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SSDS TEST ENGINEER Job

Date: Jul 30, 2010

Location: New Church, VA, US

SSDS TEST ENGINEER (39035)

Engineering - Engineer

USA-VA-New Church

Security Clearance
: Secret

Clearance Status
: Must be Current

Schedule
: Full Time

Shift
: None

Type of Travel
: Continental US

Percent of Travel Required
: Up to 25%

Description

DUTIES:
CACI has an opening for a SSDS Test Engineer at Wallops Island, VA supporting NAVSEA and Warfare Center Open Architecture Test and Evaluation of SSDS and its integrating sensors, TADILS, weapons systems. The SSDS Test Engineer is integrated in to the core test team in executing test plans and supports test team tasks such as test procedure development, review, verifying and validating. The SSDS Test Engineer supports the Lead Test Engineer, Project Officer and Project Engineer in the execution of test plans and procedures, observing test events, developing test observation reports/deficiencies, developing test procedures, providing on-the-job training to shipboard technicians and operators in conjunction with system changes and tests. May be required to prepare or support the preparation of papers and presentations. The test engineer will be expected to support configuring elements/systems of the combat systems, conduct safety walk-trough, hot and cold checks to support the execution of test scenario.

Required Qualifications:

Requires bachelor's degree or equivalent and two to four years of related weapons system maintenance experience. Education equivalency for this position is one or more technical schools for one of the below systems, plus 3 years of related experience.

Must have a thorough working knowledge of the SSDS combat system, peripherals devices, equipment interfaces, and system operations. The successful candidate must be a qualified SSDS Systems Maintenance and/or Operator Technician, qualified as Tactical and/or Technician in one or more of the following systems: SSDS MK 1/MK2, Q-70 enhanced radar and computer display, Electronic Warfare, SPQ-9B, NSSMS, Evolved Sea Sparrow (ESSM), RAM GWCS, Tactical Information Coordinator (TIC), Air Defense Weapons Coordinator (ADWC), Defense Weapons Coordinator (DWC).

Must be skilled with PCs, MS Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project.

Travel estimated at > 25%.

Must have current DoD SECRET Security Clearance.

Desired Qualifications:

Former Navy E-5 - E-7 qualified (NEC/PQS) Maintenance and/or Operator Technician, SSDS Tactical Technician/Operator that has completed the formal SSDS Operator or Maintenance courses of instruction with fleet qualifications in one or more of the afore mention systems/positions. Participation as a fleet member in the introduction and testing of the SSDS MK 2 System is a plus. NATO Sea Sparrow, RAM, SPS-48, SPQ-9B, Electronic Warfare and advanced watch station qualifications strongly desired.

Highly desired: Advanced understanding of Sensors: SPS-48, SPS-49, SPQ-9B, NSSM, Amphibous mission area and USW


Nearest Major Market: Virginia Beach
Job Segments: Defense, Engineer, Engineering, Government, Maintenance Engineer, Technology, Test Engineer, Testing


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