Electronics Technician Iv

Ready to launch your career? RGNext operates, maintains, and sustains mission-critical systems to provide safe and effective launch, testing, and tracking of Department of Defense, civil, commercial and international space lift vehicles. We support ballistic missile, guided weapon and aeronautical tests and evaluations as well as support space situational awareness operations and experiments to defend the United States to ensure our nation’s safety. Our employees serve on the forefront of global defense and space operations. We offer our team of experienced, professional employees an environment of challenging, stimulating and personally and professionally rewarding career opportunities.

**This position is located at Kwajalein Atoll**

**Essential Functions**
- Provide transmitter operations and maintenance support for UHF and VHF radar systems.
- Maintain, troubleshoot and repair various pieces of commercial and custom hardware.
- Work with other technicians at hands-on troubleshooting of multi-megawatt transmitter hardware.
- Perform routine preventive maintenance procedures and run system diagnostic software.
- Provide support to receiver, transmitter and hardware engineers during design and implementation of improvement and modernization (I&M) projects involving receivers, transmitters, servos, and antenna subsystems.
- Assemble, wire, and bench tests components and subassemblies.
- Install new equipment and provide technical input about system configuration and performance.
- Maintain an equipment calibration data base, test fixtures and assemblies utilizing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components.
- Climb and work at moderate heights.
- Provide weekend coverage for transmitter operations regularly as well as occasional odd shifting (early morning or late night) to support the mission.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.

**Required Skills**:

- Ability to effectively use standard electronic test equipment, including but not limited to oscilloscopes, digital voltmeters, RF power meters, spectrum analyzers and frequency analyzers.
- Ability to read electronic schematics.
- Ability to successfully troubleshoot electronics and perform general repairs.
- Strong background in high power electronics (up to 50KV) and RF transmission.
- Excellent electrical fabrication skills and soldering skills.
- Sufficient critical thinking and writing skills required to generate Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), maintenance & operation procedures, and weekly reports.
- General computer literacy: Microsoft Office Suite.
- Willingness to work early, extended hours, and/or weekends as required (overtime is authorized)
- A background in high power electronics and RF transmission, desired.
- Ability to perform maintenance on vacuum tubes and high power peak pulsed microwave transmitters, desired
- Ability to safely setup and conduct measurements of dc or dc pulsed high-voltage circuits, desired
- Knowledge of Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) hardware, desired
- Mechanical fabrication skills, desired

**Required Experience**
- Associate’s degree in Electronics Technology or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics Technology or related or 4 years of civilian military electronics training, desired.
- Eight (8) years of electronics technician experience including high voltage systems, high power electronics and RF transmission equipment experience.
- Two (2) years RF equipment experience including experience with analog/RF hardware components such as amplifiers, couplers, and hybrids, desired.

**Additional Eligibility Qualifications**
- Climber II Certification or ability to obtain certification within 6 months of hire (local training and testing provided).
- Willingness and physical ability to work at moderate heights, up to 150 ft.
- The flexibility to work occasional non-duty hours or on weekends to support specific project or mission requirements.
- This position is unaccompanied.
- Must be able to relocate to the United States Army Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. passport
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance, which includes U.S. Citizenship or U.S. naturalization
- Valid U.S. Driver’s License required.

**What We Offer**:

- Everyday Wellness: Access to on-base fitness centers, pool, bowling alley, beach access, fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling and golf course.
- Financial Opportunities: 401k savings program with company match and vesting on day one, retail and merchant employee discount programs, life insurance, business travel insurance and more.
- Work/Life Balance: Tuition reimbursement programs and flexible schedules.
- Equal Opportunity: Commitment to diversity and strategic partnerships.
- _Note: This job description describes the general nature of the duties and requirements of the job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list or to limit the supervisor's ability t