Date Posted:2026-09-10
Country:United States of America
Location:US-VA-CHESAPEAKE-002-CUST ~ 2 Relay Rd ~ BLDG 344 (External Site)
Position Role Type:Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret
Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1
For over 30 years, Raytheon operates and maintains the Navy's three Relocatable Over The Horizon Radars (ROTHR). Each radar consists of a remote transmit and receive site. All radars are operated from the Consolidated Operations Control Center in Chesapeake, Virginia. Each radar is capable of covering over four million square miles across the Caribbean, Eastern Pacific, Central, and South America with all systems manned and operated 24 hours a day. The ROTHR mission is primarily to track and report the movement of aircraft and ships carrying illicit narcotics from South America toward Central America and the United States.
What You Will Do- Execute technical direction from the Receive Supervisor and Site Manager.
- Perform corrective, preventive, and intermediate-level maintenance on servers, computers, peripheral devices, radar-related electronics, and communication systems. Support ROTHR/MARCAP system upgrades, enhancements, and testing activities.
- Act as liaison between ROTHR Operations and Engineering; provide technical interpretation, troubleshooting support, and system-level coordination.
- Conduct initial and refresher training for O&M personnel on system upgrades, enhancements, troubleshooting procedures, and preventive maintenance requirements.
- Configure equipment and system test setups to support development, evaluation, and validation of system changes.
- Assist the Site Supervisor in tracking equipment calibration to prevent delays in maintenance and repair operations. Maintain proficiency of junior personnel through continuous training in system operations, testing, diagnostics, repair procedures, and use of new/existing test equipment.
- Develop and interpret block diagrams, flow diagrams, schematics, parts lists, specifications, and technical documentation. Monitor and evaluate daily system performance; provide analysis, corrective action documentation, and recommendations for improvement or escalation.
- Plan, perform, or supervise system/subsystem testing and validation; correct deficiencies independently or through junior personnel tasking.
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of maintenance work orders.
- Coordinate with Operations Control Center (OCC) watch supervisors and engineering personnel during scheduled maintenance, upgrades, and unscheduled outages.
- Support engineering personnel with testing, data collection, and enhancement activities.
- Monitor operational schedules to ensure maintenance and development activities minimize downtime.
- Cross-train with MARCAP Engineering Technician IV to ensure seamless technical leadership coverage.
- Provide ADP/RSM support for new OTH radar initiatives. Successful candidate will perform all other related duties as assigned and required.
- Ability to travel occasionally.
Qualifications You Must Have- Typically requires HS diploma (or equivalent, e.g. G.E.D in the US) or vocational/technical education in related discipline with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
- Completion of an Electrical or Electronics Engineering Technology program (two-year technical institute minimum) or completion of a Military Technical School (minimum six-month curriculum).
- Some experience with OpenVMS, Linux, networking technologies, and fiber optics.
- Minimum 6 years of technical experience in electronics maintenance, troubleshooting, fault isolation, and repair of large military radar or equivalent surveillance systems.
- Minimum 5 years of technician experience with assembly, overhaul, modification, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of radar, communications, or digital electronics systems of similar complexity to ROTHR.
- Leadership experience supervising teams of 1-4 personnel
- Required to be willing and able to work non-standard shifts to cover absent junior technicians as needed
- Must have a clean motor vehicle driving record to obtain authorization to drive company vehicles.
Qualifications We Prefer- Active and current U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Security Clearance.
- Five years of experience with ROTHr radar technologies.
- Working knowledge of OpenVMS, Linux, networking technologies, and fiber optics.
- Five years of direct ROTHR receive site technician experience. Knowledge of beamforming principles.
- Experience conducting or receiving training from external technical/engineering personnel and disseminating that training to junior staff.
The hourly rate for this role is $32.84. This is a lead position and therefore there is a 10% lead bonus added to the $32.84. This position is on a service contract with a set (non-negotiable) hourly rate of $32.84/hour. This is a lead position and therefore there is a 10% lead bonus added to the $32.84. In addition, a Health & Welfare benefit is paid at $6.00/hour.What We Offer- Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
- No relocation is provided for this position.
- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division sets the Service Contract Act (SCA) health and welfare benefit rate. The Health & Welfare benefit for this role is $6.00/hour. This fringe benefit is separate from and paid in addition to the required base hourly monetary wage
Learn More & Apply Now- Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:
- Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.
As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.
This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.
RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.
