Systems Engineer I in Colorado Springs, Colorado at Jaxon Engineering and Maintenance

Jaxon is looking for a Sustainment Systems Engineer to join our team at our Colorado Spring’s headquarters location.

Jaxon is a distinguished leader in Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) hardening and survivability. We evaluate and design EMP systems and facilities and deliver high quality technical services. Jaxon is the only company able to offer turn-key EMP shielding products and services to our Department of Defense and commercial customers.

Salary: $75,000 – $105,000

Required Travel: must be able to sustain a 25% travel schedule annually. Both domestic and international travel are required for the position.

Security Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance. Applicants holding an active Dept. of Defense Secret or Top-Secret clearance are preferred.

Benefits (all effective 1st day of work; no waiting period):

· Excellent medical, dental and vision insurance

· Life insurance at 2.5 times annual base salary provided

· Short & Long Term Disability insurance provided

· PTO and paid holidays

· 401(k) match (up to 4% of salary)

The Jaxon Experience:

• Jaxon Kitchen Fridays, our end-of-week tradition where the team gathers for good food, good company, and a chance to unwind the work week together.
• Annual Golf Tournament that brings out everyone’s competitive spirit; pros, rookies, and “I’m just here for the cart snacks” people alike.
• A Christmas Event Like No Other, legendary for a reason; traditions, surprises and the kind of magic only Jaxon can pull off. AND a Kids’ Christmas Celebration that brings out the joy, the crafts, and the wide-eyed wonder of the season.
• Super Bowl Party because friendly rivalry, good food, and loud cheering are practically part of our job description. And of course, the day after the super bowl is a company paid holiday, because we believe in recovery, rest, and reliving the best plays and commercials.

All the good times we talk about are here to build connection, not obligations. Participation is always optional, because ownership includes owning your time and your comfort level. Nothing in this section is meant to create a contractual benefit, just a glimpse into the way we show up for each other and make Jaxon more than a place to work!

· Conducts required engineering activities with limited oversight to ensure project goals are met.

· Interprets and redlines drawings for UEWR and PARCS radar sites

· Utilizes Blue Beam and AutoCAD for redline and blackline drawing packages

· Analysis of current and future HEMP hardened configurations on UEWR/PARCS radar sites for accuracy and effective HEMP protection.

· Updates and maintains DOORS database for tracking UEWR and PARCS radar HEMP system configurations.

· Provides technical support to Task Leads in all GMASS sustainment, construction, and engineering activities, to include: critical system surveillance, diagnosing, and troubleshooting identified system issues, maintenance activities, component evaluation and configuration, RF and NDT data analysis, corrosion control methods, and system function tracing.

· Develops accurate, high-quality drafts of documentation to include technical reports, workplans, briefings, site survey reports, as built drawing redlines.

· Organizes and hosts meetings, delivers technical briefings to both internal and external teammates/customers.

· Maintain strong, professional relationships with both internal & external customers

· Meets all applicable OSHA requirements, and leads field deployments in a safe, OSHA compliant manner

· Operation of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) instruments

NOTE: Jaxon provides the necessary on-the-job training to fulfill the primary duties. Applicants with prior experience or related background are highly preferred.

Job Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field and/or 3+ years of related experience

· Valid U.S. driver’s license

· Strong detail orientation

· Experienced with independently evaluating, selecting, adapting, and modifying standard techniques and criteria to plan and conduct engineering assignments.

· Demonstrated project development and leadership skills for planning and overseeing projects

· Strong detail orientation and problem-solving skills

· Self-motivated and able to work in a dynamic team environment with both collocated and geographically dispersed team members with varying experience levels.

· Strong written and oral communication skills for coordination & reporting work.

· Proficient in using Microsoft office, especially Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

· Excellent task management

· Able to sustain a 25-30% annual travel schedule

· Able to climb stairs, ladders and use hand tools

· Ability to obtain & maintain a Dept of Defense Top Secret security clearance

Desired Skills and Experience:

· Effective written and oral communication for coordination & reporting work

· Experience researching and building component requirements

· Basic Blue Beam and AutoCAD experience required

· Database management

· Drafting work-plans and written procedures

· Prior experience working with Dept of Defense projects preferred

· Prior maintenance or electronics experience preferred

· Prior experience in the EMP industry required

· (Non-Destructive Testing) experience

· Basic coding experience preferred

· Customer Interfacing

Duties and responsibilities may evolve based on project needs and operational requirements. This description does not cover every task or expectation associated with the role.

Jaxon does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or military status.