What You’ll Do:
As a Space Surveillance Field Technician (Field Installation Focus), you will play a critical role in the installation, integration, and commissioning of Slingshot’s Global Sensor Network (GSN) systems around the world. This position is highly field-oriented, requiring up to 70% travel to domestic and international deployment sites to ensure systems are installed, tested, and fully operational in diverse environments.
While in the field, you’ll conduct hands-on installation and integration activities, including site preparation, hardware setup, cabling, alignment, calibration, testing, and validation of space surveillance systems. You will ensure that all installations adhere to engineering specifications, safety standards, and operational requirements. As needed, you will execute preventative system maintenance tasks ensuring optimal system functionality
While in the office, you’ll conduct remote troubleshooting of fields system diagnostics, and performance verification. You’ll also perform routine system health checks, software and firmware updates, and take corrective actions as needed to maintain system uptime and data quality.
You’ll work closely with engineering and operations teams to document installation procedures, field instillation results, and performance data, and will contribute to the continuous improvement of installation and maintenance processes. Your field observations will directly inform design refinements and operational best practices.
Slingshot Aerospace cares deeply about our commitment to company values, mission, and purpose. The core competencies we will be looking to identify include: intellectual agility, ability to develop innovative solutions, leadership, performance-orientation, and industry expertise.
Position Responsibilities:
- Must be eligible to obtain or maintain US Government Security Clearance
- Travel up to 70% of the time to global sensor locations for system installation, maintenance, and upgrades.
- Must be capable of international travel to remote locations
- Perform hands-on field installation, alignment, calibration, and testing of GSN hardware and software systems.
- Conduct on-site diagnostics, troubleshooting, and repairs to resolve technical issues efficiently.
- Ensure all installations comply with engineering drawings, standards, and environmental requirements.
- Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to document installation and maintenance procedures.
- Provide detailed performance reports, site assessments, and recommendations for improvement.
- Support logistics planning, including packaging, shipping, and customs coordination for deployments.
- Maintain accurate records in inventory and asset management systems.
- Contribute to training materials
- Other responsibilities up to 10%
Minimum Requirements
- Associates degree in a engineering discipline or equivalent of 3 Years Field Technician experience with robotic, optical, or automation systems
- 2+ years of experience in operations and/or sustainment
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Ability to travel up to 75% of the time within and outside of the United States to support sensor installations and repairs
- Strong problem-solving and hands-on technical skills in mechanical, electrical, or computer systems.
- Working knowledge of Linux and cloud application tooling
- Ability to read and interpret schematics
- Ability to read and interpret drawings and blueprints
- Ability to lift 55 lbs. Regularly as needed
- Ability to work long periods in both hot and cold temperature environments
Preferred Skills
- Observatory operations and/or telescope sustainment experience
- Knowledge of optical systems and experience working with telescopes
- Customer-success-driven, hands-on, action-oriented, positive personality
- Experience or a keen interest in learning about optical telescope systems
These skills are guidelines, not hard and fast rules.. You don’t have to meet every qualification listed - if your skills are transferable and you meet the minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply.
Location: Windsor, CO, USA or Northern Colorado
Classification: Full time Exempt (learned professional exemption)
US-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following U.S. states: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other U.S. states at this time.
Internationally-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following locations: United Kingdom. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other countries at this time.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion are key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for creating a safer, more connected world. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also national origin, citizenship, sex, color, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic that is part of one’s identity. All of our employees’ points of view are key to our success, and we embrace individuality.
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