ASRC Federal Advanced Research supports the FAA NAS (National Airspace System) SLES (Second Level Engineering Services) contract. Join our growing team as a computer engineer, level 4 in support of the Telcom Sub-team at the MMAC in Oklahoma City.
Requirements:
US Citizenship or Permanent Residency required. All applicants must have resided in the United States for the past 3 years. On-site presence will be as required by the FAA.
- Data Center & Virtualization: 10+ Years
- Hands-on experience supporting enterprise data center environments.
- Strong experience designing, deploying, and operating virtualized infrastructure at scale.
- In-depth experience with Nutanix-based VM clusters including AHV (enterprise grade hypervisor), AOS (Acropolis Operating System), Prism Element & Prism Central.
- Experience managing large-scale VM environments, multi-site deployments, and disaster recovery.
- Computer, Storage & Platform Skills: 10+ Years
- Nutanix node lifecycle management.
- CPU/memory overcommitment strategy.
- Storage and I/O performance tuning.
- Distributed storage architecture and resiliency.
- Rolling upgrades, hardware refreshes, and capacity planning.
- Data Center Networking (Virtual + Physical): 10+ Years
- VLANs, trunking, MTU, LACP.
- Core/aggregation/access architectures.
- Cisco Nexus and Catalyst platforms.
- AHV VLAN-backed networking and segmentation.
- Advanced troubleshooting including packet capture and path analysis.
- Security & Policy Management: 10+ Years
- Palo Alto firewall policy lifecycle management.
- NAT, routing, and zone-based security.
- Panorama device groups and configuration standardization.
- Segmentation strategies (east-west / north-south traffic).
- Support of regulated/compliance-driven environments.
- Electronics Engineering & Hardware Systems Expertise: 10+ Years
- Power distribution systems (AC/DC, UPS integration, redundancy models).
- Server and rack-level hardware architecture.
- Signal integrity and high-speed interconnect fundamentals.
- Hardware validation testing and failure analysis.
- Thermal management and airflow optimization.
- EMI/EMC mitigation in high-density environments.
- Root cause analysis of hardware component failures.
- Familiarity with IEEE, IPC, NEC, UL, and other applicable standards.
Responsibilities:
Technical Documentation & Communication
- Ability to write clear, structured technical documentation including:
- Engineering analysis reports.
- Test procedures and test reports.
- Configuration documentation.
- Standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Engineering change documentation.
- Strong verbal communication skills for technical briefings and stakeholder coordination.
- Ability to translate complex technical issues into clear explanations for non-technical personnel.
Field & Operational Support
- Ability to take and support field service calls.
- Provide real-time troubleshooting support to field technicians.
- Document incident findings and corrective actions.
- Support remote and on-site system diagnostics.
- Participate in after-hours or mission-critical support when required.
Core Electronics Engineering Competencies
- Solid foundation in circuit theory, power systems, grounding, and signal integrity.
- Ability to interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, and system block diagrams.
- Structured troubleshooting methodology (root cause analysis, fault isolation).
- Understanding of system integration principles (hardware, firmware, and software interaction).
- Familiarity with industry safety standards and electrical best practices.
- Ability to support electrical engineering tasks in lab, field, and production environments.
Education:
- Bachelor of Science from an ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited program in Computer/Electrical/Electronic Engineering.