Equipment Specialist

Be the Difference

Astrion offers comprehensive services that boost preparedness, optimize performance, and ensure success across various domains, from Cyber to Digital, Mission and Systems, servicing our nation's Civilian, Defense and Space communities. We support customers with Centers of Excellence in Washington DC, Huntsville, AL and Burlington, MA with an additional 36 locations across the U.S.

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for an Equipment Specialist to support the Deployable Radar Approach Control (D-RAPCON) program, which is within the Aerospace Management Systems Division (AFLCMC/HBA) and based out of Hanscom AFB, MA.

This is a full time / salaried position located at Tinker AFB, OK.

In this role you will provide Equipment Specialist support that will provide CM activities and apply logistics best commercial practices and DoD directed concepts such as Performance-Based Logistics (PBL), public private partnering, and supply chain management. Perform configuration management tasks and apply the principles, criteria, and procedures of CM in support of systems and equipment acquired or sustained.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to

• Review and recommend changes to program-unique specifications to include system specifications, development specifications, and product specifications for both hardware and software, for proper format, content, and compliance with program requirements and standards
• Maintain a current drawing package for all modifications and ensuring the latest version of drawings are on file
• Ship and transmit drawing packages and their revisions
• Provide technical support and analysis on field, depot and modification program issues
• Prepare or assist with preparation of Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTOs) to support configuration changes and inspections
• Support execution of CCB and subordinate board (e.g. Technical Review Board) directives by partnering with the Technical Content Managers to manage the publication and distribution of technical order changes
• Support engineering plans and OSS&E baselines by performing configuration management tasks (including management of DRs, AFTO 22s, and AFTO 252s)
• Produce monthly DR, AFTO 22, and AFTO 252 performance metrics
• Support the configuration control function to include receipt, dissemination, processing, tracking, and providing recommendation for the final disposition of Advanced Change Study Notices, ECPs, Requests for Deviation/Request for Waiver, Deficiency Reports (DRs), Airworthiness Directive Notes, Service Actions, Service Bulletins, Aircraft Service Changes, Notices of Deficiency, and Quality Control Plans (QCPs)
• Review change proposals management impacts, and compliance with Government requirements; provide recommendations for Government review and disposition and assist in the preparation and conduct of CCB and related subordinate boards; and assist in maintaining change proposal files and providing historical information
• Attend and support FCAs, PCAs, and Compliance Audits, to include auditing hardware and software Configuration Items (CIs), disposition and tracking of action items and assist with preparation of the minutes
• Assist with TIMs and the preparation of minutes from the meetings
• Assist and execute transition to a digital technical order system
• Monitor modification parts listings to identify items not loaded in the National Stock Number (NSN) system
• Process non-stock listed items into the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) system.
• Monitor and process parts lists utilized under contractor logistics support for provisioning and configuration management planning and documentation
• Assist with the development of drawing packages, system-specific and standard, in support of CM
• Access system data within various sources/tools (e.g. Rockwell-Collins Inc Blazer, Integrated Maintenance Database System, HFGCS securities and tools Communications Control Management System to assist in development of OSS&E reporting data and documentation
• Provide input to the Technical Order Life Cycle Management Plan
• Maintain Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) inventory lists to include physical inventory as required
• Perform or assist in performing technical order validation/verification
• Provide technical maintenance and technical order support to users; regularly by telephone, e-mail, and local meetings or irregularly by direct field-support
• Assist Technical Orders Management Agency (TOMA) with cataloging and tracking of technical orders
• Develop methods, plans, feedback (control) requirements to meet program objectives for Technical Order (TO) management
• Assist in the completion of supporting documents to include Form 873, TCTO Requirement; Form 874, TCTO Supply Data Requirements; and Form 875, TCTO Programming Document; and coordination sheet
• Support establishment, coordination, documentation and justification of TO data requirements
• Provide integrated logistics support to include provisioning and source coding, maintenance data collection, validation of technical orders, configuration management data, analysis and evaluation of quality deficiency reports, and/or identification of alternate sources of supply for diminishing manufacturing/ materiel sources
• Review and provide feedback to the Government on effectiveness and efficiency of Combat & Mission Support Systems and maintenance management, as well as the need for improvement of existing Range Systems practices that impact the overall program acquisition and sustainment
• Evaluate Air Force directives to ensure adherence to Government and Air Force standard methods, conformity in maintenance and equipment procedures while ensuring the proper use of Combat & Mission Support Systems, facilities, and support personnel
• Provide direct support to various IPTs to perform research on material pertaining to Branch maintenance and equipment management
• Conduct Logistics Supportability Analysis of Illustrated Parts Breakdowns to assure adequate piece part availability to support Shop Replaceable Unit (SRU) & Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) repair capability
• Maintain system Baselines to current fielded configurations when initiating parts and/or supplier information to include CAGE codes for part substitutions
• Utilize Government provided computer software programs to identify errors, equipment, non-mission capable time, and to recommend a course of action to improve readiness
• Support integrated logistics support efforts, provisioning and source coding, maintenance data collection, technical order management, configuration management, analysis of AFTO Form 22s, preparation of AFTO Form 252s, evaluation of quality deficiency reports, and/or identification of alternate sources of supply for diminishing manufacturing/materiel sources preferred
  
  
  

Qualifications

Citizenship Must be a US citizen

Clearance Must hold an active Secret clearance

Minimum Required Qualifications

Education Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 10 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 5 of which must be in the DoD, OR 15 years of directly related experience, 8 of which must be in the DoD

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Professional development allotment
• Multiple healthcare benefits packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule
  
  
  

Who We Are

At Astrion, we innovate, elevate, and shape the world of tomorrow. At our core is our purpose to “Be the Difference”. This means we encourage our employees to take action and be the driving force for positive change. We foster an environment where innovative solutions flourish and our company continuously evolves.

We have a culture of care, empathy, and making a tangible difference within our organization and communities. We embrace continuous learning, growth, and innovation, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. We promote collaboration and empowering our teams is at the core of our success.

Join Astrion and Be the Difference in your career and the world!

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