Engineering Technician V

Company Overview:

Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Ventura, California, Quality Innovative Solutions, Inc. (QI-Solutions) is a multi-disciplined Engineering and Technical / Professional Services provider to the Federal, State, and Commercial markets.

We deliver customized innovative solutions and quality products and services designed to meet our customer requirements through:

• Software Testing/Hardware Integration
• Research & Analysis/Assessments
• Systems Engineering/Integration
• Network Enterprise
• Logistics and Training
• Program/Project Management
• Installation Planning/Technical Assistance Visits

We are committed to responsiveness and professional excellence, providing engineering, logistics, technical and administrative service solutions to real world challenges facing our customers.

Opportunity Overview:

• Support the Southern California (SOCAL) Fleet Operational Readiness Division, San Diego Detachment of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division, Keyport. The San Diego Detachment manages, plans, coordinates, and performs technical services in support of undersea surveillance systems, magnetic signature reduction, shipboard electronic system evaluations, and shipboard acoustic test instrumentation.

• The San Diego Detachment prepares, operates, maintains, and repairs undersea surveillance systems and shipboard acoustic/magnetic test instrumentation in relation to the Expeditionary Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS) program.

Mandatory Skill Requirements

• An active secret clearance is required to be considered for this role.
• High School Diploma required
• At least five (5) years of experience in shipboard sonar systems, radio frequency, or electronic support measures systems operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, and training.
• Ideal candidate will have former U.S. Navy experience as a Sonar Technician (STS or STG) or Electronics Technician (ET)
• Ability to read engineering schematics and blueprints.

Job Duties:

preparing, operating, transporting, testing, inspecting, repairing, maintaining, and providing turnaround of the equipment and associated test, handling, and launch equipment.
• Provide and perform logistics/HAZMAT handling support relative to undersea surveillance systems operations as needed, including documentation, administration, hardware, software and technical library support. As an expeditionary mission system, SURTASS-E requires maintenance and services to support rapid mobilization and demobilization anywhere in the world.
• Prepare turnaround, inspect, test, maintain, and repair hardware in accordance with applicable references. Items include launch support equipment, towed array umbilical connectors, test sets, ESD workbenches and wrist straps, torque wrenches, digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, and gauges. When directed by the system engineer, the Contractor shall perform repairs in accordance with applicable references.
• Perform preventive maintenance on system components, shop, and support equipment. This includes maintenance, painting, and component replacements.
• Verify, update, and track preventive maintenance information in a government database. The Contractor shall complete preventive maintenance documentation. Preventive Maintenance and documentation shall be performed in accordance with applicable references and procedures.
• Support troubleshooting functions including tracking and reporting status of critical asset items and testing hardware identified by Government personnel.
• Prepare air, ground, and sea shipments as required. This includes shipping documents (HAZMAT or otherwise), condition code and shipping records, containerizing equipment, placing/securing equipment onto trailers for shipment via aircraft, ship, and/or truck. Equipment will be offloaded and picked up from surface craft, aircraft, or trucks. The Contractor shall operate forklifts and shop cranes to pick up and deliver equipment or other materials/equipment within the operational site area via a Government owned vehicle. The Contractor shall perform truck inspections for hazardous material shipments and researching of carriers. Truck inspections for hazardous material shipments shall be in accordance with applicable references to ensure compliance with hazardous material transportation requirements
• Assist in documenting status of hardware modifications and shall implement FCIs, RFVs and ECPs.
• Provide system equipment operational life-cycle support. Tasks shall include testing, processing, maintaining, repairing, and shipping and receiving in accordance with applicable references.
• Prepare required documentation on configuration, preventive maintenance, system processing, and test/inspection actions on hardware in accordance with applicable references.
• Review applicable references daily for scheduled operations, and systems assignments. The Contractor shall prepare, turnaround, and test systems in accordance with applicable references and instructions.
• Support MOB/DeMOB operations. Functions include preparing the vessel of opportunity (VOO), loading equipment, and assisting in testing/troubleshooting of the system on the VOO. Functions may require underway time on VOO to verify system operational status for up to three (3) weeks at a time.
• Maintain an inventory of all handling equipment, track in a government database, and notify Government lead at least one month in advance when handling equipment will be due for inspection or weight test. The Contractor shall be responsible for prior to use inspection in accordance with applicable references and notify the Government lead if equipment is non-compliant. The Contractor shall pick up and deliver handling equipment as required in support of weight tests and provide an inventory report quarterly or as required.