Field Engineer
Role Overview
SAIC seeks a Field Service Engineer for the Medusa Sustainment project, supporting the U.S. Air Force’s Medusa counter-small-UAS systems.
Medusa C2 integrates passive and active sensors, electronic and kinetic weapon systems, and algorithms; the system supports fixed-base, portable, mounted, and handheld operations.
The position may be based in Kuwait, UAE, Jordan, Qatar, or Saudi Arabia.
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Role overview
SAIC seeks a Field Service Engineer for the Medusa Sustainment project, supporting the U.S. Air Force’s Medusa counter-small-UAS systems.
Medusa C2 integrates passive and active sensors, electronic and kinetic weapon systems, and algorithms; the system supports fixed-base, portable, mounted, and handheld operations.
The position may be based in Kuwait, UAE, Jordan, Qatar, or Saudi Arabia.
Field engineering and systems support
- Maintain and sustain fielded C-sUAS systems, equipment, and software at identified locations; serve as the primary engineering representative at customer sites.
- Implement and optimize hardware, software products, and multi-vendor systems; oversee integration of hardware, software, and network configurations.
- Install software maintenance releases and hardware upgrades; diagnose and resolve performance issues during installation.
- Identify product improvements and approve or implement upgrades; provide customer support and feedback on product performance.
- Prepare and deliver reports and presentations about company products and services.
- Plan and deliver on-the-job training for field service technicians; oversee and assist lower-level technicians.
- Install, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot program software, radios, and hardware; isolate faults and repair to the authorized LRU maintenance level.
- Prepare systems for operation, load software, train operators, and perform final operational checks.
- Coordinate packaging and return of non-mission-capable equipment to the next-level maintenance facility.
- Provide on-site and telephone technical support, conduct training, support the service desk, and complete scheduled equipment inventories.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 2 or more years of experience, or 6 or more years of experience in lieu of a degree.
- Active Secret-level clearance and Security+ certification.
- Experience with tactical networks, troubleshooting, field operator training, and computer systems and networks.
- Good verbal communication; ability to prioritize in high-pressure environments and work independently to short-term deadlines.
Desired skills
- Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with PCs, switches, routers, IP addressing, network topologies, and troubleshooting procedures.
- Basic operational knowledge of VMware ESXi/VMware Infrastructure and Linux.
- Experience operating and maintaining radar, Electronic Warfare, or EO/IR camera systems; Wireshark data captures.
Schedule and travel
- Full-time, day-shift schedule.
- Travel is 10% of the time.
Work arrangement
- Potential for remote work is listed as ORA_ON_SITE; the position includes customer-site and field support, so the work is field-based.
Compensation
- Target salary range is $80,001–$120,000; the source does not state a pay cadence.
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