Standard Job Description

Responsible for sustainment program support to include integration, comprehensive logistics, sustainment plan creation and support requirements for the lifecycle of the product. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. May serve as the point of contact for logistics with the customer and provide advice or training on system design and specifications. Functions as the internal design interface between support system, concepts and specifications. Performs analysis of the sustainment system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Other analysis may include interface studies, timeline and requirements allocation, effectiveness, verification, cost/risk, and supportability.

Job Description:
This position will support the TacIRST Sustainment engineering team in troubleshooting and evaluating customer fielded hardware at the in-plant depot.  Applicant should be able to operate in a collaborative team setting and interface effectively with multiple functional groups including: Production, Planning, Engineering, Test Engineering, Quality, Contracts/Subcontracts, and other logistics and support personnel to achieve completion of depot operation activities. The ability to design, develop, and implement testing and rework procedures to expedite the delivery of repairs is vital to the success of the depot.
Candidate will perform a variety of complex maintenance tasks (rework, repair, fault isolation) on customer deliverable, electro-mechanical assets. Assess product needs in accordance with engineering and customer specifications. Troubleshoot technical problems and issues, determine technical solutions in accordance with product engineering documentation and customer specifications, and recommend actions for coordinative product solution. Candidate will act as a liaison between Depot and Test Engineering to ensure Test Station serviceability.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline (Electrical or Mechanical Engineering)

Ability to understand schematics, generate rework instructions, diagnose faults and troubleshoot all-up assemblies to the LRU level and circuit cards down to the component level

Ability to generate and maintain rework/retest instructions appropriate to the observed faults

Ability to perform electrical measurements and analysis using a variety of tools, measurement, and test equipment (Multimeters, Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzers, network analyzers and waveform generators) to verify compliance to engineering specifications and tolerances

Able to identify and touch up poor wetted solder joints, solder voids / insufficient solder, solder shorts/ bridges, misaligned parts / leads, components and any out solder defects that may occur during the SMT operation.

Fluent with Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Power Point, and Excel

Strong knowledge and experience in test, troubleshooting and repair of complex electronic circuits and assemblies using general purpose and/or automated test equipment

Knowledge of the interpretation of engineering drawings, schematics, and test and repair procedures

Ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance

Desired Skills

Active Security Clearance

Prior Military Experience

IPC J-STD-001 certified

Familiarity with depot level maintenance procedures and repair methods

Automated Test Equipment experience including LM-STAR is desired

Electro Optical Testing/Troubleshooting Background including integration, analysis, validation and verification with Electro-Optic equipment and electro-mechanical hardware

Familiar test software including NI LabVIEW and TESTSTAND is desired

Familiarity with digital multi-meters, source measurement units, oscilloscopes, counter/timers, and arbitrary waveform generators

Knowledge of dynamic digital IO

A working knowledge of the following electrical elements: analog DC/DC regulators, analog-to-digital signal processing, AC small-signal filtering, signal buffering, EEPROM/FLASH/SRAM memory, FPGA, JTAG, fiber optic signal transmission, serial communication and basic TTL logic

Ability to interpret object-oriented code (Labview, C++, TestStand) to better understand the nature of test failures

Experience in supporting and interfacing with a production floor, fielding technical questions from manufacturers, inspectors, and testers

Excellent verbal and written communication and organization skills. Proper record-keeping of lab activities is a must.

Ability to adapt to dynamic and frequently changing customer requirements

Ability to understand policies and procedures for the control of Government property