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Product Support Engineer II (Customer Support)

Sierra Nevada Corp
  • Southern Pines, NC
    6 days ago

    Job Description

    If you have an affinity for complex technical systems, excellent communication and product troubleshooting skills, and enjoy working collaboratively, we may have the perfect role for you! As a Product Support Engineer II, you will provide intermediate-level technical support for our product and system prototypes. You will take a more active role in troubleshooting, product testing, and coordinating corrective actions. This role involves collaborating closely with engineering teams to ensure our products meet performance standards and customer requirements.

    The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains - air, land, sea, space and cyber.

    Responsibilities:

    • Customer & Technical Product Support

    • Serve as Tier I contact for customer inquiries, troubleshooting software and tactical data link issues

    • Document, track, and escalate support cases to engineering or SME teams, keeping customers and internal teams informed through resolution

    • Flag recurring issues to leadership that may indicate broader product, documentation, or process concerns

    • Customer Requirements & Product Advocacy

    • Support customer meetings to gather requirements and relay needs to product/engineering teams

    • Log, triage, and route bugs/enhancement requests to appropriate teams and track through resolution

    • Assist with validating fixes prior to release

    • CRM & Customer Operations

    • Enter and maintain accurate customer, contract, and license data within the CRM

    • Support customer deliverable coordination and assist with CRM troubleshooting and enhancement requests

    • Software Licensing

    • Generate and distribute software licenses per established policy and contract terms

    • Maintain license records and help resolve routine licensing questions from customers and internal stakeholders

    • Knowledge Management & Continuous Improvement

    • Contribute to and help maintain the knowledge base, FAQs, and customer documentation

    • Track basic support metrics (ticket volume, response/resolution time) and flag trends to leadership

    • Reporting

    • Provide input and data for KPI reports and dashboards prepared by leadership

    • Help maintain accurate records to support audits and reporting needs

    • Export Compliance

    • Follow established ITAR/EAR guidelines and authorized TAAs/licenses when supporting customers

    • Escalate any request requiring additional export-control interpretation to Export Compliance, Legal, or Program Management

    Qualifications You Must Have:

    • High school diploma or GED equivalent.
    • 2+ years of experience in a technical support or engineering role.
    • Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
    • Proficient in troubleshooting and diagnostic techniques.
    • Strong understanding of product installation and testing processes.
    • Basic understanding of and some experience with wireless networks, tactical communications and personal computers.
    • Communication and customer interface skills.
    • Understanding of system level maintenance of networks and communications systems.

    Qualifications We Prefer:

    • Experience with advanced prototype or concept product development.
    • Knowledge of Aerospace and Defense industry standards and practices.
    • Certification in relevant technical areas (e.g., CompTIA A+).
    • Working knowledge of operating military units and logistics.
    • Familiarity with the network and integration of traditional communications systems and sensors.
    • Ability to read schematics, use service manuals, follow test procedures, and use logical trouble shooting techniques.
    • Experience with Radio Frequency (RF), vehicle installation and maintenance procedures.
    • Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry, Government, or US Military.
    • Leadership experience in the military or civilian organization.

    Essential Functions:

    • Ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods.
    • Hand/finger dexterity for operating computer equipment.
    • Ability to lift up to 20 lbs occasionally.
    • Capability to work in an office or hybrid environment.
    • Occasional travel may be required.

    This posting will be open for application for a minimum of 5 days and may be extended based on business needs.

    SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

    IMPORTANT NOTICE:

    This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.

    Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances.

    SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We're known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation's most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!

    SNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made based on merit without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSouthern Pines, NC
    IndustryOther/Not Classified
    Company Size2,500 to 4,999 employees
    Year Founded1963
    Websitehttp://www.sncorp.com/

    About Company

    Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is a world-class prime systems integrator and electronic systems provider known for its rapid, innovative, and agile technology solutions. Fast-growing and widely diversified, SNC is a high-tech electronics, engineering, and manufacturing corporation that continues to expand its impressive portfolio of capabilities, programs, products and services.

    SNC is a privately held company under the leadership of CEO, Fatih Ozmen, and President and CFO, Eren Ozmen. Over the last 30 years under the Ozmen’s leadership, SNC has remained focused on providing its customers the very best in diversified technologies to meet their needs and has a strong and proven track record of success. Headquartered in Sparks, Nevada, SNC is the Top Woman Owned Federal Contractor in the United States.

    Since SNC was founded in 1963, its strong tradition has been to develop and provide high technology Electronics, Avionics, and Communications systems. Investing heavily over the years in people, processes, modern facilities, and the state-of-the-art equipment, SNC continues to enhance our technical advantage to provide innovative and cost-effective solutions to our customer’s requirements. With numerous successful and diverse acquisitions, SNC continues to acquire new capabilities as we expand our tradition of excellence into the areas of Renewable Energy, Telemedicine, Nanotechnology, Cyber, Net-Centric Operations, Microsatellites and Human Space Flight.

    SNC employs an extremely talented workforce of over 2100 people most of whom are scientists, engineers, or technical personnel with college or advanced degrees, and all of whom are dedicated to satisfying our customers' needs. Our 7 different Business Areas operate from 31 locations in 16 states along with numerous customer support sites located throughout the world. Please take a look around our website as it provides much more information about SNC to include a detailed de ion of each Business Area and their respective capabilities, programs, products, and services.

    Skills

    • Adjudicationunmatched
    • Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Communication Systemsunmatched
    • CompTIA A+unmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Corrective Actionunmatched
    • Customer Escalationsunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)unmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Customer/Client Researchunmatched
    • Data Entryunmatched
    • Develop and Maintain Customersunmatched
    • DoD Clearanceunmatched
    • Federal Governmentunmatched
    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)unmatched
    • Governmentunmatched
    • Homeland Securityunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Import/Export Complianceunmatched
    • Industry Standardsunmatched
    • Knowledge Baseunmatched
    • Knowledge Managementunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Leading Edge Technologyunmatched
    • Legalunmatched
    • Licensingunmatched
    • Lift/Move 20 Poundsunmatched
    • Logisticsunmatched
    • Manual Dexterityunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Militaryunmatched
    • Network Administration/Managementunmatched
    • Network Integrationunmatched
    • Network Systemsunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Policy Developmentunmatched
    • Product Developmentunmatched
    • Product Documentationunmatched
    • Product Engineeringunmatched
    • Product Supportunmatched
    • Product Testingunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Prototypingunmatched
    • Quality Assurance Methodologyunmatched
    • Radio Frequencyunmatched
    • Record Keepingunmatched
    • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
    • Schematicsunmatched
    • Security Clearanceunmatched
    • Software Administrationunmatched
    • Software Distributionunmatched
    • Software Licensesunmatched
    • System Integration (SI)unmatched
    • Tactical Communicationsunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Technical Supportunmatched
    • Testingunmatched
    • United States Department of Defense (DoD)unmatched
    • United States Militaryunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched
    • Wireless Communicationsunmatched

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