Field Service Engineer 2
About the job
- A Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance is required.
- An Information Technology background is required.
- Two to five years of experience working with copper cable infrastructure, including CAT5E, CAT6, and CAT6A.
- Two to five years of experience working with single-mode and multimode fiber, including OS2, OM1, OM3, and OM4.
- Two to five years of experience troubleshooting Wide Area Network and Local Area Network connectivity issues.
- Two to five years of experience installing fiber-optic transceivers, including SFP, QSFP, and media converters.
- Knowledge of outside-plant fiber installation and safety, including Occupational Safety and Health Administration safety standards and confined-space training.
- Understanding of data-center infrastructure, including hot-aisle/cold-aisle environments, cable ladders, rack installation, and cable management.
- Knowledge of fiber and copper test equipment, including a Visual Fault Locator, fiber-optic power meters, CAT5E/CAT6 testers, Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer, and T-BERD.
- Proficiency with Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Visual Basic.
- Ability to lift, move, and carry 50 pounds.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Willingness to relocate to Charleston, South Carolina.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. passport.
- A driver's license is required.
- Willingness to drive overseas, including in countries where vehicles drive on the left side of the road.
- Upgrade Wide Area Network equipment and fiber infrastructure at remote locations in the continental United States and outside the continental United States.
- Design and implement cable infrastructure for data centers and outside-plant fiber.
- Work with network engineers to establish Layer 1 through Layer 3 connectivity.
- Install routers, switches, encryptors, and patch panels in racks.
- Perform inside-plant fiber installation, including data-center fiber installation and telecom-room-to-telecom-room fiber installation.
- Perform outside-plant fiber installation, including building-to-building fiber installation through manholes and handholes.
- Work with the node-site coordinator to extend Wide Area Network circuits to routers.
- Coordinate with remote-site points of contact to plan, design, and schedule equipment and infrastructure installation.
- Coordinate with remote Communications Security custodians to ensure the correct key material is ordered before installation and work with local Communications Security custodians to send the appropriate Communications Security device to the site.
- Create cable diagrams before installation and update them after installation is complete.
- Travel approximately 75%, including travel for up to one month at a time, usually for one to two weeks.
- Use company-reimbursed travel rather than a company travel credit card.
- Installing routers, cryptographic devices, circuit activations, and fiber infrastructure.
- Performing fusion splicing, including splice-on connectors, loose tube, ribbon fiber, and splice tray organization.
- Working with DISA Telecommunications Service Orders.
- Prior military service or experience contracting with a government agency.
About the company
Scientific Research Corporation is an advanced engineering company that provides engineering, integration, testing, support, and research and development services to the U.S. government, private industry, and international markets. Its work spans information, communications, intelligence, electronic warfare, simulation, training, and instrumentation systems. SRC designs and builds complex systems, integrates them into clients’ environments, conducts rigorous testing, and offers ongoing field support through laboratories and facilities that replicate real-world operation. The company differentiates itself through its broad, end-to-end capabilities across multiple disciplines, its long history since 1988, and its extensive network of engineering offices and state-of-the-art test facilities for both defense and commercial applications. SRC’s goal is to help customers meet emerging challenges by delivering high-quality products and technical services that perform in real-world conditions.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia
Founded
1988
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- NAVSEA Seaport Enhanced gives SRC access to a $3.5 billion, 15-year Navy pipeline.
- The August 2026 Navy contract for C4I engineering broadens work across multiple ship fleets.
- CBP kept SRC as incumbent for $21.39 million aircraft sensor support through September 2026.
What critics are saying
- CBP’s Aircraft Sensors Technical Support Services ends September 22, 2026, forcing recompete risk.
- SRC’s growth depends on defense contracting cycles and incumbent renewals, not product revenue.
- Private ownership and federal concentration make a single protest or budget cut damaging.
What makes Scientific Research Corporation unique
- SRC won NAVSEA Seaport Enhanced across seven zones in March 2026.
- SRC holds deep C4I, cyber, and aircraft-sensor sustainment work across Navy and CBP.
- SRC remains embedded in follow-on federal vehicles, including OASIS UNR and Seaport.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) Company Match
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement