Tactical Relay Field Service Engineer II

Sigma Defense Systems LLC

Field Engineering Technician responsible for testing, integration, and maintenance of Tactical Relay systems for Sigma Defense. Key role involves installations, training, and proactive system management.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $90,000 - $130,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Switching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

May require short to medium term deployments (up to 6 months) in austere environments.
May require up to 70% travel.
Maintain proactive analysis and preventative maintenance of customer VSAT, Voice, Video and network systems worldwide to include hardware configurations; adding, removing, and replacing hardware components; use of hardware and software diagnostic tools; cable infrastructure installation and maintenance; and software upgrades and maintenance.
Deploy, monitor, and maintain customer systems globally as needed.
Assist in maintaining inventory of customer assigned equipment worldwide.
Conduct fault detection, isolation, and correction of hardware systems and individual components.
Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customer as required.
Provide technical knowledge and assistance to other engineers and support personnel.
Actively seek program/system deficiencies to provide input on methods for the improvement of internal processes.
Prepare necessary technical documentation support, including but not limited to technical management plans, status reports, troubleshooting guides, and more.
Follow established workflows for software, document, and process updates.
Ability to work effectively with Employees and Management of all levels, to include multi-national staff, superiors, and ranking Military Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs).

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of pertinent Satellite system operations experience is required.
Working understanding and ability to speak intelligently regarding US Military satellite communications systems, procedures, and practices to include the provisioning of space segment, and gateway operations is required.
Demonstrated proficiency with RF signal flow and fault isolation is required.
Experience with Satellite access techniques such as Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) and Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) is required.
Demonstrated proficiency in routing and switching required.
Working knowledge of IT systems administration required.
Experience using Microsoft Office Suite.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
**Candidate Differentiators:**
Experience with Multicasts is preferred.
Current or recent experience with tactical satellite communications is preferred.
Cisco CCNA certification is ideal.
**Mandatory Certifications:**
DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 or higher (Sec+ CE or equivalent).
**Personnel Clearance Level:**
Candidate must possess or have the ability to obtain an active Top Secret security clearance or higher.
*A clearance will not be sponsored.
**Education Requirements:**
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in an Engineering field of study with 5+ years of experience.
Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in an Engineering field of study with 7+ years of experience.
High School Diploma (or equivalent) with 12+ years of experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Dental and Vision Insurance
Medical Insurance to Include HSA, FSA, and DFSA Plans
Life and AD&D coverage
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
401(k) Plan with Company Matching Contributions
160 Hours of Paid Time Off (PTO)
12 (Floating) Holidays
Educational Assistance
Highly Competitive Salary

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Hard Skills & Tools

Satellite system operationsRF signal flowFault isolationFrequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)RoutingSwitchingIT systems administrationCable infrastructure installationHardware configurations

Soft Skills

CommunicationTechnical knowledgeProblem-solvingCollaborationProactive analysisDocumentation preparationProcess improvementAdaptabilityInterpersonal skillsAbility to work with multi-national staff

Certifications

Cisco CCNADoD 8570 IAT Level 2Security+ CE