Ready to launch your career?  Be part of the next generation of access to space at one of the World’s Premier Gateways to Space!   RGNext employees open portals to space by providing operation and sustainment of mission-critical systems that launch and track Department of Defense, civil, commercial, and international space launch rockets!  We also provide U.S. defense and space awareness through ballistic missile testing, guided weapon and aeronautical tests and experiments to defend the United States to ensure our nation’s safety. 

As an RGNext employee, you will join a team of smart, creative, and highly motivated employees who take pride in their work and in the mission and who enjoy developing, sustaining and delivering world class solutions!  If you are seeking to work in a dynamic environment and want to be part of the World’s Premier Gateway to Space, this may be the opportunity you’ve been looking for!

This position is located on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.  It is an unaccompanied position (no family accommodations or pets).  Benefits of this unique location include free housing, three meals a day and potential for overseas tax incentives.

Essential Functions

• Work primarily with software and systems on the land and sea-based Flight Safety systems located in the tropical Marshall Islands and aboard the USAV Worthy.  Systems include processing and display computers, networks, telemetry, communications, and transmitters.
• Develop and maintain the software configurations used in mission operations.
• Become the subject matter expert on Safety System software functionality, which is based on the Common Display System, and Telemetry decommutation, in particular using the NetAcquire H30.
• Operate, configure, troubleshoot, and document the systems for mission support. This includes post-mission analysis and documentation. 
• Support mission operations on Kwajalein Atoll or aboard the vessel USAV Worthy. Travel to Hawaii and CONUS if needed.
• Participate or lead troubleshooting efforts, fault detection, fault isolation, repair, testing, and reporting. Includes championing efforts to prevent reoccurrence. 
• Propose, plan, manage and execute improvement projects. This can include interfaces with government, vendors, cyber, information services, telemetry, communications, supply chain and contracts. Complete progress, test and analysis reports as needed.
• Author and contribute to mission preparation and execution documentation. Interface directly with Reagan Test Site (RTS) customers.
• Contribute to overseeing other tasks related to property, calibration, secure room, facilities, and COMSEC. 
• Provide support for RF Safety to include surveys, analysis, and incident investigation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• Ability to lead or participate in capturing, defining and evaluating technical requirements.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Microsoft Project.
• Motivated. Ability to identify issues and improvement opportunities. Champion a plan of action and win over others as needed.
• Experience in dealing with ambiguity and competing interests.
• Ability to prioritize and manage concurrently running projects.
• Able to perform activities on towers and elevated structures up to 90’ using the proper PPE. 
• Familiar with routed and switched IP networking desired.
• Ability to work at sea on the USAV Worthy for multi-week stretches.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s of Science in engineering or related technical STEM major.
• Zero or more years of military, technical, or post-University degree work experience.
• Desired experience:

1. Experience in a technical leadership role on a project, team or staff level.  
2. Experience working in a safety-oriented system or product line, desired.
3. Exposure to requirements capture and life cycle development tools (Jira, Gitlab, DOORs, SharePoint), desired.
4. Exposure to Six Sigma, FMEA, FMECA, FHA, CMMI, INCOSI or other engineering related practices, desired.
5. Software development experience, desired.
6. PMP, Security , Network , CCENT, and/or CCNA certifications, desired.

• Experience with technical military systems such as avionics, communications, radars, and electro-mechanical control systems, desired.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD secret security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Must be able to relocate to the United States Army Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. passport
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a USAG-KA driver’s license and be able to drive a cart and truck.
• The flexibility to work occasional non-duty hours or on weekends to support specific project or mission requirements.
• This position is unaccompanied.

Benefits of Working at RGNext

RGNext offers our team of experienced, professional employees an environment of challenging, stimulating and personally and professionally rewarding career opportunities and growth.  Employees enjoy a robust benefit package on day one, which includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurances, generous Paid Time Off and holiday pay, a retirement savings plan with a company match and vesting on day one! Other benefits include flexible scheduling, access to on-base fitness centers and more! We are committed to providing employees a quality work/life balance in a productive, evolving environment.   

Note: This job description describes the general nature of the duties and requirements of the job.  It is not intended to be an exhaustive list or to limit the supervisor's ability to modify work assignments as appropriate. 

RGNext is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class.