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Huntington Ingalls Industries LMON DRMS Electronic Technician (Engineer Systems 1) - 18394 in Norfolk, Virginia
Requisition Number: 18394
Required Travel: 0 - 10%
Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain
Level of Experience: Entry Level
This opportunity resides with Live, Virtual, Constructive Solutions, a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. As a trusted partner to our military customers, we design, develop and operate systems that bring together service members from across the globe to help you train like you fight, because we understand that preparation requires full coordination—not readiness in piece parts.
Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division
Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that’s right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.
Job Description
The Systems Engineer will be a member of Mission Technologies, a Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, supporting the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division. The Systems Engineer will provide Systems and Communications Engineering support for the United States Air Force Live Mission Operations Network (LMON) and Program, under the guidance of the Digital Radio Management Systems (DRMS) Sustainment Lead and DRMS Team Lead and reporting to the Network Engineering Functional Area Lead and Deputy Lead. The Network Engineering Functional Area provides fully integrated enhancement and sustainment engineering support for the US Air Force, ACC’s Live training ranges, with specific duties including support of engineering tasking for all sites and components of the LMON.
This position will provide engineering, installation, and troubleshooting support for voice radio and computer systems on a dedicated enterprise Air Force network. As a member of the Team, the System Engineer will collaborate with a team of engineering and operations personnel supporting Navy/Air Force at an enterprise level, for globally distributed RF and radio systems, server hardware, and desktop workstations.
Essential Job Responsibilities
• Responsible for design, development, deployment, testing, documentation, and support of RF radio communication and computer systems, and integrating solutions into a globally distributed enterprise network.
• Develop drawings and documentation on radio and computer system architectures and operations capabilities, including configuration and installation procedures, testing plans and results, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Install, configure, test, and troubleshoot RF radios, antennas, computer server hardware, touchscreen PCs, UPS/PDUs, KVMs, operating systems, and software applications.
• Configure and test new prototype RF and computer equipment, hardware, and applications.
• Research vendor equipment to support procurement of hardware, software, and other resources required for systems development and implementation
• Develop and support the implementation and execution of installation and transition plans, including physical installations and system configurations at local and remote (CONUS and OCONUS) sites.
• Perform corrective and preventative maintenance on computers, networks, radios, and antenna systems including OS Application patches, firmware updates, hardware replacements, and antenna maintenance.
• Support the full life-cycle of communications and network engineering solutions for connectivity between and among ranges with voice communications over radio systems and IP network networks.
Minimum Qualifications
· 0 years experience with Bachelors in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 4 years relevant experience. In some cases, work experience may be adjusted for highly specialized knowledge or uniquely applicable experience.
· Knowledge and experience with LOS and SATCOM RF communications systems and cryptographic support systems.
· Ability to perform physical installation, corrective, and preventative maintenance of network, computer, radio, and antenna systems.
· Experience with MS office products.
· Possess ability to visualize overall systems architecture and conceptualize, propose and document technical solutions.
· Possess technical network troubleshooting skills with the ability to troubleshoot technical issues within multiple systems, RF environments, and IP networks.
· Must be willing to work periodic shifted schedules for engineering and sustainment support to include evening, night, and weekend.
· Must be a US Citizen, possess a current or able to obtain a Secret security clearance.
• US issued Civilian Passport or ability to obtain one.
• Valid State issued Driver’s License.
• Must be willing to support periodic travel CONUS and OCONUS.
• Security + CE or able to obtain within 90 days of employment
Preferred Requirements
· Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or Systems Engineering.
· Knowledge of IP network fundamentals including IP address, multicast, OSI model, and Ethernet packet structure.
· Experience with configuring applications on Windows/Linux operating systems including patches, updates, and configuration files.
· Knowledge of RAID, Virtual Machines, and Hypervisors.
· Familiarity with:
o HBSS or similar Host-based Intrusion Prevention System
o Active Directory, Group Policy, User Account management, and general System Administration utilities
o Wireshark, tcpdump, or similar packet capture software
o NSA Type 1 cryptographic devices and Keymat
o VoIP technologies and systems
Physical Requirements
May require working in an office, industrial location, or laboratory environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances.
Why HII
We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.
Recognized as one of America’s top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people’s safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you’ll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.
Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.
Today’s challenges are bigger than ever, and the nation needs the best of us. It’s why we’re focused on hiring, developing and nurturing our diversity. We believe that diversity among our workforce strengthens the organization, stimulates creativity, promotes the exchange of ideas and enriches the work lives of all our employees.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
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