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VLS Field Service Technician III

BAE Systems USA and Careers
Chula Vista, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/19/2026
Job Description
  • Assist Field Service personnel with removing and overhauling electrical, mechanical systems and equipment using government authorized procedures.
  • Assist in coordinating tests, or modifying a wide variety of teat equipment using authorized test procedures. Sets up and operates equipment and records data.
  • Applies conventional engineering practices to develop or prepare schematics, parts lists, or make recommendations regarding these items.
  • Responds to Fleet emergency calls from customer and assigned Field Service personnel and maintains an inventory of parts and tooling for Field Service operations.
  • Maintain a safe work environment and ensure compliance with safety objectives and policies.
  • Share responsibility of self-development with immediate supervisor.
Physical Requirements:
  • Required to sit, move about, and reach with hands and arms.
  • Frequently required to balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
  • Occasionally required to lift up to 25 pounds.


Required Education, Experience, & Skills
  • High School Diploma/GED
  • Two years vocational training to work with basic electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic tools and instrumentation hardware.
  • Two years of related experience on Weapon System equipment to perform troubleshooting, assembly, disassembly, repair, and operation of complex equipment.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Advanced proficiency with word processing, database management, email, and calendar software.


Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Relevant coursework or training related to Navy weapon systems.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $56195 - $89912

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems Platforms & Services
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

The Platforms & Services (P&S) sector under BAE Systems, Inc does the big stuff: the armored combat vehicles, naval guns, missile launchers, and ship repair…just to name a few. Our employees take pride in the work they do and why they do it. They are on the front lines every day, building our products to protect the lives of those who serve. We may be biased, but we think P&S does some of the coolest work around, and we think you will too.

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