What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Field Service Engineer position at Tata Technologies?
Job Title: Senior Field Engineering Representative
Location: Fort Hood, TX
Job Summary:
The Senior Field Engineering Representative will provide on-site technical leadership and field engineering support for a single defense program. This role serves as the primary on-ground point of contact for Defense during vehicle testing, training, operations, and sustainment activities at customer locations. The role requires a working knowledge of all applicable vehicle subsystems and be capable of hands-on troubleshooting, issue diagnosis, and coordination of engineering resources to support mission success.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serve as the single point of contact and leadership element for Roush Defense during on-site customer operations.
- Lead and support on-ground operations, maintenance, testing, and training activities across all assigned vehicle platforms.
- Maintain working knowledge of all vehicle subsystems and diagnose system failures to guide technical resolution.
- Coordinate and direct internal engineering resources and external subcontractors to resolve technical issues.
- Interface professionally with U.S. Government stakeholders and subcontractors.
- Participate in hands-on training in Michigan and Maryland prior to deployment.
Education and Experience (required):
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics.
- 7 years of relevant field engineering or defense vehicle experience.
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing complex ground vehicle systems.
- Prior experience supporting U.S. Department of Defense ground vehicle programs and / or ability to obtain and maintain Department of Defense security clearance, up to Top Secret.
- Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and software-based vehicle subsystems.
- Demonstrated ability to perform hands-on diagnostics and repairs in field environments.
- Experience coordinating work across multiple subcontractors and government stakeholders.
- Familiarity with defense vehicle testing, training, and sustainment
- Strong interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills with the ability to lead on-ground teams.
- Ability to travel extensively and reside at assigned program locations for extended periods.