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Technical Operations Engineer, Air Defense USAF

Washington, DC (999)💼 Full-time💰 $146,000–$146,000🗓 2026-07-20 → 2026-07-31

Core

Deploying, maintaining, and troubleshooting air defense systems in unstructured field environments for U.S. military and allied forces.

Role type

Senior Technical Operations Engineer (Field)

Builds

Operational readiness and reliability of air defense hardware/software/networking stacks

Domain

Defense / Air Defense / Field Operations

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

hardware troubleshooting, software troubleshooting, networking, mechanical aptitude, generator maintenance, solar power system maintenance, hydraulic system maintenance, incident response, root-cause analysis, field documentation, travel logistics

Preferred skills

mechanical engineering degree, Linux administration, RF systems knowledge, fiber optic termination, military contracting experience

Technologies

Linux, NEMA connectors, RJ45 connectors, RF systems, Fiber optics

Responsibilities

Execute technical operations and field maintenance for air defense projects, troubleshoot complex hardware/software/networking issues in the field, communicate field issue status to internal and customer teams, support development of operational and logistical plans, ensure high availability of systems, conduct incident response root-cause analyses, maintain up-to-date documentation

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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