Telecommunications Technician, Senior (OR)

Job Overview

Job Title: Telecommunications Technician, Senior
Location: Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

Job Responsibilities

The Telecommunications Technician, Senior (OR) will be responsible for the terminals supporting the Senior Leader Command, Control, and Communications System - Airborne (SLC3S-A) provides executive airborne communications supporting world-wide command and control capabilities to US Government Senior Leaders (i.e., the President of the United States (POTUS); Vice President of the United States (VPOTUS); Secretary of Defense (SECDEF); Secretary of State (SECSTATE); Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS); Unified Combatant Commanders (COCOMs); and their staffs as well as other Government senior leaders) .

• Must possess knowledge and experience with both tactical and commercial communications equipment.

• Demonstrated understanding of strategic SATCOM terminals and associated frequency bands, including C, Ku, X, and Ka.

• Familiarity with the operation and application of test equipment used for diagnosing and maintaining communication systems.

• Working knowledge of strategic UHF communication systems.

• Strong verbal communication and technical writing skills are required .

Minimum Qualifications

• Active, in-scope US Government issued Secret clearance (Interim Secret Clearance is acceptable).

• Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements, US Citizenship is required .

• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of experience supporting the installation, repair, troubleshooting, or maintenance of communications-electronic systems and equipment.

• Must have at least two (2) years of experience operating in a tactical environment, with hands-on experience in the operation and maintenance of antenna controllers, Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPA), Low Noise Amplifiers (LNA) and Low Noise Blocks (LNB), up/down converters, and Fiber Optic, Coaxial, and Ethernet cabling.

• Proficient in working with Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) and Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) satellite modems.

• Demonstrated experience and expertise in both commercial and military satellite acquisition procedures.

• Proficiency with commercial TDMA and Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) modems is required .

• Able to travel to support mission up to 10%.

Education

• B achelor's degree in Engineering , OR an A ssociate's degree plus seven ( 7 ) years of recent specialized experience , OR eleven ( 11 ) years of recent specialized experience.

Trace Systems

Trace Systems Inc. was founded to support and defend our nation's security interests at home and abroad-- whenever and wherever. We provide enterprise IT, engineering, full life-cycle communications, cybersecurity, cloud and virtualization services and solutions to the United States Department of Defense and other federal agencies.

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