Senior Engineering Technician

at Orbis, Inc. in Kittery, Maine, United States

Job Description: A Senior Engineering Technician provides technical expertise to the team providing engineering and technical support to the Engineering and Planning Department ( EPD ) of the Ships Availability Planning and Engineering Center ( SHAPEC ). Administers all aspects of assigned tasks. Serves as the contractors single point of contact with the Government on tasks within a specified technical discipline or functional area. Coordinates the work performed by contractor teams, maintains status, participates with the team leaders in resolving major problem issues, assigns team members according to skills and workload requirements and attends meetings as the authority for assigned systems making commitments for the Branch over cognizant areas. Plans work to be accomplished, sets priorities, prepares schedules, assigns work, sets performance standards, evaluates performance, provides advice and instruction on both work and administrative matters, identifies and makes arrangements for needed training, continually improves processes to improve the quality and quantity of work, etc.

Required Skills and Experiences:

+ Minimum Required:

+ 15 years experience involving design, drawing development for construction, conversion or the overhaul and repair of deep submergence vehicles, submarines and submarine rescue vehicles, with at least eight (8) of these years spent checking engineering drawings in one or more of the following disciplines:

Structural

Mechanical

Combat Systems

Electrical / Electronics

Other Systems

- Foundations

- Primary / Secondary Structures

- Weight and Moment and Stability

- URO / MRC Hull Survey

- Preservation, Coatings, and Coverings

- Hydraulics

- Air Conditioning and Ventilation

- Air / Gases

- Seawater / Freshwater

- Propulsion

- Torpedo Tubes

- 3" Launcher

- Weapons Handling

- Vertical Launch System

- Masts and Antennas

- Towed Array Systems

- Power and Lighting

- Interior Communications

- Wireways Cable Routing

- Electrical / Electronics Systems

- SONAR

- RADAR

- Navigation

+ + 5 years experience with the Advanced Industrial Management ( AIM ) system

Degree Requirements:

+ Minimum Required:

+ High School Diploma (or GED equivalent) with a minimum of two (2) years post high school academic study in which credits were received in algebra, plane geometry, trigonometry, drafting, and physics; post high school education can be waived with an additional two years of specialized experience.

+ Must be a U.S