Principal Satellite Communications Engineer

General information

Requisition # R59366 Locations USA-VA-Reston Posting Date 03/19/2025 Security Clearance Required Top Secret Remote Type Onsite Time Type Full time

Description & Requirements

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ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Principal Satellite Communications Engineer to join our team in the Reston, VA location. This is an onsite position.

The Principal Satellite Communications Engineer will travel worldwide to deploy, configure, upgrade, troubleshoot, and maintain satellite and other communications systems and networks, and remotely support system and network monitoring troubleshooting and maintenance when not traveling.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Traveling worldwide to install and configure new systems and networks as well as upgrade, maintain, and recap existing systems and networks, including all infrastructure and related components

• Training in-country technical support personnel to perform Tier 0-1 troubleshooting and maintenance on parts of deployed systems, both in-country and remotely

• Communicating with in-country personnel remotely, while not traveling, to troubleshoot and resolve Tier 2-4 issues and documenting issues and resolutions appropriately

• Designing and updating in-country and worldwide satellite and communications architectures and working with network management personnel on integration issues to maximize system performance

• Performing load analysis of systems and communications links to ensure the entire network is functioning properly and can support future expansion; evaluating performance and recommending improvements

• Supporting and improving the processes and procedures needed to provide real-time technical support for deployed systems and networks and providing early warning for potential issues

• International travel up to 50% of the time

Minimum Qualifications:

• 15+ years of relevant satellite, worldwide communications, and network engineering experience

• Strong experience traveling worldwide and installing, configuring, and pointing satellite communications equipment, particularly Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) and engineering reliable and secure communications networks

• Strong experience working with satellite communications providers to obtain, monitor, and support equipment

• Strong Network administration experience, including DNS, routing, and firewall configuration

• Strong experience monitoring satellite communications equipment and networks to