Field Service Engineer

Company: Leidos
Location: Gunpowder
Posted on: November 21, 2019

Job Description:

Description Job Requisition:Field Service EngineerJob Description:At Leidos, we know the most talented and diverse IT and engineering professionals will always have a multitude of career choices; your time at Leidos will be a wise investment in your career and in yourself. We welcome your perspective and ideas, in order to foster collaboration and deliver world-class solutions. ?We look for solutions that not only transform businesses, but change the world. When you join Leidos, you join a Fortune 500 company and one of Ethisphere Institute?s ?World's Most Ethical Companies?.The Defense Group at Leidos has a dynamic job opportunity for a Field Service Engineer located in Aberdeen, MD. In this role you will support the Airborne Reconnaissance Low ? Enhanced (ARL-E) program; ARL-E is a multi-year program supporting the U.S. Army with upgrading and enhancing the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of their airborne reconnaissance fleet.As the Field Service Engineer, you will perform integration and maintenance of the Airborne ISR (AISR) system. As a part of a multi-company team, you will integrate Mission Equipment Payloads into aircraft, perform system checkout and support the Test & Evaluation team throughout the Contractor Testing and system fielding. The ARL-E team is geographically separated with primary duty locations of Aberdeen, MD and Manassas, VA. In this role, you will report to the Integration Lead Engineer located in Aberdeen, MD.Primary ResponsibilitiesThe position is responsible for assisting leadership with the technical oversight, and day-to-day design, development, integration, and testing of a hardware and software system architecture to support the AISR system. The Field Service Engineer will integrate airborne avionics and data links, manage integration processes, and have the ability to identify innovative?solutions to extremely complex, multi-faceted technical problems.Day to day activities include, but not limited too:-Integration of government and contractor primary mission equipment-Testing equipment and creating/updating documentation associated with integration activities-Termination of system cables-Performance of subsystem Integration Assembly Test and Checkout-Troubleshooting to isolate system faults and perform repairsBasic QualificationsTo be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below.- A clearance is NOT required to start, a DoD final Top Secret /SCI clearance is required.- Requires a Bachelor?s degree and 4+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2+? years of prior relevant experience; additional years of related work experience required in lieu of a degree.- Civilian and/or military experience with Airborne programs- Possess strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills.?- Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project and Outlook).- A minimum of 50% travel may be required to support activities at each of the primary duty locations as well as CONUS test ranges.????Preferred Qualifications-Knowledge of aircraft integration and operations-Experience with integrating networking hardware/software into Airborne Platforms-Electronic Troubleshooting-Part repair, wire repair/routing maintenance inspections.-GPS Communications Troubleshooting-Be able to pass a Class II flight physical and altitude chamberAirborneISRExternal Referral Bonus:EligiblePotential for Telework:NoClearance Level Required:NoneTravel:Yes, 50% of the timeScheduled Weekly Hours:40Shift:DayRequisition Category:ProfessionalJob Family:Field Operations1000DefenseLeidos is a Fortune 500? information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company's 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $10.19 billion for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2018. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to spam.leidos@leidos.com.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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