Job Description
Ship Integration and Combat System Availability Engineer is responsible for overseeing Post Delivery Availabilities, Post Sail Away Availabilities, Final Contract Trials, and Windows Of Opportunity.
The incumbent will support with the creation and execution of Lockheed Martin Change Notices during the availabilities listed above ensuring combat system equipment is installed appropriately.
The position requires 40% temporary and extended travel to Moorestown, NJ, Norfolk, VA, Mayport, FL, San Diego, CA, Pearl Harbor, HI, Yokosuka, Japan.
While not traveling the Combat System Availability Engineer will work with Combat System Installation Engineers on new construction projects.
Responsibilities will include but not limited to the following :
- Provide assistance / resolution to Engineering, Detail Design, and Field Engineering Groups (Lockheed Martin, Government, and Government Contractors) related to equipment installation and design issues.
- Troubleshoot technical problems and issues, determine technical solutions in accordance with product and customer specifications, and recommend actions to company or customer representative for coordinative product solution.
- Review Installation Control Drawings (ICDs) and Ship Installation Drawings (SIDs)
- Conduct technical analysis of product implementations, modifications and enhancements to products in accordance with specific customer specifications and implementations.
- Witness the shipboard load-outs of combat systems equipment.
- Conduct inspections of combat system equipment and cabling during installation to identify problems and provide solutions.
- Provide combat system engineering in the area of ship support systems (e.g. chilled water, sea water, electronic dry air, PAO, 400Hzm etc.)
- Install equipment ORDALT upgrades and remove products ensuring coordinative engineering field change completion on AEGIS Weapon System.
- Act as local on-site representative to customers organization.
- US Citizenship is required.
- Candidate must have an Interim DoD Secret Security Clearance prior to starting this position. Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.
Desired skills
- Preferred experience as an installation engineer in ship repair facilities or equivalent industrial environments.
- Preferred experience with equipment engineering change installations (Field Changes, Engineering Changes, ORDALTs, SHIPALTs, Field Modification Bulletins)
- Preferred operational experience in the Aegis fleet.
- Preferred experience with cable (both copper and fiber) fabrication and testing.
- Preferred experience with ship support systems (HP / LP Air, dry air, 400Hz, CND / SPY / Sonar Cooling Systems)
- Experience with providing technical leadership and working in a multi-organization team to accomplish a common goal.
- Preferred experience in design, integration, and / or installation engineering with knowledge of CG47, DDG 51, and / or FMS Aegis or other USN surface ship combat system equipment and land site simulators.
- Preferred ability to read and comprehend military specifications for electrical and optical cable, connector, backshell, and system design, integration, and integrity testing.