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Product Support Engineer II
Sierra Nevada CorporationHagerstown, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 24 Oct 2024
About the role
If you have an affinity for complex technical systems, excellent communication and product troubleshooting skills, and enjoy working collaboratively, we may have the perfect role for you! As a Product Support Engineer II, you will be using your skills to provide technical support and troubleshooting for our product and system prototypes. You'll be responsible for assessing our customer needs and determining the most appropriate technical solution for concept and prototype products and systems. You're technical responsibilities include product installation, testing, error/defect detection and correction, and coordinating the appropriate corrective action with engineers and operators.
The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber. https://www.sncorp.com/company/business-areas/
Responsibilities:
- Provide Aircraft maintenance support in a high OPTEMPO environment, meeting or exceeding required Mission Capability (MC) rate at an overseas location
- Interpreting manufacturer and internal manuals, drawings, technical references, and CAMPS documents
- Maintaining with aviation safety standards and safe operating practices
- Knowledge of aircraft maintenance and inspection processes and procedures and/or returning planes to service
- Apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts. Work on complex technical problems to provide solutions
- Compliance with all Security Protocols on and in support of Aircraft Operations
- Experience with circuits and wiring assemblies and the ability to follow detailed instructions accurately and consistently
- Perform simple tests such as continuity checks
- Install and Integrate wiring, and termination in accordance with system requirements
- Ability to terminate various coaxial, circular, and MIL-SPEC connectors
- Have good hand eye coordination and be able to use a variety of standard hand tools including crimpers and soldering irons
- Knowledge of proper ESD controls
- Windows/Domain administration tasks
- Patching of product specific systems
- Must be detail and quality oriented
- This is a Deployed rotational position
Must-haves:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field of study or typically 2 or more years of related experience
- Higher education may substitute for relevant experience
- Basic understanding of and some experience with wireless networks, tactical communications and personal computers
- Communication and customer interface skills
- Understanding of system level maintenance of networks and communications systems
- Comprehensive expert level understanding and experience of EO/IR VORTEXi(X), ORION-E, wideband KA SATCOM, radar, COMINT, and BLOS systems
- Hands-on experience with wireless networks, tactical communications and personal computers
- Communication and customer interface skills
- Progressive experience using troubleshooting techniques
- Thorough understanding of system level maintenance of networks and communications systems
- Current/active TS/SCI Clearance
- Ability to reside outside the continental US, typically for extended periods of time
- Ability to deploy for a minimum of 90 days and willing to deploy on a 90/30 rotation schedule
- Deployment work schedule 5/8
- Current/valid passport and be able to obtain a visa to travel to Korea
- Ability to adapt to extreme outdoor climates and working conditions
- Ability to meet current DoD and Combatant Command restriction requirements for deployed locations
- Must be willing and able to work extended hours, holidays and shift schedules as required
Preferred:
- Working knowledge of operating military units and logistics
- Familiarity with the network and integration of traditional communications systems and sensors
- Ability to read schematics, use service manuals, follow test procedures, and use logical trouble shooting techniques.
- Experience with RF, vehicle installation and maintenance procedures
- Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry, Government, or US Military
- Leadership experience in the military or civilian organization
- Prior expe
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