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Scientific Research Corporation

Engineering, integration, testing for defense systems

Field Service Engineer Intern

Full-TimeDeadline 10/6/27
No salary listed
Senior
Hurlburt Field, FL, USA
HybridDeployments and travel up to 50% may include OCONUS locations and hostile environments.
Field ServiceEquipment Field Service
No H1B Sponsorship
US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • Minimum of five years of aircraft avionics maintenance experience, JTWS equipment experience, or equivalent Department of Defense signals intelligence experience.
  • Must be able to operate as a single maintainer at either continental United States or outside continental United States locations, including hostile areas.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Must hold or be eligible for a U.S. government security clearance at the Top Secret level with Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information eligibility.
Responsibilities
  • Perform technical functions supporting engineering activities, including troubleshooting, testing, modifying, assembling, maintaining, and repairing electronic systems and specialized avionics equipment.
  • Evaluate components, subsystems, test equipment, and software.
  • Provide technical support to Air Force customers on operations and maintenance of assigned communications and surveillance equipment.
  • Perform aircraft installation, troubleshooting, and testing of equipment.
  • Support aircraft flight tests and engineering evaluations of new systems and system configurations.
  • Assist in training junior-level electronics technicians and Air Force personnel to perform fabrication, assembly, testing and evaluation, and documentation tasks.
  • Deploy worldwide with Air Force Special Operations Command personnel to support exercises and contingency operations, including in hostile environments.
Desired Qualifications
  • Eight or more years of experience with Air Force Special Operations Command, the Air Force, or Department of Defense signals intelligence/communications intelligence, electronic warfare, guidance and control, or communications/navigation systems.
  • Knowledge of Air Force and Air Force Special Operations Command organizational structure.
  • Knowledge of Department of Defense signals intelligence/communications intelligence employment concepts.
  • Familiarity with U.S. Air Force and Air Force Special Operations Command aircraft maintenance concepts, practices, and procedures.
  • CompTIA Security+ certification or ability to obtain it within 12 months.

About the company

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Scientific Research Corporation

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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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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

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

7%

1 year growth

7%

2 year growth

9%