Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

SR. TECHNICAL SPECIALIST - TECHNICAL SPECIALIST - USAF Equipment Specialist - Oklahoma City, OK

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) • $80K — $95K *
Oklahoma City, OK 73160In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering Management, or related field; or 10 years of experience as an Equipment Specialist with a high school diploma.
  • 5 years of experience in sustainment, acquisition, and resolving equipment issues with long-term implications.
  • 2+ years of experience providing technical advice through briefings and reports to senior leadership and maintenance teams.
  • Experience in reading and understanding technical data for incorporation into manuals and orders.
  • Proficient in analyzing engineering drawings and technical manuals.
  • Basic computer skills with strong communication and time management abilities.
  • Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide worldwide technical and logistical advice under total system configuration control.
  • Offer system-level technical advice on maintenance and repair for contracts and organic workloads.
  • Deliver logistic expertise, including data analysis for procurement and repair requirements.
  • Support acquisition processes by developing technical documents and maintenance concepts.
  • Use independent judgment to assist field units and depots in resolving complex maintenance and logistics issues.
  • Act as an equipment specialist, providing expert advice and support for repair, maintenance, and training tasks.
  • Review and develop technical publications and system inventory records.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance options.
  • Retirement savings plan with company matching.
  • Professional development opportunities and training programs.
  • Flexible work hours and potential for remote work.
  • Generous paid time off and holiday schedule.
Full Job Description
  • Provides world-wide technical, logistical, acquisition, and sustainment advice under total system configuration control.
  • Provides system-level technical advice to include maintenance, and repair requirements for both contracts and organic workloads.
  • Provides system-level logistic expertise to all customers to include data analysis to aid in procurement actions, excess disposal actions, repair requirements, reliability and maintainability actions.
  • Provides system, sub-system, equipment, and component-level acquisition support to all customers to include development of technical documents, specifications, maintenance concepts, sustainment support and logistic elements.
  • Use independent judgment to provide technical assistance to field units, depots, and others, in resolving complex system/equipment maintenance, operation, fielding, sustainment and logistics problems.

  • As an equipment specialist for assigned systems and acquisition program managed by SwRI, provide expert system and lower level technical advice and system logistical and sustainment support products for the repair, maintenance, operation and training related tasks.
  • Review, revise or develop initial technical publications, system inventory, and master records.
  • Provide functional equipment specialist and system/equipment technical advice and guidance to lower-graded government, organizational and contract equipment specialist.
  • Familiar with Government acquisition, Technical Order writing and government T.O. change(s) process.
  • Conduct, and/or execute the processes, procedures and policies related to the functional tasks and activities of a United States Air Force system-level equipment specialist.

  • Requires a Bachelors degree in Business, Engineering Management or similar degree field. In lieu of Bachelors degree, 10 years of experience as an Equipment Specialist with a high school diploma or equivalent will be considered.
  • 5 years: Experience providing support and guidance throughout an organization on methods of sustainment, acquisition, correcting deficiencies and resolving equipment problems with long term implications. Knowledge and experience of a wide range of maintenance concepts and principles.
  • 2+ years: Skill in providing technical advice in terms of oral and written briefings, reports, and recommendations to senior leadership and maintenance technicians; and developing interpersonal relationships, maintaining good working relationships, and working cooperatively team member.
  • Prior work experience in reading and understanding technical data, and incorporating tech data and solutions into technical manuals/orders.
  • Skill in analyzing and interpreting engineering drawings, technical manuals, and technical data.
  • Basic Computer Skills and proven communication and time management skills.
  • A valid/clear driver's license is required.

About Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a non-profit research and development organization headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The institute was founded in 1947 and has since grown to employ over 3,000 people across multiple locations in the United States. SwRI provides research and development services to a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, and energy. The institute's research areas include automation and data systems, chemistry and chemical engineering, and space science and engineering. SwRI has a long history of working with government agencies, including NASA and the Department of Defense, as well as private companies.
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3,000 employees
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
* Ladders Estimates

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