Communications Technician - NAVAIDS Maintenance (Balad, Iraq)

About the role

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

Key responsibilities

• Maintain, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, program and configure VHF, UHF, HF, ground-to-air and airfield communications systems.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance in line with FAA, ICAO, DoD, OEM and contract requirements.
• Diagnose and repair radio transmitters, receivers, antennas, repeaters, base stations, dispatch systems and associated infrastructure.
• Run system testing, performance verification, signal analysis and fault isolation with electronic test equipment.
• Support frequency management, spectrum utilization and communications reliability.
• Install, modify, upgrade and commission communications systems and hardware.
• Maintain documentation, maintenance records, inspection reports and configuration control records.
• Coordinate maintenance with Airfield Management, Operations, ATC and other stakeholders.
• Provide technical support and training to users, respond to outages and emergency calls, and support readiness inspections.

Required profile

• Associate degree, military technical training, vocational training or equivalent experience in Electronics, Communications, Telecommunications or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of communications systems maintenance and repair experience.
• Fluent speaking, reading and writing of English.
• Valid driver's licence and passport from the home country, each valid for 12 months from the on-site date and deployment date respectively.
• Ability to work in a deployed environment, rotating shifts, weekends, holidays and emergency call-outs.
• Experience supporting aviation, military airfield, FAA, ICAO or DoD operations preferred; technical certification preferred.

Required skills

• Computer skills and ability to use a variety of computer programs.
• Troubleshooting electronic communications equipment and interpreting technical manuals, wiring diagrams, schematics and engineering drawings.
• Use of multimeters, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers and service monitors.
• Experience with VHF, UHF, HF, LMR, dispatch, repeater and aviation communications systems.