SATCOM Terminal Engineer

Job Title: SATCOM Terminal Engineer 

Location: Al Udeid Aribase, Qatar 

The SATCOM Terminal Engineer will provide day-to-day technical and engineering support across the various Satellite Communications (SATCOM) equipment fielded.  

• Provide Tier 2 network support for a complex enterprise Wide Area Network (WAN) and Local Area Network (LAN) network.
• Provide Tier 2 network support for a complex radio frequency (RF) systems.

• Troubleshoot and identify sources of problems and resolve issues. 
• Monitor and resolve service requests in accordance with published SLAs. 
• Assist in establishing and enforce best practice processes for network management, including configurations, monitoring, patch management and security. 
• Operate Satellite Modems, Redundancy Switch, associated cables, and interconnects; Up Converters, Redundancy Switch; Down Converters, High Power Amplifiers (HPAs), Low Noise Amplifiers (LNAs), Low Noise Block (LNB); Waveguide (rigid, flex, and elliptical) joints and connections; Intermediate Frequency (IF) cable and connections; Antenna, Antenna motors, Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPA), Antenna Control Unit (ACU), and associated cabling and interconnects; Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Units; Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS); Generator (if applicable). 
• Maintain and troubleshoot using any Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) required over and above the Built-In-Test (BIT) capability of the supported equipment. 

• Manage and maintain telecommunication installation supplies. 
• Maintain daily on-hand inventories. 
• Operate Satellite Radios and maintain those systems. 
• Operate FDMA, TDMA modems. 
• Operate and program an iDirect, Linkway modem and or Hub. 
• Travel CONUS/OCONUS up to 10%.

• Active, in-scope US Government issued Secret clearance (Interim Secret Clearance is acceptable),Top Secret is preferred.
• Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements, US Citizenship is required.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience in support of installations, repair, troubleshooting or maintenance of satellite communications electronic systems or equipment. 
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience operating in a tactical satellite environment operating/maintaining antenna controllers, SSPA, LNA/LNB, up and down converters, Fiber optic/Coax/Ethernet Cable, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) and Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) modems (satellite modems) and Modem Hub operations. 
• Must have experience and skill with commercial and military satellite and commercial TDMA/FDMA modems required. 
• The following certifications are required: Network+ and Security+, and Modem certification(s) (i.e. idirect, GVF training, viasat). 

• Associate’s degree in Electronics preferred, OR a certification plus 10 total years of recent specialized experience, OR 15 total years of recent specialized experience. 

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.  

To Apply: We invite you to put your talents to work by joining a growing team of dynamic professionals here at Trace Systems! Be part of a culture at our leading-edge company where you can achieve great things while fostering a satisfying and rewarding career progression. To learn more about our current openings, text ‘tracejobs’ to 97211 or apply directly through our website at: www.tracesystems.com. #jointracesystems

Trace Systems is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, disability, veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.