Diving Technician
About The Position
The Diving Technician supports Department of the Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) underwater breathing apparatus programs by providing technical expertise in MK 16 systems and other diving life-support systems. The role supports equipment readiness and diver safety through maintenance planning, technical training, configuration control, stakeholder coordination, and lifecycle sustainment. The technician performs or oversees depot-level inspection, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, certification, and quality-assurance work; trains maintainers; and ensures compliance with technical manuals, maintenance requirements, configuration-control procedures, oxygen-system safety requirements, and quality standards. The position also collaborates with engineers, logisticians, instructors, operational users, and program stakeholders to address technical and sustainment issues, and evaluates post-fielding operational use to inform future fielding phases. Travel to fleet, depot, training, and fielding locations may be required up to 25% of the time.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience supporting high-reliability technical systems such as military diving, underwater breathing apparatus, or life-support systems.
- Experience performing depot-level maintenance, inspection, troubleshooting, repair, certification, or quality-assurance functions for MK 16 closed-circuit rebreather systems.
- Experience with oxygen-cleanliness procedures, high-pressure oxygen systems, contamination control, or related safety requirements.
- Experience applying technical manuals, maintenance instructions, quality-assurance requirements, or configuration-control procedures.
- Experience developing or delivering technical instruction, operator training, maintainer training, or train-the-trainer programs.
- Experience coordinating with operational units, maintenance activities, logistics personnel, program offices, or original equipment manufacturers.
- Ability to communicate technical findings, maintenance risks, readiness impacts, and sustainment recommendations to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
- Ability to travel to fleet, depot, training, and fielding locations up to 25% of the time.
- Secret clearance required.
- High school diploma or GED.
Nice To Haves
- Experience as a Navy Diver, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician, or member of a special operations diving community.
- Experience as a MK 16 technician, supervisor, instructor, or depot-level maintenance technician.
- Experience serving as a maintenance QA representative, work-center supervisor, course supervisor, or Master Training Specialist.
- Experience with Navy maintenance-management systems, including SKED or comparable readiness and maintenance-tracking tools.
- Experience supporting materiel fielding plans, equipment transition, fleet logistics, lifecycle sustainment, or phased capability rollouts.
- Experience with oxygen-cleanliness procedures, high-pressure oxygen systems, contamination control, and associated safety requirements.
- Experience reviewing and revising technical manuals, maintenance instructions, quality-assurance requirements, and configuration-control procedures.
Responsibilities
- Perform or oversee depot-level inspection, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, certification, and quality-assurance actions for MK 16 systems and other EOD diving and life-support equipment.
- Deliver maintainer instruction on preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, inspection criteria, and safety requirements.
- Maintain compliance with technical manuals, maintenance requirements, configuration-control procedures, oxygen-system safety requirements, and quality-assurance standards.
- Coordinate with engineers, logisticians, instructors, operational users, and program stakeholders to resolve technical and sustainment issues affecting life-support-system readiness.
- Support evaluation of post-fielding operational use to identify improvements for future fielding phases.
- Travel to fleet, depot, training, and fielding locations up to 25% of the time.
Benefits
- Health, life, and disability benefits
- Financial and retirement benefits
- Paid leave
- Professional development
- Tuition assistance
- Work-life programs
- Dependent care
- Recognition awards program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
