Subject Matter Expert (AIS Engineer) - Military Veterans
at Akima, LLC
Overview
Provide daily engineering and subject matter expert support services to maintain Coast Guard NAIS.
The Contractor must research design changes, develop ways to monitor the system, and identify unique and complex problems with the system that are not detected by routine system monitoring. Any recommendations of system upgrades, additions, or removal is
dependent upon the approval of the USCG.
Responsibilities
- The Engineers must act as subject matter experts on NAIS, NAIS hardware, NAIS software, and on AIS related standards.
- They must have experience in RF transmitters and receivers, antenna propagation, RF filter network, networks, grounding and bonding,RF interference and mitigation strategies.
- Engineers must research design changes, develop ways to monitor the system, and identify unique and complex problems with the system that are not detected by routine system monitoring.
- Recommendations of system upgrades, additions, or removal is dependent upon the approval of the USCG.
- Remotely respond to NAIS system casualties within two business days of notification.
- Respond and have arrived at the remote site and begin initial troubleshooting to NAIS system casualties within seven business days of notification.
- Research electronic components make, model and manufacturer to meet NAIS requirements.
- Provide documentation to report system casualties and out of tolerance instances in support of system performance metrics.
- Develop processes, policies, procedures, and techniques for identifying out of tolerance or underperforming sites.
- Identify AIS and NAIS anomalies.
- Provide recommendations on correcting AIS and NAIS anomalies.
- Identify any deficiencies with NAIS compliance to international standards
- Identify deficiencies with international standards.
- Provide formal reports on any deficiencies identified as directed by the COR.
- Review for accuracy reports and documentation delivered as directed by the COR.
- Act as an alternate to the Network Administrator for remotely configuring NAISsite equipment.
- Develop and maintain FATDMA schedules for each NAIS Base Station.
- Develop and maintain link loss budgets for NAIS.
- Must advise other Government entities on NAIS capabilities with the COR’s approval.
- Provide input to and review NAIS requirements documents.
- Propose solutions to NAIS requirements gaps.
- Develop engineering test plans based on NAIS requirements.
- Execute engineering test plans.
- Report any required test equipment or capability gaps that exist in the NAIS lab(s).
- Identify NAIS anomalies and reproduce identified anomalies using the NAIS lab(s).
- Prepare TCTO documentation for configuration changes in accordance with USCG policies.
- Act as a subject matter expert on AIS related standards.
- Support development of all technical documentation required by C5ISC SELC processes.
- Assist in the development of installation design plans.
- Assist in the development of the Pre-Installation Test and Checkout (PITCO) procedures.
- Propose and submit System Improvement Reports (SIR) or System Trouble
- Reports (STR) IAW current USCG processes as required.
- Provide input as requested by the USCG in the development of Engineering Change documentation.
- Provide input in the development of Maintenance Procedure Cards (MPC).
- Attend quarterly program management and technical working group meetings as directed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree from accredited University in the field of Engineering.
- Public Trust
- Ten (10) years of experience of C4I System Engineering experience.
- Two (2) years' experience with NAIS required.
- Security+ certification is required within 6 months of employment.
Posted Salary Range
$145,000 - $150,000
Benefits Information
Regular - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees.
We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability, or have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).
Job: Engineering/Design
Travel: Yes, 25% of the time
Organization: ASE - Akima Systems Engineering
Clearance: Public Trust
Work Type: Remote
Remote: Yes
ReqID: 2024-13157
Suffolk, VA
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Akima is an enterprise with 30 years of federal contracting experience and over 7,500 employees supporting more than 14,300 Iñupiat shareholders in the NANA region of Alaska. Akima provides the backbone infrastructure to support more than 40 socio-economically disadvantaged small businesses (SDBs) with mature business processes and shared back-office support services normally only found in a Fortune 500 defense contractor.
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