Field Engineer I / Cable Splicer / Overseas On A Tropical Island

Here is an exciting employment opportunity at the Reagan Test Site (RTS) located in the exotic and tropical island of Kwajalein in the Republic of Marshall Islands.

 

Background: Reagan Test Site (RTS) complex includes a variety of radar, telemetry, and other instrumentation and communication systems. This location is a beautiful, tropical setting in the central Pacific that offers year-round water sports and many other recreational activities. Kwajalein is similar to most American communities with schools, hospital, stores and all public works. Crime is virtually non-existent and so is traffic, private automobiles are not authorized and bicycles are the primary mode of transportation. KRS provides a great benefits package including the opportunity to qualify for a federal tax exclusion, medical/dental insurance, life/AD&D insurance, 401K savings plan, long and short term disability, paid time off, annual leave, holidays, workers compensation, and company provided housing/utilities.

 

KRS is an equal opportunity employer.

 

Kwajalein Range Services (KRS) is a US defense industry business that supports US weapons range engineering and logistics services.  KRS is a business with more than $100 million USD in annual revenue & 2400 employees.  KRS is a joint venture business that is owned by Bechtel & Lockheed Martin. 

 

Field Engineer I / Cable Splicer / Overseas On A Tropical Island



Location:  Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

Responsibilities: The Field Engineer will perform skilled duties related to OSP (Outside Plant) telecommunications.  The Field Engineer will Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair underground copper and fiber optic cable systems. The Field Engineer is responsible for engineering efforts including plant layout, cutovers and upgrades, update drawings, documentations and circuit diagrams. The Field Engineer will occasionally assist the Communication Engineering Department with projects and surveys. The Field Engineer must be able to work in confined spaces and travel to other sites within the Atoll. 

 

Position Status:  Unaccompanied – This full-time position has a two year minimum commitment with unaccompanied status.  Unaccompanied status means that no dependants or pets are authorized.

 

Security Clearance:  Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

 

Required:  Requirements for this position will include a High School Diploma, along with training in Electronics or an AS in Electronics. The position will require a minimum of 6 years of professional experience.  Must have at least (6) years of experience as a telephone cable splicer, (2) two years of which must be at a journeyman level. At least (4) years of Fiber Optic design, installation and maintenance is required. Proficient with on site test equipment 3M 965 DSP w/TDR, TEMPO SIDEKICK 7B, TONEARC MODEL 5, THROWMASTER 102A, DYNATEL 573A, PAS and LID FUSION SPLICERS FUJIKURA 4OS and AURORA FW312, NOYES Light Source both LASER and LED, NOYES Power Meter, 8000XGT Fiber Identifier, TEKTRONIX TFS 3031 and ANIRITSU MW9070 OTDR, 3M HOTMELT Connectors. Experience with splicing with 710 modules up to 1800 pair and terminating with 110 and 66 blocks, plus familiar with kold-n-klose and preformed closures is required. Fiber optic splicing up to 96 strand on both 125uM loose tube and 900uM tight buffer type, plus termination of ST, FC, SC, SMA906 and LC connectors. The ability to test line condition and isolate faults in both copper and fiber optic cable with test equipment provided is required. The position may have normal working hours but will be subject to call-out on a 24-hour basis.  The Field Engineer is required to maintain first aid and CPR certification plus confined space training is required.

 

Desired:  CAD experience is desired.  An AS degree in Electronics is desired. 

 

If you are interested in this position please email your resume in MS Word format to the email address below.  Help us by placing the following statement in the SUBJECT line of all inquiries: 

 

“Field Engineer I / Cable Splicer available for long term international unaccompanied assignment”

 

Please be sure that you have related experience before you submit your resume to this advertisement.  Also please include an optional cover statement in MS Word format.  If you do not have MS word, please email a text file (resume.txt) as an attachment. 

 

Please feel free to forward this job posting to any of your friends or colleagues who may be interested.

 

To read more about this remote location please do an Internet search on “Kwajalein”.  You will find various official and unofficial websites with general information. 

 

No Agencies Please. 

 

Key Words US Air Force US Army US NAVY Telecommunications TELCOM Circuit