This Opportunity
Seeking a full-time Radar Airfield Weather Services (RAWS) / Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems (ATCALS) / VORTAC (Technician/ Journeyman) in support of Base Operations Services (BOS) and Mission Support Services (MSS) at Ascension Auxiliary Air Field (AAAF). Join our team and grow with us as we provide best in-class services that help clients solve their most complex challenges.
Your Impact
Radar Airfield Weather Services (RAWS) / Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems (ATCALS) / VORTAC (Technician/ Journeyman) maintains and repairs electronics such as radios, digital voice recorders, communications switches, touch screen displays, airfield lighting systems, navigational aids, and landing systems, specifically the Radar Airfield Weather Services (RAWS) / Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems (ATCALS) / VORTAC.
- Serving as the senior maintenance technician responsible for establishing a training program and training all subordinates in accordance with the applicable regulations
- Leads a team of technicians and schedule work to maintain and repair air traffic control communication and navigation aids such as radios, digital voice recorders, communication switches, touch screen displays and systems including Enhanced Terminal Voice Switch, airfield lighting, navigational aids, landing, and meteorology systems
- Schedule official flight inspections and flight checks as required to determine whether Airfield Navigational Aids performances are satisfactory according to applicable military and FAA publications and tolerance
- Manage the ATC Maintenance Certification Program
- Read airfield wiring diagrams; troubleshoot and repair multi-step airfield lighting to include Medium Intensity Approach Lighting with Sequence Flasher and Constant Current Regulator/Microprocessor Controlled Regulator
- Install, adjust, and maintain ATC communication and navigation aids
- Provide technicians with training materials to achieve comprehensive training on systems, subsystems, and equipment
- Provide on-going informal performance feedback and periodic formal performance assessments
- Submit routine reports in accordance with contract requirements
- Coordinate maintenance-related issues such as Letters of Agreements, on-call rosters, and Navigational Aids scheduled maintenance with Facility Supervisor or Air Traffic Manager
- Perform 24-hour on call duties on a rotating basis
- Perform other duties as assigned by the airfield manager
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Must have computer skills and be able to operate a variety of computer programs.
- Must be able to speak, read and write English fluently
- Must maintain a valid driver’s license from their home country with validity for 12 months from on-site employment date.
- Must maintain a valid passport from their home country with validity for 12 months from on-site employment date
- Must be able to gain and maintain authorized entry onto US military installations.
- Must meet United States Department of Defense medical requirements necessary to live and work at Ascension Island
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Additional Required Qualifications
- Experience in Radar Airfield Weather Services (RAWS) / Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems (ATCALS) / VORTAC preferred.
- Assist with installation and adjustment of air traffic control (ATC) communication and navigation aid systems
- Maintain ATC communication systems and troubleshoot issues
- Test, align, and adjust equipment; replace and repair faulty components
- Maintain equipment maintenance records, authorized spare parts, supply stock, tool lists, and technical manuals
- Perform comparison checks on repaired equipment in accordance with standards
- Requisition materials and parts for ATC equipment
- Perform 24-hour on call duties on a rotating basis
- Perform other duties as assigned by the maintenance supervisor or maintenance chief
- Uses all equipment safely
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally
- Minimum two (2) years of experience in electronics, communications, or similar field with at least two( 2) years as an air traffic control technician to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair airfield lighting, communications, navigational equipment, and meteorological systems
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; must speak and understand English in order to coordinate movement on the ramps via two-way radios
- Knowledgeable in maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing airfield lighting, communications, and navigational equipment
- Ability to translate communication needs of employees/customers not versed in computer terminology into meaningful solutions for both hardware and software
- Must possess driver’s license with at least 6 months of remaining validity
Role Characteristics
- Great interpersonal skills.
- Customer service oriented.
- Team player.
- Ability to multi-task.
Who We Are:
Headquartered in Washington, DC, Versar Global Solutions provides full mission lifecycle solutions for challenges faced by our government and commercial customers in the natural, built, and digital environments. With nearly 2,000 team members around the world, and a rich legacy spanning more than 70 years, Versar Global Solutions delivers a broad array of planning, analysis, and risk management solutions, project and program management, operations and maintenance services, and information technology applications for environmental management and remediation projects, mission-critical facilities and installations, and in support of readiness and contingency operations.
EEO Commitment:
Versar Global Solutions is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Versar Global Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Versar Global Solutions expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran. Improper interference with the ability of Versar Global Solutions employees to perform their job duties is not tolerated.
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