Technician, Communications Satellite, Represented

Communications Satellite Technician, Represented

Shiftwork from Somis, CA

 

ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

As the Communications Satellite Technician, Represented, you will provide first-level technical support for all customer service/ teleport operation, installation, and maintenance processes at the South Mountain, Somis, Ca., Teleport. You will be responsible for the monitoring, operation, troubleshooting, and mainte-nance for satellite communications equipment at the Somis, Ca. teleport, and remote system monitoring and troubleshooting of the Haleiwa, HI teleport.  Responsibilities also include maintaining ground opera-tions service throughput for aerial vehicles, cruise line services, in-flight internet, TT&C systems and partic-ipate in design, installation and operation of occasional missions. This is a union represented position. 

 

You will be responsible for (this is not an exhaustive list):

• Fabrication, installation, maintenance, and repair of the radio-frequency (RF) equipment used in large-scale satellite downlink and uplink operations; such as waveguide assemblies, cables, RF Systems, Fiber-Optic systems and Networks
• Performs system to component-level troubleshooting as required on High-Power Amplifiers (HPA), fiber-optic systems, upconverters, downconverters, RF switch assemblies, Antenna Control Units (ACUs), Low-Noise Amplifiers (LNAs) and Low-Noise Block Downconverters (LNBs)
• Performs maintenance and repair on large transmit/receive and receive-only satellite antenna systems
• System level and bench level electronics troubleshooting
• Must be able to effectively perform shift work as a cohesive part of a team and solely without supervision 
• The ability to read and interpret schematics, assemble wave guide systems, efficiently utilize Industry Standard test equipment, perform documentation tasks, and successfully interact with management & engineers is a must
• Perform moderately complex on-site installation, preventative maintenance and routine repair or replacement of electronic and electromechanical equipment such as: up/down converters, HPA's, fiber optic subsystems, LNA/LNB's, antennas, IP and Baseband equipment (modems, multiplexers, DVB and Broadband technology platforms) and video systems
• Maintains, monitors, and configures High Throughput Satellite (HTS) equipment at South Moun-tain Teleport, Somis, Ca., U.S.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues remotely, provide instruction via email, phone, and remote Moni-toring and Control (M&C) equipment
• Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engi-neering staff, to build, repair, calibrate, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery
• Install, calibrate, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems consoles, simula-tors, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment to support Satellite launch, track, position, and evaluation missions
• Create and maintain RF drawings and block diagrams

 

 

YOUR PROFILE:

 

Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in RF Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field expe-rience (can be substituted for education) 
• Ability to work rotating shifts (day, evening, and night), weekends, holidays, and on call
• Ability to lift 50lbs, climb ladders, and work in confined spaces 
• Experience with SATCOM, broadband, telecommunications, digital video, RF carrier multiplex paths, and TCP/IP 
• Ability to read RF and Electrical Drawings
• Fluency in written and verbal English 

 

Nice to Have

• Ground System experience in Satellite Acquisition, including Antenna control, peak optimization pro-cedures and RF path verification.
• Experience working as satellite communication technician 
• Experience working at a teleport or earth station
• Ability to solder small components, wires, and cable connectors
• Fluency in written and verbal English

 

 

 

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