Specialist, Integration / Test Engineering (Air Traffic Management)

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Job Title: Specialist, Integration / Test Engineering (Air Traffic Management)

Job Code: 38538

Job Location: Greenville, TX

Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

Designs, develops, and installs RF Communication suites, schedules, and implements equipment required for testing and evaluating standards and special devices used in airport safety-of-flight. manufacturing processes, or new testing requirements. Duties of this individual will include maintaining a wide range of Air Traffic control electronics, i.e. Airport Surveillance Radar, Instrument Landing Systems, voice recorders, UHF/VHF transmitters and receivers, and will involve the occasional need to climb towers up to 200 ft. Successful candidate will be required to assist multiple programs in installing and troubleshooting a wide range of RF communications systems.

Essential Functions: 

• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on Airport surveillance Radar, Instrument Landing systems, Air Traffic Control radio communications systems, Tactical air Navigation equipment, Automated Weather Observation Systems, and Digital Voice Communications Switches as well as a myriad of support equipment.
• Provide support to multiple programs both on-site and abroad in installation and troubleshooting a wide range of RF communications systems.
• This position requires 75% work-related intensive labor and 25% technically skilled problem solving.
• Required to work well in a team environment.
• Expected to perform work at increasing levels of skill and complexity.
• Reliability, communication skills, workmanship, and good judgement are essential traits.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office, Excel, Word and Power Point and ability to search internet to find technical information when required.
• Proficient written and oral communication skills.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance, which requires US citizenship.
• Candidates will be required to pass routine Physical exams as well as random screenings.
• Will involve duties that are labor intensive, working at heights and a need to climb towers up to 200 ft.
• 20% Travel in CONUS/OCONUS will be required to support customer requirements.
• Must either have or quickly obtain a USAF/FAA certification on the ASR-8, and an FAA verification certification on ILS. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• Demonstrated experience in troubleshooting and maintaining Airport surveillance Radar, Instrument Landing systems, Air Traffic Control radio communications systems or similar electronics systems utilizing a broad range of test equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to acquire an FCC general radiotelephone operator license with radar endorsement within 3 months of accepting position.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with Airport Surveillance radar, BI-5 Beacon/IFF, STARS LITE Digital Display, Sensis Surveillance Data System, AN/FRN-45C FOS TACAN, Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS), MK-20A ILS Certification, Thales DME 415 SE, Harris/Sola Com Liberty Star III digital voice switch, CM-200 UHF/VHF transmitter & receiver, satellite uplink/downlink antenna experience, and RF cabling to include tower installations.