Combat Systems Alignment Engineer

Requisition Number: 231
Position: Combat Systems Alignment Engineer
Location: Ventura, CA
Career Level: Senior
Travel Percentage: >50%
Type of Position: Contingent
Relocation Available: No
ITAR: US Citizen Required
Security Clearance: DoD Secret Clearance

About Our Company

Pugh Associates is a Woman and Veteran Owned Small Business, headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida with field offices in Mount Laurel, New Jersey and Gautier, Mississippi, providing quality Technical and Programmatic Solutions to our Government and Industry customers. Our dedicated staff prides themselves as the Subject Matter Experts in Ship Design, System Engineering, Test & Evaluation, Combat Systems Alignment, Integrated Logistic Support and Combat System Simulation. Pugh Associates is a great place to work, and our team is inspired to provide our warfighters with the tools to defeat threats!

Functional Responsibilities
The Combat Systems Alignment (CSA) Engineer will perform technical and logistics services for CSA for AEGIS, AEGIS Ashore and non-AEGIS (to include but not limited to Nulka Launcher installations, AN/SPY-1 series radar installation angles, AN/WSN-7 alignment) and other combat systems.

Description of Duties

• Develop CSA test documentation including updating and maintaining Training Qualification Standard (TQS) documentation, CSA manual and procedure development, process improvement recommendation documents, presentations for CSA related technical and logistics investigations and CSA training documentation.
• Collaborate with Combat System technical Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), ship personnel, and other Government stakeholders to ensure the readiness of shipboard combat/weapon system during test planning and execution.
• Lead in assessing the combat/weapon system's readiness for planned events, including maintenance checks, integration, operability assessments, and other workup efforts.
• Ensure comprehensive documentation of all potential and confirmed issues, such as software, hardware, and logistics, using Test Observation Reports (TORs) managed via a TOR database. Throughout the planning, execution, reporting, and analysis phases of each event.
• Perform CSA services across multiple ship classes, encompassing tasks such as train and elevation measurements, roller path inclination, installing benchmarks and centerline corrections, analyzing and plotting of data, and implementing corrections to weapon system elements to align with specified tolerance.
• Develop alignment test fixtures to aid in resolution of out-of-tolerance alignments.
• Manage, coordinate, and oversee successful completion.

Note:

This is not a telework position

Minimum Education and Experience:

• US Military/US Government personnel with experience in Combat System and Radar Alignment in lieu of a Bachelor of Science degree.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, or pure science.
• Minimum of 10 years direct work experience.

Required Skills and Certifications:

• DoD Secret Clearance or ability to obtain an Interim Secret Clearance within 90 days of signing the contingent hire offer letter
• As a condition of continued employment, you must maintain an active security clearance

Other required skills/experience:

• Your resume/cv accepted by our customer
• Proficient in MS Office Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, and Power Point
• Strong attention to detail with organizational and problem-solving skills
• Ability to interface constructively with US Government and Industry teammates
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Flexible to support short notice testing and / or tasking
• Available to support second and third shift when required
• Ability to work independently and pro-actively in providing high quality services

Quality Policy:

Pugh Associates is committed in providing quality Technical and Programmatic Solutions to our Government and Industry customers. Our dedicated staff will meet or exceed expectations as the Subject Matter Experts (SME) in Ship Design, System Engineering (SE), Test & Evaluation (T&E), Combat Systems Alignment (CSA), Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) and Combat System Simulation (CS). We will meet or exceed customer expectations as we fulfill all requirements on time. We conform to ISO 9001 and strive to continually improve the processes in our organization.

Pugh Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender (including identity or expression), national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or genetic information.