SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT III (UHF/MILSATCOM)

About Us

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

Job Overview

The Subject Matter Expert III (UHF/MILSATCOM) will provide high-level subject matter expertise to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and other customers while conducting HF / MILSATCOM Readiness Assessments, Technical Assist, and Help Desk support.

Work Model: Onsite/In-Office

Responsibilities

Essential Duties & Job Functions:

• Provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) support for UHF MILSATCOM for USCG Cutters and Shore stations.
• Assist in creating and editing job aids and training documentation as needed.
• Provide integration, installation, testing, troubleshooting, maintenance support, and technical training assistance as required.
• Knowledge and use of systems include but are not limited to:
  • AN/PRC117G
  • AN/PRC158
  • AN/ARC-210
  • AN/WSC3
  • OE-82C/WSC-1
  • OE-570
  • NAVMACS
• Perform related work as assigned in an unsupervised, reactive, and mission-critical environment.
• Travel required to CONUS / OCONUS facilities.

Accountable For:

• Excellent oral communication skills including but not limited to customer interactions, formal and informal training, and meeting facilitation.
• Excellent written communications including but not limited to development and editing of business, operational, and technical documents, engineering changes, meeting and trip reports, Maintenance Procedures (MPC), training material, and after-action reports.
• Ability to deal with people in a professional and courteous manner.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment.
• Ability to organize and prioritize own work as well as assigned personnel.
• Ability to work alone or in a team environment as required.
• Ability to research and analyze operational data.

Job Requirements

Mandatory:

• U.S. Citizen.
• TOP SECRET Security Clearance.
• Valid U.S. Passport.
• 12+ years of operational and maintenance experience in shore- and shipboard-based U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) UHF MILSATCOM systems.
• Knowledge and use of USCG shipboard internal and external communications systems.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Well-versed in Microsoft Office and related business software.
• Familiar with the following test equipment:
  • Communications analyzer (CMA-180)
  • Multimeters
  • Watt-meters

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Management, or a related field.
• Two (2) years supervisory experience.
• Operational and Maintenance Knowledge of the following radio systems:
• AN/SRC-63
• External crypto devices: (KY-58, KYV-5, KIV-7M, KGV-11)
• Secure Voice Distribution systems
• C-10315
• AN/VCS-150
• Symphony Automated Communications Manager
• AV2098 Antennas
• AV457 Antennas
• Familiar with the following test equipment:
• Spectrum Analyzer
• Antenna Analyzer
• Signal generators
• Frequency Counters

Working Conditions:

• Onboard USCG Cutters, pier side, and underway.
• Desk and classroom work at various locations.

Physical Requirements:

• Capable of ascending shipboard ladders
• Capable of working at heights (shipboard masts and rooftop antenna locations)
• Able to lift 50 lbs.

Reasonable Accommodation:
CGS will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any if its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Chugach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.