Field Service Technician

Field Service Technician

BAE Systems is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team of professionals as a Field Service Technician. The qualified candidate will support sustainment of large transmitters and receivers including conducting hands-on maintenance, LRU replacements, system checkouts, hardware inspections, and field repairs. This role directly supports preventative maintenance, contingency operations, and readiness activities across geographically dispersed sites. The FSR will maintain a logistics supply point and receive assets to and from the worldwide sites. The FSR will provide serviceable replacement assets on demand at various locations, receive malfunctioning assets, and maintain a spares replenishment pool. The FSR must display strong interpersonal communication skills and build technical relationships with the customer community, while representing the company in a professional manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct planned periodic maintenance, system startup, calibrations, coolant checks, corrosion-control tasks, fiber cleaning, and other preventative maintenance tasks.
• Perform organizational level troubleshooting and replace LRUs RF components, UPS units, network components, and spare cabling assemblies.
• Support patching activities on servers and network switches, performing functional verification steps under direction of the Field Support Engineer.
• Maintain tools/test equipment assigned to each system—including dedicated toolboxes, calibrated measurement gear, and specialty field tools—and ensure proper accountability.
• Support OCONUS contingency operations when required; fulfill all ITAR, medical, and mandatory theater training.
• Provide accurate documentation of maintenance actions, spare usage, and configuration changes for data management and CDRL compliance.
• FSR will require technical certification for the replacement, installation, cleaning, and maintenance of fiber optic cables
• Must be comfortable and proficient with hand tools to include drills, screw drivers, grinders, wrenches, and electronic test equipment
• Provide informal OJT to technicians at deployed locations

Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and the nature of this role, this position is performed 100% full-time on-site at a BAE Systems customer facility. Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Associate degree or technical certification in electronics, RF systems, mechanical/electrical technology, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years field maintenance or technician experience on complex mission systems.
• Fluent in maintenance manuals, wiring diagrams and HVAC diagrams and troubleshoot appropriately
• Willingness and ability to travel CONUS/OCONUS for preventative maintenance and contingency operations.
• Experience using common diagnostic tools and test equipment (e.g., fiber testers, multimeters, torque tools, etc.).
• Knowledge about expeditionary HVAC systems including gaseous and liquid cooling types
• Ability to lift at least 50 pounds and work on ladders.
• Active Secret clearance is required; with the ability to obtain Special Access Program clearance.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Experience with RF systems, shelters, or power/cooling subsystems.
• Experience running corrosion control programs
• Experience with organizational and depot level repair pools
• Active Top Secret clearance desired
• Security + desired

Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $97008 - $164914 Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems Electronic Systems BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems' game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere – from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact – for our customers and the communities we serve.