Ready to launch your career? RGNext operates, maintains, and sustains mission-critical systems to provide safe and effective launch, testing, and tracking of Department of Defense, civil, commercial and international space lift vehicles. We support ballistic missile, guided weapon and aeronautical tests and evaluations as well as support space situational awareness operations and experiments to defend the United States to ensure our nation's safety. Our employees serve on the forefront of global defense and space operations. We offer our team of experienced, professional employees an environment of challenging, stimulating and personally and professionally rewarding career opportunities.

This position is located at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.

Essential Functions

• Provide operations and maintenance support for ALTAIR UHF-band and VHF-band receiver systems.
• Maintain, troubleshoot and repair various pieces of commercial and custom hardware.
• Work with technicians at hands-on troubleshooting of receiver hardware.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance procedures.
• Perform (lead and provide support) for design and implementation of improvement and modernization (I&M) and operations and maintenance (O&M) projects involving receivers and transmitters.
• Install new equipment and provide technical input about receiver system configuration and performance.
• Resolve complex technical issues seen during integration and test of Radar Receiver and Exciter sub-systems.
• Climb and work at moderate heights, obtain MEWP certification.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Adhere to Company safety policies, procedures, and programs.

Required Skills

• Familiar with UHF and VHF receiver systems, RF transmission, and RFI shielding practices.
• Strong understanding of electrical principles and design.
• Demonstrated ability to generate and complete electrical designs.
• Familiar with and able to operate standard electronic test equipment, including but not limited to: RF power meters, spectrum analyzers and frequency analyzers.
• Experience using a multimeter, RF power meter, logic analyzer, oscilloscope, phase noise analyzer (PNA), and/or spectrum analyzer to test and verify the functions of mixed signal circuits and systems.
• Ability to read schematic diagrams, wiring lists, and assembly prints.
• Ability to properly trouble-shoot issues in the receiver subsystems.
• General knowledge of Analog/ Radio Frequency (RF) components such as amplifiers, couplers, hybrids, feed structure, filter receivers, exciters, transponders, RF switches, isolators, attenuators, waveguides, etc.
• General knowledge of signal modulation, digital pulses, spread spectrum, signal detection, interference analysis, baseband filtering, etc.
• Strong understanding of electrical principles, preferably including the fundamentals of receiver architecture.
• Full understanding of the unique safety issues associated with working at high power RF that are common in this work environment.
• Ability to work independently with limited guidance.
• General knowledge of analog-to-digital conversion of RF signals.
• Ability to direct a group of field engineers and technicians with frequent "hands-on" troubleshooting.
• Works well with others in the radar group, including management, to meet mission requirements.
• Strong communication skills.
• Sufficient critical thinking and writing skills required to generate Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), maintenance & operation procedures, and weekly reports.
• Excellent Microsoft Office Suite skills.

Required Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM discipline.
• Two or more years' experience in microwave system RF chain analysis techniques and RF system hardware design practices.
• Experience with high power radar systems operation is a plus.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Physical ability to move equipment and racks up to 50 pounds.
• The flexibility to work occasional non-duty hours or on weekends to support projects or mission requirements.
• This position is accompanied.
• Must be able to relocate to the United States Army Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. passport.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance, which includes U.S. Citizenship.
• Valid U.S. Driver's License required.

Benefits of Working at RGNext

RGNext offers our team of experienced, professional employees an environment of challenging, stimulating and personally and professionally rewarding career opportunities and growth. Employees enjoy a robust benefit package on day one, which includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurances, generous Paid Time Off and holiday pay, a retirement savings plan with a company match and vesting on day one! We are committed to providing employees a quality work/life balance while embracing a community of diverse and strategic backgrounds in a productive, evolving environment.

Note: This job description describes the general nature of the duties and requirements of the job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list or to limit the supervisor's ability to modify work assignments as appropriate.

RGNext is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other protected class.