Systems Engineering Field Tech Support Sr - E3
Job Description
Onsite role in Groton, CT supporting shipyard programs with hands-on technical support. You’ll work with Strategic Weapons System knowledge while helping teams keep installation, modernization, maintenance, alterations, and testing on track. The position includes flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), full benefits coverage, and opportunities to contribute to shipyard test procedures used during COLUMBIA/Dreadnought construction.
What you’ll do
- Provide technical support, including temporary on-site assistance, to applicable US/UK contracted activities for installation, modernization, maintenance, alteration, and testing of SP27 Missile Subsystem surface support equipment, Active Inert Missile (AIM) missiles, and Ballast Systems, with in-depth knowledge of the Strategic Weapons System including Fire Control, Launcher, and Missile Support Systems.
- Support the development, proofing, integration, and completion of Shipyard Test Procedures used during COLUMBIA/Dreadnought construction.
- Assist with Shipyard Installation Test Program (SITP) meetings as required to help ensure documentation covers function, operation, and maintenance of Missile Subsystem Support Equipment.
- Determine shipyard schedule requirements to coordinate logistic milestones and help ensure timely delivery of required hardware and software for planned Strategic System Program activities.
- Coordinate with multiple organizations to provide coordinated responses to inquiries, including Trouble Casualty Reports and the Trouble Failure Report program.
- Perform investigations supporting Trouble Failure Report analysis, participate in corrective action and problem resolution by making recommendations to appropriate engineering organizations, and determine impacts to fleet documentation and fleet logistics support.
- Provide US/UK SITP on-site engineering and technical services as required.
What you bring
- Familiarity with Mechanical Support Equipment installation and removal
- Familiarity with systems level testing
- US Citizenship required
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance
- Mechanical skills
- Electronic background
- Shipyard testing experience
- USN-SSBN (Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear) or SWS (Strategic Weapon System) experience
- Ability to climb up and down ladders
- Active DoD Clearance
Travel and onsite requirements
- Light to moderate domestic and international travel may be required as schedules dictate.
- Ability to climb ladders to access submarines is required.
Compensation
Full-Time Salary Range: $72,500 - $134,600 per year.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10)
- 401(k) match
- Paid time off, Holidays
- Parental Leave
- EAP
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Education Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability
Incentives and additional state details: Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year, tied to performance metrics.
For Washington state applicants: non-represented full-time employees accrue at least 10 hours per month of PTO (incidental absences and other reasons) and receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full-time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month, accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually, and receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date.