology or related or 2 years of civilian military electronics training, desired.
- Two 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
- 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 ft.
- The flexibility to work occasional non-duty hours or on weekends to support specific project or mission requirements.
- This position is unaccompanied.
- 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
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance, which includes U.S. Citizenship or U.S. naturalization
- Valid U.S. Driver’s License required.
What We Offer:
- Everyday Wellness: Access to on-base fitness centers, pool, bowling alley, beach access, fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling and golf course.
- Financial Opportunities: 401k savings program with company match and vesting on day one, retail and merchant employee discount programs, life insurance, business travel insurance and more.
- Work/Life Balance: Tuition reimbursement programs and flexible schedules.
- Equal Opportunity: Commitment to diversity and strategic partnerships.
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.
