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Electronics Engineer, AST, Telecommunications (Direct Hire)
John F. Kennedy Space Center · Posted 5 days ago
Hybrid Kennedy Space Center, FL $107K – $139K Apply by Jun 16, 2026 Electronics Engineering ENTJESTJINTJISTJ Engineering
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The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Office of the Chief Information Officer is seeking a skilled Engineer to support KSC Voice systems, including spaceport alerting and communication capabilities. This position provides technical expertise, system design and update support, operational readiness assessment, troubleshooting, and coordination with contractors and KSC organizations to ensure reliable mission and safety communication services.
What You'll Do
- →Provide engineering support for KSC Voice systems—including PAWS IP, E911 and Land Mobile Radio—by designing, updating, and validating communication and alerting capabilities essential for KSC operations and mission safety.
- →Develop and refine KSC Voice system designs and modifications, including software, IP network, and hardware elements, through design, testing, and certification to ensure reliable operational and emergency communication performance.
- →Serve as a technical expert for KSC unique Voice systems by interpreting communication requirements, evaluating design options, and advising stakeholders on system performance, safety considerations, and integration with operations.
- →Support operational readiness of KSC Voice systems by analyzing system behavior, coordinating corrective actions, and ensuring alerting and communication capability throughout operational activities.
- →Serve as the technical expert for diagnosing and resolving complex Voice system issues across software, network, and hardware components, ensuring all functions perform as required to support mission critical alerting and communication needs.
- →Coordinate technical activities with contractors, KSC IT Comm teams, and stakeholders to maintain reliable Voice services, ensure conformance with requirements, and support engineering change proposals for system improvements.
Requirements
- ✓If you did not complete a qualifying bachelor's degree, you may be eligible if you have obtained a graduate degree in an AST qualifying field, as listed above.
- ✓Degrees in engineering technology are not considered qualifying for this position.
- ✓Engineering degrees earned within the United States: Engineering degrees earned within the United States must be from a college or university that has at least one ABET accredited engineering program.
- ✓To find out if a school has at least one ABET accredited program, please visit http://www.abet.org.
- ✓Engineering degrees earned outside the United States: Engineering degrees earned outside the United States must be recognized by a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), often known as accords.
- ✓These are non-governmental agreements among organizations that accredit academic degree programs.
- ✓MRAs recognize the substantial equivalence of mature accreditation systems and programs accredited by signatory organizations within their jurisdictions.
- ✓For a listing of Signatories, please visit, https://www.abet.org/global-presence/mutual-recognition-agreements/is-your-program-recognized/.
- ✓Science and other related degrees earned within the United States: Science and other related degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations.
- ✓For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓Science and other related degrees earned outside the United States: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs.
- ✓These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
- ✓All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 6192b7be-c8ab-4889-ad79-c7f3d1729d2a
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