RATT Lead – Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Team

Sayres is seeking an experienced RATT Lead – Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Team in San Diego, CA with a SECRET clearance, verifiable in DISS.


Position Summary

The LCS RATT Lead serves as the senior engineering readiness advisor for Littoral Combat Ships, supporting assessments of propulsion systems, maintenance execution, and fleet readiness.


Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and maintenance readiness evaluations.


• Assess propulsion, auxiliary, and mission-support systems.


• Evaluate maintenance effectiveness and material condition.


• Provide recommendations to improve operational readiness.


• Coordinate with fleet maintenance and training organizations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of supervisory Navy engineering experience.


• Extensive experience with Navy surface ship engineering operations.


• Experience supporting maintenance assessments and readiness programs.


• Strong understanding of Navy maintenance and depot-level repair processes.


• Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred.


• 25+ years highly desirable.

Occasional travel may be required. Support is primarily based in San Diego, CA, with occasional travel to Navy fleet concentration areas including Everett, WA; Pearl Harbor, HI; Sasebo, Japan; Yokosuka, Japan; and Singapore, as well as other customer locations as required.

Salary Range: $90,000–$140,000, commensurate with experience. Compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and market considerations.


About Sayres Defense


Sayres Defense supports critical U.S. Navy shipbuilding and maritime programs, delivering acquisition, engineering, logistics, and waterfront expertise that strengthens fleet readiness and lifecycle sustainment.


The position description is only meant to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by the incumbents of this position. The incumbents may be requested to perform position-related tasks other than those stated in this description. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, disability or veteran status.


At Sayres, our employees enjoy an atmosphere conducive to realizing their potential through personal and professional development while simultaneously exceeding customers' expectations.


We offer a broad spectrum of technical, engineering and administrative services including acquisition, financial and program management; fleet synthetic training; logistics; ship construction engineering; systems engineering and integration; wargaming; test and evaluation; security, counterintelligence and policy analysis.


Sayres is headquartered in Washington, DC with offices throughout the United States and has a presence abroad.

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