SSC/SYD85 Senior Equipment Specialist

Odyssey has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Equipment Specialist supporting the Space Systems Command SYD 85/BAL Program Office.  This position supports munitions, weapons systems, and associated equipment and is critical for ensuring operational safety, suitability, and effectiveness across multiple platforms and environments.

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Work both independently and as part of a collaborative integrated functional team to perform logistics management operations involving planning, coordinating, or evaluating the actions required to support the specified mission and system components of the Program Office
• Must possess outstanding written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills and effectively utilize them to communicate with civilian and military personnel, leaders, and stakeholders. Prepare briefings and brief senior government and contractor leadership such as Material Leaders, Program Managers, Product Support Managers, etc.
• 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
• Provide guidance in development and updating of Technical Orders, to include Illustrated Parts List (IPL), Illustrated Parts Breakdown (IPB), Theory of Operations, Troubleshooting Procedures, Remove and Replacement Procedures, Wiring Diagrams, Schematics, and format
• Perform or assist in performing Technical Order validation/verification (Val/Ver)
• Lead preparation of Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTOs) to support configuration changes and inspections
• Provide technical maintenance and TO support to users by telephone, email, local meetings, and direct field-support
• Provide technical support and analysis on field, depot and modification program issues
• Support execution of Joint Configuration Control Board (JCCB) and Engineering Review Board (ERB) directives by partnering with the Technical Order Management Agent to manage the publication and distribution of TO changes
• Assist and execute the sustainment of the Electronic Technical Management System (ETIMS)
• Develop Work Unit Codes and populate the Reliability and Maintainability Information System (REMIS)
• Provide input to the Technical Order Life Cycle Management Plan (TOLCMP)
• Apply Agile and/or Waterfall development methodologies to both hardware and software projects
• Support Engineering Plans and Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E) baselines by evaluating configuration management tasks such as Discrepancy Reports (DRs), AFTO 22, AFTO 252, and performance metrics
• Assist with the development of technical drawing packages (TDP), system-specific and standard, in support of configuration management
• Support the configuration control function to include receipt, dissemination, processing, tracking, and providing recommendation for the final disposition of all baseline technical artifacts
• Review change proposal management impacts, and compliance with Government requirements; provide recommendations for Government review and disposition; assist in the preparation and conduct of JCCB and related subordinate boards; and assist in maintaining change proposal files and providing historical information
• Attend and support Functional Configuration Audits (FCA), Physical Configuration Audits (PCA), and Compliance Audits (CAs), to include auditing hardware and software Configuration Items (CIs), disposition and tracking of action items and assist with preparation of the minutes
• 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
• Access system data within various sources/tools such as Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS) to assist in development of OSS&E reporting data and documentation
• Maintain Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) inventory lists to include physical inventories.

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Clearance: Must have an active Secret with ability to obtain Top Secret

Years of Experience:

• 15 years of experience as an Equipment Specialist, five of which must be in the US Air Force, US Space Force, or DOD space community OR,
• AAS and 10 years of experience as an Equipment Specialist, five of which must be in the US Air Force, US Space Force, or DOD space community OR,
• BS/MS with 5 years of experience as an Equipment Specialist in the US Air Force, US Space Force, or DOD space community 

Preferred Qualifications:

Clearance: Top Secret clearance
Education: BS degree in a related field of study
Years of Experience: 10 years’ experience as a Maintainer/Equipment Specialist with Missile Warning/Defense/SDA radar systems

• Experience with Joint Deficiency Reporting System (JDRS), Enhanced Technical Information Management System (ETIMS), and other maintenance information systems (such as Integrated Maintenance Data System)
• Agile and Waterfall acquisition experience

Additional Experience:

• Familiarity with demilitarization procedures
• Experience with configuration management, deficiency reporting, and modification management

Additional Information
Location: 2024 Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO and Contractor Locations as needed

Travel: Potential for up to 25% travel, dependent on program needs

Work Environment: Onsite, remote or hybrid, subject to change per customer’s discretion

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Odyssey is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.

Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.

This position is filled through continuous recruitment and will remain open until a sufficient pool of applications has been received.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Tricare supplement, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance program, learning and development benefit, paid time off, and holidays.

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