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From the employer's careers site First seen 5 Nov 2026

Junior-Level Tier 2 (T2) Ground Terminal (GT) / IT Technician

Description

Transform technology into opportunity as a Junior-Level Tier 2 (T2) Ground Terminal (GT) / IT Technician providing sustainment and technical support to maintain the availability, reliability, and operational performance of GT systems.

Responsibilities:

  • Perform preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, configuration-control activities, equipment modifications, installation, and testing to maintain reliable GT performance.
  • Perform T2 sustainment of GT control Mission Unique Equipment (MUE) hardware.
  • Resolve basic equipment problems using approved procedures and coordinates cross-domain troubleshooting or escalate complex issues to engineers, Software/IT Technician, Network Administrators, and higher-tier support.
  • Develop and deliver a Configuration Management Plan (CMP) for the GT antenna baseline and MUE hardware baseline.
  • Maintain configuration control of the baseline for GT antennas and MUE hardware.
  • Deliver and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for routine, preventative, and corrective maintenance of GT antenna and MUE hardware.
  • Detect, isolate, document, and resolve faults or problems encountered during operations of the GT control MUE hardware baseline.
  • Evaluate potential impact of local construction projects and new communication capabilities on the operational performance for the GTs.
  • Support the installation, integration, and testing of new antennas and antenna upgrade projects.

Desired Qualifications:

  • GT or Related Maintenance Experience: Hands-on experience performing preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, restoration, and sustainment of GT antenna, RF, communications, or comparable mission-critical systems.
  • Antenna / RF Systems: Working knowledge of antenna systems, feeds, RF signal paths, associated with hardware, and maintenance practices used to sustain antenna performance.
  • Fault Isolation & Restoration: Demonstrated ability to diagnose equipment faults, perform routine fault isolation, execute approved corrective actions, verify restoration, and escalate unresolved problems to higher-tier support.

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Competitive pay and paid time off
  • Full flex work weeks where possible
  • Paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave
  • Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance

Skills

Required

  • RF Antenna
  • Satellite Ground Systems
  • Systems Support
  • GT or Related Maintenance Experience
  • Antenna / RF Systems
  • Fault Isolation & Restoration
  • Configuration and Documentation
  • Installation & Test Support

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting 24/7 operational environments
  • Vendor / Higher-Tier Coordination
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