Field Service Engineer (RF-ITV Program)

About the role

Leidos is seeking a Field Service Engineer (FSE) to support the Radio Frequency In-Transit Visibility (RF-ITV) program from Fort Irwin, California. The FSE acts as the program's technical and operational representative for an assigned NORTHCOM area covering the Western and Southwestern United States, maintaining RF-ITV infrastructure, supporting military customers, conducting field missions and training, and keeping the system ready. The role involves significant independent field work, about 75% travel mainly within the U.S., and direct work with military and government customers.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain RF-ITV infrastructure and support a 97% operational readiness rate.
• Run field missions such as site surveys, installations, upgrades, repairs, system restoration, de-installations, classroom training and exercise support, and complete customer reports.
• Act as subject matter expert, giving technical assistance, training, briefings and recommendations.
• Install, configure, upgrade, troubleshoot and maintain RF-ITV hardware and software, including Field Data Units, RFID interrogators, communications equipment, Windows systems and security patches.
• Support the full ITV capability, including Next Generation Tags, Portable Deployment Kits and RFID read/write software.
• Diagnose hardware, software, network and RFID issues using the RF-ITV portal, ISS, helpdesk and daily report tools, and respond to outages per SOPs.
• Manage Government Furnished Equipment from receipt to disposal and share validated technical solutions with the FSE team.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of applicable experience, or Associate degree with 7 years.
• Active Secret security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
• Current driver's license and ability to climb a ladder or reach 25 feet in a lift truck.
• DoD Directive 8570 IAT Level II certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+ CE).
• PREFERRED: prior RFID hardware/software installation and troubleshooting, experience briefing customers and delivering classroom training, and experience with geographically dispersed military installations in the West or Southwest.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, remote-management software, Windows 10/11 and antivirus/security software.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot hardware and software and work independently.
• PREFERRED: active RFID wave propagation and ISO 18000-7 Over-the-Air protocol, TIPS Read/Write, and Micro Focus (Serena) SBM software.

The pay range is $73,450 to $132,775.