Deputy Satellite Communications Lead-SBX
Vertex Aerospace •
Position Type: Permanent
Job Description:
THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT ON AWARD AND FUNDING
Job Description:
The Vertex Company is a services solutions provider that operates as a federal government prime contractor. With over 7,000 employees in 200 locations worldwide, the Mississippi-based company offers vertically integrated solutions for defense and commercial customers.
Delivering integrated turnkey lifecycle support from concept definition, to engineering and manufacturing, through end-of-life support of complex systems and platforms, Vertex offerings include all levels of aviation maintenance, worldwide contractor logistics support, systems engineering and integration, specialized onsite mission execution, high consequence training programs for defense and commercial customers, and integrated supply-chain solutions. Over our 50-year history, we have perfected the balance of cost, schedule, and performance to offer high-quality solutions that consistently exceed customer requirements.
Vertex is a portfolio company of American Industrial Partner (AIP), an operationally orientated private investment firm with a 30-year track record of working with management teams to build scaled world class businesses.
The Sensors & Advanced Solutions division intends to add the Sea Based X-Band (SBX) Radar Mission Integration (SBX-MI) program to our extensive experience of existing Operations and Maintenance/Sustainment (O&M/S) programs that includes:
- The COBRA DANE Radar O&M/S program located at Eareckson Air Station Shemya, Alaska.
- The Hues Air Defense Radar (HADR) Sustainment program that includes two radars located in Taiwan.
- The Mobile Sensors COBRA KING Radar and Communication O&M/S program located onboard the United States Naval Ship Howard O. Lorenzen operating in the PACOM AOR.
- The NATO Hues Air Defense Radar Sustainment program that includes seven radars located in six countries.
The SBX-MI program performs Operations & Sustainment (O&S) onboard an advanced radar system mounted on a modified oil-drilling vessel designed for exceptional stability in high winds and storms within the PACOM AOR that supports the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS).
In performance of this mission, Vertex Sensors & Advanced Solutions division is seeking a Deputy Satellite Communications Lead (DSCL) that coordinates with SBX payloads to support the BMDS mission execution during both test and real-world contingency operations onboard the SBX-1 platform within the PCAOM AOR.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Monitoring hardware performance and satellite link connectivity
- Performs pro-active monitoring of network elements alarms and alerts to identify those components/elements that may lead to or already are causing network degradation or failure. Accomplishes this through use of network management system(s) and associated assets on a continuous (rotating shifts) basis.
- Interfaces with functional users as well as remote operations centers in both routine and reactive monitoring situations. (Network Operations Center)
- Performing preventive and corrective maintenance
- Supporting on-board and shore-side engineering analysis
- Reporting of failures, degradation of services, and maintenance which impact SBX-1 operational readiness and mission support services
- Provide support for rack drawings and topologies via red-line updates if required because of equipment replacement and/or technology refresh.
- Monitor In-Flight Data Telecommunications (IDT) shelter conditions, perform housekeeping, corrosion monitoring, and assessments to support shore side analysis.
- Provide monitoring, reporting and predetermined troubleshooting for
- BC Communications Node
- GMD Communications Network (GCN)
- IFICS Data Terminal
Required 
Job Requirements:
Qualifications:
- 10 years of experience working in an Operational Environment supporting military missions.
- Active SECRET clearance
- Prior experience performing operations and sustainment on AN/USC-69 SATCOM antennas or other similar SATCOM systems.
- Experience providing drawing changes and red-lining drawings for updates.
- Experience deconflicting schedules in a complex operating environment and many different organizations.
- Excellent written communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, analytical, mathematical, and organizational skills. Ability to effectively manage competing priorities is a must. Applicants must be able to work well alone and as part of a team.
- Leadership and mentoring experience with proven results.
- Experience working in a maritime environment.
Desired
Job Ident #:
DEPUT008035
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