Job: Field Systems Engineer

General Dynamics C4 Systems' Battle Management Systems Division designs, develops, and integrates highly sophisticated command, control, and communications systems for the U.S. military, federal agencies, civil governments and related international customers. These state-of-the-art, integrated systems combine advanced visualization software and multi-sensor inputs to provide near real-time situational awareness to tactical decision makers. Our engineers help transform large amounts of complex data into useful information that is clearly and intuitively presented to end users, enabling them to make better-informed decisions. We design and develop systems and software for a wide range of global missions including: battle command; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; airspace management; crisis and emergency management; peace keeping and contingency operations; drug intervention, and public safety.

GDC4s Battle Management Systems Division (BMSD) currently provides field engineering support to multiple US Government contracts across all branches of the Defense Department including the Army Command Post of the Future (CPOF),Army Common Ground Station (CGS), Army Tactical Operations Center (TOC), Army Tactical Airspace Integration System (TAIS), Air Force Joint Service Workstation (JSWS), Marine Corps Combat Operations Center (COC) as well as several other Intelligence and Electronic Warfare (IEW), Communications and Simulation systems. To ensure worldwide support for these systems, BMSD?s Field Services Department maintains a pool of technically proficient Field Systems Engineers with a wide background of hands-on expertise gained through military service, corporate assignments with other companies on similar programs and civilian sector experience and education. The FSE should be proficient in a basic grouping of the identified essential technical skills and abilities, with an emphasis on basic software and system hardware engineering skills. He/she demonstrates potential to acquire and develop remaining skills and to expand overall responsibilities and may possess unique specialty skills that must be maintained with the Field Engineering Section. Primary customer interface is with the day-to-day operators and first-echelon maintenance personnel. Secondary customer interface is at the Company Commander/Battalion Commander level. Primary responsibility is for equipment/system support, with basic knowledge of system tactical employment and optimization. The potential candidate accurately documents failures and corrective actions in accordance with proper procedures and is capable of preparing logically understandable input data for periodic status reports.
The potential candidate must be capable of transitioning between like or similar systems on very short notice to meet individual customer needs. To this end, a key trait for this position is personal and professional flexibility to not only migrate expertise gained on one system/program to another but also be capable of short notice travel for durations ranging from 1-2 days up to 6 months or a year and may include assignments to a State Department declared contingency or military combat zone. Long-term assignments to overseas countries are also required on a case-by-case basis. Individual FSE knowledge, skills and abilities, as determined by the Department Manager, to compliment specific customer needs, will be considered prior to FSE selection. This could be within the state of Arizona, across the United States or outside the Continental United States. To this end, the potential candidate must posses a Secret/Top Secret Clearance based on a current background investigation and be capable of obtaining a US Passport. This candidate will be required to travel 60% of the time.

Must be capable of passing a military physical for deployment to a State Department declared Contingency or Combat Zone to include having a Body Mass Index (BMI) rating less than 40%.

In addtion, a minimum of 5 years of directly related field engineering support experience is required. A minimum of 7 years of directly related experience is preferred.

Communication
?Ability to listen effectively, and adapt to changing requirements
?Strong written and oral communication skills
?Ability to communicate thorough system knowledge and capabilities to customers at all levels up to and including General Officer
?Document and disseminate relevant site and system information
?Ability to effectively conduct system level operational and maintenance training
?Ability to effectively perform system capability briefings and product demonstrations to VIP's, potential and current customers
?Demonstrates skills in individual and group training at all levels (individual operator through higher-level commanders and staff principals)

Computer Hardware/Software

?System administration of UNIX and Windows based servers/clients and networks