BPS Submarine Radar Repair Technician (Radar Systems)

Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States; primarily laboratory-based with occasional assignments onboard ships, submarines, or at land-based radar and test sites. Travel: approximately 10%.

Company

hirify.global provides technical support services and engineering consultancy focused on RF systems, missile sensors, production transition, quality and reliability assessment, testing, evaluation, and logistics support.

What you will do

• Troubleshoot, repair, and test AN/BPS-15 and AN/BPS-16 submarine radar systems at system, subsystem, and LRU levels.
• Plan and execute radar upgrades, configuration changes, modifications, and field-change implementation.
• Perform and document System Operational Verification Tests after repairs and upgrades.
• Maintain Engineering Development Models for radar testing, refurbishment validation, and field-change development.
• Disassemble, inspect, and reassemble antenna pedestals, turning units, and gearboxes.
• Fabricate cables with multipin copper connectors and fiber-optic terminations, and develop SOPs from engineering documentation.

Requirements

• Active Secret security clearance required.
• Hands-on experience maintaining and troubleshooting military electronic systems, preferably submarine or shipboard radars.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, technical manuals, and engineering documentation.
• Experience troubleshooting electronic systems to the component or lowest replaceable unit level.
• Experience with cable fabrication, soldering multipin copper connectors, and terminating fiber-optic cables.
• Knowledge of OSHA safety standards, electrical safety, hazardous-material handling, PPE, technical reporting, Microsoft Office, and general computer use.

Nice to have

• Experience with AN/BPS-15, AN/BPS-16, SPS-48, SPS-67, SPS-73, SPS-80, or BridgeMaster-E radar systems and electronic test equipment.
• Familiarity with intermediate-level maintenance in avionics or military and industrial electronics environments.
• Technical associate degree, technical certification, relevant US Navy NEC, or submarine electronics experience.
• Experience with gearbox overhauls, precision measurements, composite repair, and carbon-fiber repair.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive paid time off.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employee assistance programs and flexible spending accounts.
• Company-paid short-term, long-term, life, and AD&D insurance.
• 401(k) matching, tuition reimbursement, and paid certifications.