Unexploded Ordnance Technician

Requisition Number: 158
Position: Unexploded Ordnance Technician
Location: Las Cruces, NM/WSMR
Total Open Positions: 6
Career Level: Junior/Mid/Senior
Travel Percentage: <10%
Type of Position: Contingent
Relocation Available: No
ITAR: US Citizen Required
Security Clearance: DoD Secret Clearance

About Our Company

Pugh Associates is a Woman and Veteran Owned Small Business, headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida with field offices in Mount Laurel, New Jersey and Gautier, Mississippi, providing quality Technical and Programmatic Solutions to our Government and Industry customers. Our dedicated staff prides themselves as the Subject Matter Experts in Ship Design, System Engineering, Test & Evaluation, Combat Systems Alignment, Integrated Logistic Support and Combat System Simulation. Pugh Associates is a great place to work, and our team is inspired to provide our warfighters with the tools to defeat threats!

Functional Responsibilities

  • Operates, analyzes performance, troubleshoots, inspects, installs, maintains, overhauls, repairs and modifies operational ordnance system(s) and subsystems consisting of numerous complex electronic components in fighter aircraft.

  • Removes, repairs, installs, inspects and conducts operational performance checkout of aircraft ordnance and isolates malfunctions and identifies if failures are in specific Lowest Replaceable Units (LRUs), aircraft weapons, avionics multiplex data bus matrix assemblies, or aircraft digital data wiring. Loads/unloads, positions and safeties air munitions using applicable technical data and handling equipment.

  • Conducts off-equipment troubleshooting and functional checks of electronic weapons control systems.

  • Ensures all munitions are inventoried at the start and completion of the work shift.

  • Coordinates with loading standardization and the weapons element supervisor for all load crew-training requirements.

  • Maintains and reviews publication files of applicable technical orders, regulations, manuals and local directives.

  • Provides hands-on training instruction to lower graded personnel concerned with the repair of the electronic ordnance systems within the aircraft.

  • Plans and performs work requiring a thorough knowledge of ordnance theories and principles, writing specifications, local and national electrical codes, properties of various materials, and principles of operation and application of electronic equipment.

  • Installs, starts up and shuts down equipment in accordance with company safety procedures for machine activation and shutdown and in line with OSHA requirements.

  • Advises operators and line mechanics of operation procedures and requirements for working safely with electrical/electronic and mechanical equipment and components.

  • Informs appropriate management and line mechanics of potential ordnance problems and inherent dangers involved.

  • Maintains performance and maintenance records for identified equipment.

  • Performs preventive maintenance functions as directed.

  • Assists maintenance personnel with technical troubleshooting.

  • Assists and trains other maintenance and other technical-level employees.

Notes:

  • This is not a telework position

  • You must hold a valid driver’s license

  • You must own a reliable motor vehicle

Minimum Education and Experience:

  • Two-year technical degree or HS/GED and accredited apprenticeship program or the equivalent in a technical field.

  • Two years of proven experience in the field of electrical/electronics.

  • Two years of practical field experience in Ordnance systems maintenance, and security

Required Skills and Certifications:

  • DoD Secret Clearance or ability to obtain an Interim Secret Clearance within 90 days of signing the contingent hire offer letter

  • As a condition of continued employment, you must maintain an active security clearance

Other required skills/experience:

  • Your resume/cv accepted by our customer

  • Proficient in MS Office Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, and Power Point

  • Strong attention to detail with organizational and problem solving skills

  • Ability to interface constructively with US Government and Industry teammates

  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

  • Ability to work independently and pro-actively in providing high quality services

Pugh Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender (including identity or expression), national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or genetic information.

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