Communications Support Specialist

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Communications Support Specialist to join our team in Patrick Space Force Base (PSFB), Florida. This is an onsite position.

MANTECH's Human Space Flight Support (HSFS) team is integrated with and directly supports the First Air Force Detachment 3 (1AF Det 3) mission of HSFS for all National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) crewed space programs - Soyuz, Artemis and Commercial Crew - across the Planning, Training, Execution, and Sustainment phases of the HSFS mission.

The position will support the employment of communications capabilities to facilitate world-wide astronaut rescue operations in the event of an Artemis or CCP contingency land or water landing; nominal end-of-mission Artemis recovery operations; post-rescue Artemis crew module retrieval operations; and Soyuz landing.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and revise communication plans for voice, video, and data links, including those for a US Navy recovery ship, a crew module, and astronaut survival radios
• Assist with the inventory, issuance, maintenance, and upgrade of unit information systems (NIPR, SIPR, and mobile devices)
• Provide technical support by submitting trouble tickets for NIPR and SIPR networks, managing personnel accounts for mission communication systems, and assisting with collaboration tools like SharePoint, MS Teams chat, and web conference
• Identify DoD organizations, personnel, and communication assets and pre-coordinate troubleshooting actions with supporting DoD organizations and NASA centers
• Assist with COMSEC-accountable items for secure voice capability and help establish phone patches to various mission voice loops
• Coordinate and schedule communication linkages with the Eastern Range and mission partner communication nodes, and help apply lessons learned to improve tactics, techniques, and procedures
• Help coordinate and schedule all applicable communication linkages with the Eastern Range and mission partner communication nodes. with 1 AF, Det 3 Commander's staff and 1 AF/FM counterparts to obtain, monitor and track unit funds

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2+ years professional experience with network / communications systems
• Currently qualified as a DoD Cyber Security Liaison
• Currently qualified as Computer Support Technician (IAW DoD 8140)
• Must be able to go underway on a U.S. Navy vessel for up to 10 days. (Frequency of this requirement may be once a year)
• Must be able to hook up computer and networking systems, printers, routers, SATCOM antennas, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Previous experience working line-of-sight and over-the-horizon communications systems, portable, aviation (fixed- and rotary-wing), and/or naval line-of-sight and over-the-horizon communications systems
• Demonstrated experience delivering effective and precise presentations to co-workers, management and customers
• Highly organized, detail-oriented and able to thrive under deadline pressure

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, machine and computer printer.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.