STi ( http://www.sti-inc.com ) is a private engineering contractor, founded in 1985, looking to fill positions for an upcoming long-term contract with the DoD. The contract is long-term and has a high level of job stability. STi would love to hear from you for positions that we have available at the site. Apply today and a STi team member will reach out to you shortly to begin the interview process. 

 

General Description: STi plans, organizes, directs and controls NUWCDIVKPT’s Test, Training and Evaluation (TT&E) of Undersea Warfare (USW) Systems and Operational Readiness Assessment support for Acquisition and Fleet customers. STi conducts system evaluation activities throughout all phases of the acquisition life cycle including technology development, system design, development, production, and in-service readiness assessment. In performance of Test and Evaluation, STi plans and executes test programs; provides test environments that closely approximate war-fighting environments; provides methods for measuring system performance in those environments; and conducts performance analysis and evaluation of the systems under test. STi provides T&E planning, test execution and analytical support. STi supports Analysis and Assessment, Fleet Material Readiness, Signatures and Susceptibility and other Product Areas.

 

Job Description:

• (2.3.1) STi's Engineering Technician IV supports undersea tracking range operations.
• STi's Engineering Technician IV operates and maintain range support systems, provides maintenance logs, trend analysis and update range databases.
• STi operates and maintains electronic, acoustic, video, mechanical, and electro-hydraulic range systems.
• STi's Engineering Technician IV verifies systems operability and logs all maintenance actions.
• STi's Engineering Technician IV conducts equipment maintenance, backup system-software and upgrades for the Range systems monthly.
• STi's Engineering Technician IV provides independent assessment and technical support for Fleet Validation/Verification and Range Tests including dockside and underway shipboard
• technical support for Shipboard Simulation and Recovery Systems.
• STi's Engineering Technician IV, using Range Maintenance Logs, categorizes and summarizes failure information into a listing delineating failed equipment, causes, dates, corrective actions, recommendations, and impacts.
• STi's Engineering Technician IV analyzes any recurrent events or trends and prepare Failure Analysis Reports.
• STi's Engineering Technician IV collects and inputs Range technical, test, maintenance and schedule data into various Range Databases.
• STi's Engineering Technician IV provides technical support of communication/radio equipment in support of Radio Shop.
• STi's Engineering Technician IV provides technical support for parts research using Government databases and websites.
• (2.3.2) STi's Engineering Technician IV provides technical support in the design, development, fabrication, and assembly of equipment and components under development by the USW Test, Training, and Evaluation Group. Also, provide support for test stand design and fabrication.
• (2.5.1) MK30 Support - STi's Engineering Technician IV provides repair support for the MK30 Target components.
• STi's Engineering Technician IV troubleshoots/repairs/modifies/test cables and other electrical, electronic, or mechanical hardware such as Auxiliary Power Units, Power Amp, Power Switches , Speed Setters, MK 30 projectors, Main Casualty Logic Box (MCLB), radio beacons, emergency shutdown Pingers, Shaft Seal Assemblies, Control Assemblies, Propulsion Motors, Au/Zn Battery Maintenance, End Of Run/Line Spectrum Generation (EOR/LSG) Spheres, Compensators, Pressure Regulators, or equivalent type assemblies.
• (2.5.2) Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Support - STi's Engineering Technician VI assists in the Turn-Around of the Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) to support such projects as MTV, XTV and other like projects such as mid-size UUV Razorback and large displacement UUV Snakehead. This includes breakdown and reassembly of the system and on-site mechanical and electrical troubleshooting of the system.
• STi's Engineering Technician IV assists in containerizing the vehicle. STi conducts planned maintenance on the vehicle and associated test sets.

Education / Experience:

• Desired Associates' Degree and three years of experience in related field. 
• Clearance Requirements: Secret Clearance
• Hourly Rate: $31.22 per hour.
• Additional Rate: $4.80 per hour for Health and Welfare.
• Start Date: As soon as possible.
• Place of Performance: Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Keyport (610 Dowell Rd, Keyport, WA 98345)
• If you have any questions, feel free to send an email to alex@sti-inc.com or give us a call at 301-770-7077 for further information.
• Contract Duration: This is a long standing contract that STi has recently been awarded. The contract with STi has a duration of 5 years, at which time the contract will be re-competed. STi and other vendors will bid at that time, and if in the event STi does not win the resulting contract, personnel on site have first right of refusal on a job offer from the incoming contractor. It is a long term position in that regard as personnel will just change their badging to the new company that takes over, but all positions will remain.