Senior Lab Services Engineer

Date Posted:

2026-04-17

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-UT-WEST VALLEY CITY-1127-CUST ~ 1127 W 2320 South ~ 2320 S (External Site)

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type:

TS/SCI with Polygraph

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Applied Signal Technology (AST) is seeking a Senior Lab Services Engineer who strives for excellence and has a passion to be part of a team that strengthens our nation and improves security of our world.   AST provides trusted strategic and tactical SIGINT solutions that secure the interests of the U.S. and its partners.  AST’s work in areas such as high-capacity broadband communications, signal processing and analysis, tactical SIGINT, and wireless communications continually challenge our extraordinary engineers to resolve problems and make the world a safer place.  AST’s work environment is dynamic, highly collaborative, and provides engineers with the freedom to strengthen and expand their skills, explore new and creative ideas, and work closely with our nation’s finest service members all while embracing integrity, innovation and work-life balance. 

This is an Onsite position located at our West Valley, Utah location. To find out more about AST please, click the link below:

Applied Signal Technology: WHO WE ARE

What You Will Do

As a Senior Lab Services Engineer, you will play a key role in our technical service organization, which plans, architects, develops, and supports communications lab environments. These environments are essential for analyzing, integrating, and testing communication systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to support a variety of programs and research initiatives. This role requires thought leadership and the ability to guide stakeholders toward innovative and aligned solutions.   

Key responsibilities include: 

• Supporting AST customer mission objectives through the development and implementation of lab area plans.

• Providing leadership to establish and implement unified site lab area plans in conjunction with internal and external customers and service providers.

• Managing and/or implementing lab environment projects

• Overseeing lab environment compliance efforts (RTX, AST, State/local, Security)   

• Managing daily lab area operations through best practice solutions  

• Tasking, education, and mentorship of site lab staff 

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum eight years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field

• Typically requires eight years of professional or military experience in leading, developing, and executing lab area projects, including requirements, planning, architecture, and implementation.

• The ability to obtain a U.S. government issued Top-Secret SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance with polygraph is required.

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer

• Hands-on experience in maintaining and troubleshooting lab environment infrastructure and systems.   

• Familiarity with standard lab practices, such as ESD protocols, Laser Safety, calibration, infrastructure management, and resource allocation  

• Exposure to Windows and Linux systems, Shell scripts, Python or similar scripting languages

• Virtualization and containerized systems (e.g., KVM, VMware, Docker, Kubernetes)

• Knowledge of network best practices and protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP) and enterprise-grade networking equipment

• Optical networking interconnect experience including single mode and multi-mode transceivers and connectors 

• Experience with remote management technology, IPKVMs, and network console servers 

• Ability to use hand and power tools safely and effectively.