Satellite Communications (SATCOMM) Systems Engineer (CR-FR-DC)

Crown Consulting, Inc.

Satellite Communications (SATCOMM) Systems Engineer (CR-FR-DC)

Washington, DC
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    Crown is seeking a Satellite Communications (SATCOMM) Systems Engineer. This position is part of a team of aviation professionals supporting the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Command, Control, and Communications (C3) office which is responsible for ensuring emergency operations are maintained. If disruptions, such as national emergencies, natural disasters, or equipment malfunctions occur, the C3 office is chartered with restoring command and control communication services expeditiously. This is an Emergency Essential Position – May be Required to respond to outages on short or no notice basis; supporting disaster response requirements.

    Responsibilities

    • Lead for the Emergency Satellite Communications Program
    • Plans, Engineers, Coordinates, Installs, Operates, and Maintains the SATCOMM Network
    • Coordinates for site access for contract personnel.
    • Maintains the health of the local satellite systems
    • Provides guidance and coordinates troubleshooting of systems in the entire network
    • Maintains the entire database of Satellite systems and equipment
    • Builds Bi-Monthly National Satellite Test Plans
    • Conducts Bi-Monthly National Satellite Test Plans, updates database as required
    • Troubleshoots returned equipment and evaluates, makes recommendations to management
    • Deploys to locations to fix, repair, and or replace entire systems as needed
    • Experience with the following Satellite Systems and devices:
      • Hughes MSAT G2
      • Mitsubishi Fixed Units ST-151/251
      • Iridium
      • BGAN
      • iSatPhone Pro (Inmarsat)
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    • Relevant Bachelor’s Degree is required
    • 15+ years of relevant experience
      • An additional 8 years of relevant experience can be substituted for a degree
    • Knowledge of Microsoft Office preferred
    • Potentially Travel as a member of the Communications Support Team (CST)
    • Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance with 7 weeks of accepting an offer

    Travel Requirements

    • 30% to 50%

    Additional Information

    _ Visit:www.crownci.com for additional information on our company._

    As a government contractor, most of Crown’s positions require US Citizenship.

    Persons unable to complete an online application should contact Crown HR for assistance at (703) 650-0663 ext. 4011.

    Crown is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor