Field Service Engineer (MAPS)

  • R0135388
  • On Site
  • Joint Base Lewis McCord, Washington, United States
  • Full time

Amentum is seeking a MAPS (Mounted Assured Position, Navigation and Timing Systems) Field Service Technician to join our Position, Navigation and Timing Program at Joint Base Lewis - McChord in Pierce County, Washington As a committed team member, you are resourceful and dedicated to providing services to military units, as well as taking the time to transfer their gained knowledge to the soldiers they interact with. You'll be excited to travel from the JBLM area to unit locations throughout the United States and occasionally overseas; this will support required technical tasks, including inspecting unit equipment to determine serviceability of their Defense Advanced GPS Receivers, Dismounted Position, Navigation and Timing equipment, and loading updated Software and Firmware.

Responsibilities:

  • Responds to gaining unit requirements pertaining to hardware, maintenance and troubleshooting.

  • Screens inoperable components to verify or eliminate faults.

  • Applies technical knowledge of electrical and mechanical principles in fault isolation, identifying malfunction cause, and restoring equipment/system operations.

  • Provides technical support to Army maintainers and operators as needed to increase maintainer and operator competency.

  • Analyzes, designs, develops, implements, tests and/or evaluates major systems, components, and associated support systems.

  • Reviews and prepares engineering and technical analyses, reports, change proposals, and other technical documentation.

  • Provides support for engineering staff conducting systems requirements analyses and provides design team input and forkful analysis for project engineering related tasks.

Compensation & Benefits:
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $84,000 - $86,400 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience,
knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits visit our careers site: www.amentumcareers.com

Minimum Requirements:

  • Associates degree from an accredited college or university with at least 10 years of project related experience as a Technician, or a High School Graduate with 14 years’ experience.

  • At least 1 year of experience in the development, test, and evaluation of major systems

  • Must be willing and able to travel up to 40% of time

  • Must have a valid U.S. passport through 2028 or longer, or are willing to obtain one within 90 days after your start date

  • Must have an Active Secret US Government Clearance. Note: US Citizenship is required to maintain a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Military Experience

  • General Understanding of Position, Navigation and Timing System (DAGR-GPS)

  • General understanding of and ability to interact with Active-Duty Military personnel of all ranks

  • General Understanding of communications systems

  • Experience Joint Battle Command Platform or Mounted Mission Command

  • Retired Army NCO

       

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans and Labor Laws Posters.

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