Combat Systems Port Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Combat Systems Port Engineer

Company Overview:

KMS Solutions, LLC is a technical management / solutions company that specializes in engineering, analysis, and cyber security. Founded in 2005, KMS is a certified small business with nearly two decades of experience supporting the Department of Defense as well as many other departments and programs critical to our Nation’s security and well-being.

KMS is a two-time winner of the USA Today Top Workplaces award recognizing quality employee workplace cultures across the United States. Additionally, we received the Providence Journal Rhode Island Top Workplaces award and Culture Excellence award for Compensation & Benefits, Innovation, Leadership, Purpose & Values and Work-Life Flexibility.

Summary/objective:

We are currently seeking candidates for a Combat Systems Port Engineer to serve as on-board representative. The primary function of this role is to routinely validate shipboard conditions through personal observation and evaluation. Port Engineers are active leaders as part of a maintenance team and serve as the Type Commander (TYCOM), as well as the Commanding Officer’s primary representative for all off ship maintenance and modernization. They are intimately familiar with the operational and maintenance requirements of their assigned ships(s) to ensure mission readiness.

Essential functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• 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.

Required education and experience:

• A high school diploma or GED equivalent and/or bachelor’s degree
• 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.
• 5 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.

Work authorization/security clearance requirements:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Other Duties:

Please note this job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Supervisory Responsibility:

None

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers. Daily shipboard (pier-side) presence required. Underway aboard ship 5-15 days per year.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Excellent listening skills are essential. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms.

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

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

The typical workday is eight hours in length. Some flexibility in hours is allowed, with concurrence from the supervisor. Attendance at prescheduled mandatory meetings is required. Must be available during the core work hours as determined by your contract/location and must account for the required number of hours in a pay period to maintain Full-time status.

Telework:

This position does not allow for any teleworking – 100% onsite.

Travel:

• Ability to travel CONUS; potential to travel OCONUS
  • 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.

Benefits and Additional Compensation:

KMS offers a competitive benefits packaging including medical, dental and vision insurances, flexible spending account, PTO, paid holidays, military leave, bereavement leave, 401k / retirement savings plan, professional development and tuition reimbursement, basic and voluntary life insurance / AD&D, short-term and long-term disability, voluntary AFLAC supplemental insurance products and employee assistance plan (EAP) program. Additionally, KMS offers employee referral bonuses and a discretionary annual bonus.

AAP/EEO Statement:

KMS Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

KMS Solutions is a drug free workplace.

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