Corrosion Analyst

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Corrosion Analyst to join our team at SURFMEPP in San Diego, CA. This position is onsite.

The Surface Maintenance Engineering, Planning, Program (SURFMEPP) maintains, monitors, and refines Class-wide and Individual-Ship Maintenance Plans for all non-nuclear surface ships to ensure material readiness for the projected service life, develop life-cycle strategies to address system upgrades, and fully implement the Class Maintenance Plan into each surface ship's maintenance schedule and availability planning process. SURFMEPP is headquartered at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, VA.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Apply practical engineering and analytical judgment while tracking corrosion work reported by assessment activities to support the maintenance planning process
• Develop and present findings, reports or recommendations to analysts, employees, managers inside or outside of the organization, agency heads or other high-ranking officials using Microsoft products used by SURFMEPP
• Manages surface ship class Corrosion Plans during the advanced planning and planning process.
• Tracks corrosion Mandatory Technical Requirements (MTRs) during CNO Availability execution. Interacts with and provides Corrosion Subject Matter Expertise to maintenance stakeholders.
• Have an understanding of the government maintenance team and private shipyard organizations, as they relate to condition assessment and depot level maintenance execution
• Obtain coating and structural knowledge necessary to participate in related Communities of Practice and Knowledge Sharing Networks, as well as review and QA condition data as reported during assessment events
• Harvest and analyze data from various Navy ship maintenance databases
• Demonstrates ability to follow direction and work within a team.
• Obtain and maintain access to private and public shipyards
• Good customer relations/interaction skills
• Mentors less experienced employees
• Direct interface with Commander Naval Surface Force Pacific concerning SURFMEPP Corrosion related topics

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED with 10+ years of relevant professional experience in U.S. Navy ship maintenance, engineering, or corrosion analysis
• Experience preparing and presenting technical briefs related to the maintenance or modernization of U.S. Navy ships to internal and external stakeholders
• Hands-on understanding of the government maintenance team and private shipyard organizations as they relate to condition assessment
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite, specifically with SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with planning, execution or management of US Navy Ship maintenance, onboard US Navy Ships, at a Regional Maintenance Center or US Navy Planning Activity
• Knowledge of the planning and execution of Navy Surface Ship Private Sector depot level maintenance and modernization contracts
• Experience with Navy Maintenance databases a plus, especially: Corrosion Control Information Management System (CCIMS); Maintenance Figure of Merit (MFOM) applications Navy Maintenance Database (NMD) and Validate, Screen and Broker (VSB)
• Hold a NACE Shipboard Corrosion Assessment Training Technician Certification (S-CAT) certification
• Experience with the use of multiple databases (eDFS, VSB, NMD, MSWP, etc) for ongoing and historical trend analysis

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have a current or active Secret Security Clearance

Physical Requirements:

• The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.
• Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.