Senior NAVAIDS Technician - Balad (USN)

About the role

Versar Global Solutions is seeking a full-time Senior NAVAIDS Technician in Balad, Iraq, to support a Navigational Aids Maintenance and Repair project. The role supports 24/7 aviation operations in a deployed environment, ensuring safe, efficient and compliant airfield operations while supporting mission-critical systems.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain, inspect, troubleshoot, calibrate, repair and certify NAVAIDS systems such as ILS, VOR, TACAN, DME, NDB, airfield beacons and their communications interfaces.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance in line with FAA, ICAO, DoD, OEM and contract requirements.
• Run diagnostics, performance testing, alignment, calibration and fault isolation on NAVAIDS equipment.
• Analyze technical data, schematics, wiring diagrams and manuals to fix system deficiencies.
• Carry out system commissioning, acceptance testing and operational verification after maintenance.
• Maintain detailed maintenance records, inspection reports, calibration data and configuration documentation.
• Coordinate with Airfield Management, Operations, ATC and other stakeholders, and mentor junior technicians.
• Respond to emergency outages and restore critical systems within required timelines.
• Ensure compliance with electrical safety, LOTO, environmental and quality control requirements.

Required profile

• US citizen; fluent English speaker, reader and writer.
• Valid driver's licence and passport from the home country, each valid for 12 months from the on-site date and deployment respectively.
• Satisfy and maintain all medical screening requirements.
• Ability to work in a deployed environment, including rotating shifts, weekends, holidays and emergency call-outs.
• Preferred: associate degree, military technical training or equivalent training in avionics, electronics, communications or electrical systems; minimum 8 years of NAVAIDS maintenance experience; hands-on experience with ILS, VOR, TACAN, DME, NDB and airfield beacons; technical certification in avionics, electronics or communications; experience supervising or mentoring technicians.

Required skills

• Reading and interpreting technical manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams and OEM documentation.
• Use of electronic test equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and signal generators.
• Experience supporting aviation, military airfield, FAA, ICAO or DoD operations.