Equipment Specialist

Job Posted 11/20/2024

Apogee Engineering

Colorado Springs, CO

United States

Category Engineering Jobs

Job Description

DescriptionApogee has an exciting new opportunity for an Equipment Specialist supporting the Strategic Warning and Space Surveillance Directorate Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS) mission. This role will be instrumental in supporting Missile Warning, Missile Defense (MW/MD), Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Command and Control (C2) readiness, maintenance, and sustainability.
This is a full-time position on Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO. Expect 50-75% telework as required by the workload within the Colorado Springs area unless otherwise designated by the government customer.
Why work with us?

Provide technical support and analysis on field, depot, and modification program issues
Review and recommend changes to program-unique specifications to include system specifications, development specifications, and product specifications for both hardware and software, for proper format, content, and compliance with program requirements and standards
Provide technical maintenance and TO support to users; regularly by telephone, email, and local meetings or irregularly by direct field support
Apply Agile and/or Waterfall development methodologies to both hardware and software projects
Prepare or assist with the preparation of Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTOs) to support configuration changes and inspections
Guide development and updating of Technical Orders, including Illustrated Parts List (IPL), Illustrated Parts Breakdown (IPB), Theory of Operations, Troubleshooting Procedures, Remove and Replacement Procedures, Wiring Diagrams, Schematics, and format
Assist and execute the sustainment of the Electronic Technical Management System (ETIMS)
Perform or assist in performing technical order (TO) validation/verification (Val/Ver)
Develop Work Unit Codes and populate the Reliability and Maintainability Information System (REMIS)
Provide input to the Technical Order Life Cycle Management Plan (TOLCMP)
Support execution of Configuration Control Boards (CCB) and Engineering Review Board (ERB) directives by partnering with the Technical Content Managers (TCM) to manage the publication and distribution of TO changes
Support Engineering Plans and Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E) baselines by evaluating configuration management tasks such as Discrepancy Reports (DRs), Recommended Change (RC), AFTO-252, AFTO-27, and performance metrics
Assist with the development of Technical Drawing Packages, system-specific and standard, in support of configuration management
Support the configuration control function to include receipt, dissemination, processing, tracking, and providing recommendations for the final disposition of all baseline technical artifacts
Review change proposal management impacts, and compliance with Government requirements; provide recommendations for Government review and disposition; assist in the preparation and conduct of CCB and related subordinate boards; and assist in maintaining change proposal files and providing historical information
Attend and support Functional Configuration Audits (FCA), Physical Configuration Audits (PCA), and Compliance Audits (CAs), including auditing hardware and software Configuration Items (CIs), disposition and tracking of action items, and assist with the preparation of the minutes
Assist with technical interchange meetings and the preparation of minutes from the meetings
Monitor modification parts listings to identify items not loaded in the National Stock Number (NSN) system
Process non-stock listed items into the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) system.
Monitor and process parts lists utilized under contractor logistics support for provisioning and configuration management planning and documentation
Access system data within various sources/tools such as Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS) to assist in the development of OSS&E reporting data and documentation
Maintain Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) inventory lists to include physical inventories
Provide Product Lifecycle Management assistance through technical documentation to mitigate Mission Impaired Capability Awaiting Parts (MICAP) status
Support Program Management Reviews (PMR) through analysis and presentation of system metrics such as Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM), Operational Availability (Ao), Operational Dependability (Do), MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures), and MTBCF (Mean Time Between Critical Failures)

Minimum Qualifications:
Citizenship: Must be a US Citizen
Clearance: Must have an active DoD Secret clearance
Education: AAS Degree
Years of experience: 14 years of maintenance/engineering experience with Missile Warning/Defense/SDA radar systems

Preferred experience:
Education: BS degree in Logistics or STEM-related field of study and 10+ years' experience as an Equipment Specialist with Missile Warning/Defense/SDA radar systems; OR,

Bachelor's Degree in a related field and twelve (12) years of experience in the respective technical discipline; including five (5) years of DoD experience; OR,
Master's in a related field and ten (10) years of experience in the respective technical discipline; including five (5) years of DoD experience

Additional experience: Experience as an Equipment Specialist supporting Missile Warning/Defense/SDA radar systems

Experience with Joint Deficiency Reporting Systems (JDRS), Enhanced Technical Information Management Systems (ETIMS), and Maintenance Information Systems (such as Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS)

Agile and Waterfall acquisition experience

Military leadership and management experience

Ability to effectively communicate in writing and verbally

Benefits & Compensation:

Apogee offers two medical plans, a high deductible health plan with an HRA and a traditional POS plan with co-pays, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, PTO, paid holidays, parental, military, and jury duty paid leaves. Regular part-time employees scheduled for twenty-four or more hours per work week are eligible for benefits on a pro-rated basis.
The base pay for this position is $80,000 to $120,000 across the U.S. There is also a different range applicable for specific work locations. Base pay is based on several factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, experience, skills, abilities, training, and education.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)