SSDS Mk2 Maintenance Technician

Boarhog is eager to fill an immediate opening for a Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) MK2 Maintenance Technician to work with a team of professionals supporting the Surface Combat Systems Center (SCSC) in Wallops Island (WI) Virginia.

The team provides technology assessments of operational, engineering, and cybersecurity readiness as the last stop for hardware, software, and Integrated Combat Systems testing prior to delivery to the Fleet. This is fully funded follow-on contract that started on January 8th of 2023 lasting until January 7th of 2028 and this incumbent team has been delivering exceptional services for many years. .

WHO and WHERE?

SCSC is a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Echelon III U.S. Navy Field Activity with 92 military, 84 government civil service, and 267 contractors executing high-fidelity shipboard representative integrated warfare capabilities in a maritime environment, consisting of the AEGIS Engineering & Training Complex, the Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) facility, the Wallops Island Engineering Test Center, and the Wallops Island Radar Test Site as tenants on the NASA Wallops Flight Facility.

Future SCSC capabilities include High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-Dazzler and Surveillance Weapon System (HELIOS), next-generation radars, the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP), and a cooperative with NASA developing Unmanned Arial Vehicles and supporting Large Space Vehicle launches as SCSC continues to evolve toward becoming the preferred asset for technology and systems integration, test and verification of combat systems across the five battlespace domains of space, surface, air, undersea, and cyberspace / electronic warfare. SSDS Maintenance Technicians with an interest in expanding their systems expertise are afforded opportunities to work on these and other capabilities.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Seven (7) years of demonstrated experience assessing, troubleshooting, and performing corrective and preventive maintenance on SSDS systems and equipment, with allowance for education to substitute for experience (see education and training section below).
• Organizational-level maintenance experience monitoring and managing the operation of SSDS MK2 OA Tech Refresh MODs 1C/3C/5C/6C, SSDS OA MK 2 OA Tech Refresh MODs 1C/2C/3C/5C, SSDS OA MK 2 OA Tech Refresh MODs 1C/2C/3C/5C with (TI-12H) ORDALT, and BFTT AN/USQ-T46D(V) configurations.
• Experience may be accumulated concurrently. For example, if the candidate worked while going to school, the work experience and education time are credited concurrently.

EDUCATION / TRAINING:

• An Associates Degree in a technical or computer-related discipline could substitute for two (2) years of the aforementioned seven years of experience, bringing the required experience down to five (5) years.
• For other relevant degrees/education, appropriate education can be counted as experience at a rate of two (2) years of education equals one (1) year of experience for up to four (4) years of experience, potentially bringing the required experience down to one (1) year.
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems or related field / discipline is desired, or four (4) additional years of demonstrated experience as outlined above can be substituted for a degree.
• SCSC technical positions (those not designated electrical or mechanical engineer positions requiring Professional Engineer certification) on this contract present opportunities to cross-train following a variation of the Navy's Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS) program, such that for example, the SSDS Mk2 Maintenance Tech is offered opportunities to train and qualify as an Information Systems Tech, Project Analyst, Audio/Visual Tech, Radar Tech, Computer Network Tech, Communications Tech, Navigation Electronics Tech, Cisco Tech, and Test Director, with commensurate increases in compensation.

CERTIFICATION:

Must have or obtain within one year of onboarding an Operating System training certificate or certification and Security certification.

ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA:

• Eligible candidates must either currently have, or be eligible to obtain and sustain a SECRET clearance. Boarhog's Facility Security Officer will determine the cleared eligibility of successfully screened candidates as a prerequisite to a conditional offer of employment.
• Preference will be given to candidates who reside in, or will move into, a Small Business Administration (SBA) designated Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) area, of which Wallops Island VA is one. See the SBA website for the map of HUBZone locations. .

BENEFITS:

Boarhog has over a decade of defense industrial base steady, controlled growth and profitability, offering our full-time associates a remarkable compensation package, including:

• Very competitive salary and opportunities for additional compensation.
• Medical/Dental/Vision Health Benefits.
• Self-Determination
• Company 401K contribution.
• Health savings account.
• Vacation
• Stipend for residing in a HUBZone location (https://maps.certify.sba.gov/hubzone/map).
• Relocation or small signing bonus, and earned performance bonus.

We thrive in a welcoming, family-like culture within a completely flat organization, with a vested interest in associates' personal and professional goals and aspirations. As a successful and respected Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVO) and certified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business of professionals, there is no fat on the Boarhog... nobody has ever and will never make a living watching other associates do work. Boarhog associates therefore enjoy a culture self-determination, encouraged and supported to exercise greater control and make choices and manage their own lives, The result is an exceedingly low associate turnover rate (We're not a body shop)... Boarhog's first associate is still with us. Once a Boarhog, always a Boarhog. The company Managing Member and majority owner, a Navy veteran with decades of public sector systems acquisition experience, certifications and education, actively engages in day-to-day operations and also periodically perform direct on government and commercial contracts. Pigs in the breakfast... skin-in-the-game... story behind the logo. Come join us.