Field Engineering Manager

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The National Security Sector has an opening for a Field Engineering Manager position to support our customer in San Diego CA. The successful candidate will be a Member of the Towed Array Intermediate Maintenance Activity (TA- IMA) team in San Diego California where this site provides direct fleet support with towed acoustic systems installed on submarines and surface ships including 24/7/365 worldwide casualty assistance (CASREP) support. Other responsibilities of the program include shipping/receiving/warehousing government property administration and asset tracking.

Primary Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be the Site Manager for the Towed Array Intermediate Maintenance Activity (TA IMA) program in San Diego CA. Leidos has an established site providing direct fleet support of the towed acoustic systems installed on submarines and surface ships primarily out of San Diego CA. This includes providing 24/7/365 worldwide casualty assistance (CASREP) support as tasked. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning coordination and execution of day-to-day site operations including the coordination of the shipping & receipt testing/troubleshooting repair and waterfront support of towed array evolutions (installation removal and testing) of submarine and surface ship towed sonar systems. They must ensure that all site equipment is regularly maintained and fully serviceable. The candidate will operate the facility in compliance with applicable NAVOSH regulations. They must establish and maintain an accurate inventory of Government-owned property held on site in accordance with program instructions and manage property control in accordance with the FAR. He or she must be able to effectively build relationships and communicate with various US Navy DOD civilians and DOD support contractors. The expectation is that the candidate will be a working manager; as such required with in twelve months of hire complete standard program technical qualifications on the towed arrays and associated shipboard handling systems most frequently supported by the site up to and including the Pier-side Supervisor level. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment selection and training performance assessments salary and recognition/disciplinary actions. They will be responsible for the training qualification plans and performance status of site personnel as well as expected to travel as needed to attend meetings and/or to provide technical support services. Candidate offer will include a contingency of acceptance by the government of their resume/credentials as satisfactory for inclusion as key personnel.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree with 5 or more years experience or Masters Degree with 3 or more years experience. 4 additional years of directly related experience may offset the degree requirements.
• Two or more years of experience in a management position successfully providing leadership and guidance to personnel engaged in technically-oriented activities.
• The required 5 years of experience is in operating troubleshooting and repair of US Navy submarine and surface ship towed arrays and their associated handling systems and experience with of the following equipment: AN/BQQ-5 AN/BQQ-6 AN/BQQ-10 SQQ-89 OK-410 OK-276 OA9070 Series or OK-542.
• Experience with US Navy organization communications and logistics processes.
• Prior US military leadership experience at the senior NCO level.
• Prior military experience with direct operational and technical experience with towed sonar systems.
• Experience with interpreting and executing DOD contract documents and statement of work.
• Practical experience in the use of Microsoft Office products (2010/2013).
• Active DoD Secret security clearance.
• Must have a US Passport.
• Must have a valid drivers license.
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs.

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.