Combat Systems Port Engineer

Overview

Career Opportunity

We are looking for dedicated candidates to fill the role of Combat Systems Port Engineer (CSPE). As T-Solutions' onboard representative, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the operational readiness of our ships. Your primary responsibility will be to routinely validate shipboard conditions through personal observation and evaluation.

As a CSPE, you will lead a maintenance team and act as the primary representative for the Type Commander (TYCOM) and the Commanding Officer in all off-ship maintenance and modernization efforts. Your in-depth knowledge of the operational and maintenance needs of your assigned ship(s) will be essential in maintaining mission readiness.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Interface with the ships' crew, department heads and commanding officer in-person on a daily basis to discuss shortfalls, implementation and insufficiencies related to the Consolidated Ships Maintenance Plan (CSMP) and validate new work items.
• Verify and check all validated off-ship maintenance 2 kilos. 2 kilo validation includes equipment testing and system performance and making recommendations and repair actions to the maintenance plan.
• Recommend timing of repairs and identify the most cost-effective level of maintenance.
• Provide a risk assessment and prioritization of all on and off-ship maintenance requirements.
• Attend all ship maintenance/repair assessment events and answer questions real time, these may include funding shortfalls, maintenance scope, mission impacts, and logistics.
• Identify weaknesses in the maintenance plan/s, to include modernization recommendations.
• Determine, validate, and diagnose specific maintenance requirements for assigned ships or craft.
• Recommend ship owner authorization or deferral of identified maintenance requirements.
• Screen authorized work to appropriate industrial activities and Continuous Maintenance availability periods.
• Integrate authorized work items for each industrial availability to ensure development of an optimized work package.
• Monitor industrial availability execution and support Government efforts to control quality, schedule, and cost.
• Provide engineering and technical recommendations concerning the design, installation, logistic support, and priority of planned modernization.
• Recommend solutions to maintenance-related environmental, logistics, technical and engineering problems encountered in ship repair and modernization.

Travel

• This position includes a low level of travel of 5-15% to Fleet Concentration Support areas.
• Frequent underway time for sea trials, testing, inspections, ship checks, and other events as needed.
• Attend ship deployments, including port-to-port transfers, sea trials, mid-deployment ship checks, sister ship visits, and mid-deployment voyage repairs.

Education, Knowledge, Experience, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Experience and knowledge with USN surface ship combat systems and communications systems.
• Shipboard experience with C4I and C5I systems operation and maintenance.
• Knowledge and experience with depot level combat systems and communications (C4I, C5I) repairs, maintenance, alteration/modernization and testing and integration of systems.
• Significant knowledge and experience with one or more major US Navy surface ship combat or communications systems.
• Five years' experience in a leadership role as either a Chief Petty Officer (E7 or higher), Limited Duty Officer (LDO), or Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) level or higher rank in the combat systems and C4I/C5I operating and maintenance community.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret security clearance is highly desired; however, candidates eligible to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance will be considered. The selected candidate will receive a contingent offer if they do not hold an active clearance. A start date will be established once a fully adjudicated Secret clearance is granted.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must possess a valid Driver's License.
• Must have reliable transportation to and from various work locations.
• Must have a valid passport or the ability to obtain a passport.
• Must maintain the capability to communicate with their supervisor or manager when not in the office. This includes using your equipment and services for business-related purposes. The compensation for this position includes incidental costs for work-related usage of your personal devices.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to traverse stairs, fixed ladders, and ladder wells frequently while walking ships daily.
• Wherewithal to spend several consecutive days at sea while underway as needed.
• Capable of sitting for long periods, standing, walking, crouching, and kneeling.
• Reaching, handling, using equipment, keyboards, and mobile devices.
• Lifting boxes (files and supplies) up to 20 lbs.

In compliance with California's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the minimum salary for this position is $120,000 and the maximum salary is $124,000. The minimum salary excludes applicable benefits, bonuses, or performance spot awards. T-Solutions, Inc. considers several factors when extending an offer, including, but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills.