Shipboard Landing Systems Radar Technician III /IV

BAE Systems · Patuxent River, Maryland · Req. 124705BR · Posted October 23, 2026

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Job Details

Company
BAE Systems
Location
Patuxent River, Maryland
Requisition
124705BR
Date posted
October 23, 2026
Category
Engineering & Technology

Job Description

BAE Systems is seeking multiple SCA Engineering Technicians (Levels III/IV) to provide critical technical support for naval landing systems. We are looking for experienced technicians to join our teams supporting the AN/USN-3(V) Satellite Signals Landing Systems (SSLS), also known as the Joint Precision Approach Landing System (JPALS), or the AN/SPN-46(V) Automatic Carrier Landing System (ACLS), also known as the Precision Approach Landing System (PALS).

The selected candidates will be responsible for the maintenance and complex troubleshooting of their respective equipment. These roles are vital to ensuring system readiness and reliability, requiring technicians to provide direct support for flight tests and fleet operations, as well as the operational testing of new system installations. Working closely with engineering teams, the technicians will help resolve technical discrepancies and drive continuous improvement in system performance.

Your duties & responsibilities may include:

  • Operational Support: Conduct lab-based system operations and daily maintenance at the Landing Systems Test Facility (LSTF) in Patuxent River, MD, and provide support from pre-positioned offices in San Diego, CA and Norfolk, VA.
  • Technical Troubleshooting: Identify, troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair system faults to ensure maximum operational readiness.
  • Systems Engineering: Develop, design, modify, install, and operate electrical, electronic, mechanical, and communications systems for Landing Systems and associated support equipment.
  • Test Management: Develop and execute comprehensive test plans and procedures, including the collection and analysis of test data results.
  • Fleet Integration: Perform System Operational Verification Tests (SOVT) and Certification Testing aboard U. S. Navy ships.
  • Fleet Assistance: Provide both onsite and remote technical assistance to the Fleet.
  • Technical Documentation: Develop and update engineering specifications, maintenance procedures, drawings, and Field Change Bulletins.
  • Reporting: Organize and analyze technical data to prepare formal reports and presentations.

Lab-based system operations at the Landing Systems Test Facility (LSTF) at Patuxent River, MD. Pre-positioned support office San Diego, CA and/or pre-positioned support office Norfolk, VA.

This position is located in scenic and historic Southern Maryland in the St. Mary's County Technology Corridor adjacent to the Patuxent River Naval Air Station.

There is no monetary relocation assistance budgeted for this position. Applicants must be currently residing in or state willingness to relocate self to St. Mary's County, Maryland or surrounding areas.

  • High School diploma and at least 4 years of related experience.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Proficiency with MS Office applications (i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).
  • Basic understanding of electronic components.
  • Basic understanding of functional schematics and wiring diagrams.
  • Experience with military electronic systems to include assembling or installing equipment or parts requiring simple wiring, soldering, or connecting.
  • Ability to obtain a passport.
  • Ability to lift objects weighing up to 50 lbs.
  • Ability to work on US Navy ships, to include walking up and down multiple flights of stairs.
  • Ability to stay onboard US Navy Ships while at sea (typically 4-7 days at a time).
  • Ability to ride on military transport aircraft (i.e. personnel transport helicopters or planes).
  • Military electronics training in AN/SPN-46, AN/USN-3(V), AN/SPN-, ASR-, SPS-, TPN-, TPS, or FPN- systems.
  • Technical familiarity with the AN/SPN-46(V) or AN/USN-3(V).
  • Technical certification from technical school, trade school, advanced armed services in the fields of electricity, electronics, avionics, mechanics, or engineering technology.
  • Proficiency with electronics and network test equipment. (Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope, Optical Time Domain Reflectometer, etc.)
  • Proficiency in reading and understanding ship installation drawings, Installation Control Drawings and Plan of Actions and Milestones.

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