Equipment Specialist

McBride•Oklahoma City, OK

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

McBride Consulting is hiring an Equipment Specialist to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/Airborne Warning and Control System (AFLCMC/HBS/WIW). The AWACS Division delivers airborne Battle Management Command & Control capabilities for joint, allied, coalition, humanitarian, and homeland defense operations. Its modernization work revitalizes legacy mission systems, replaces aging computer architectures, integrates multi-sensor data fusion, and improves expeditionary readiness and availability. The Division also supports the planned divestiture of the E-3 platform and development of future airborne C2 capabilities. This is a full-time hybrid position located at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, with 20% travel to Hanscom and Seattle. The Equipment Specialist supports equipment and system sustainment through technical documentation, configuration management, technical order management, engineering support, and integrated logistics support. The role works with Government stakeholders, engineers, sustainment personnel, program managers, and cross-functional teams. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and hold an active Secret clearance.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must hold an active Secret clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3 years of experience in the respective technical or professional discipline, including 3 years in the DoD; or 7 years of directly related experience, including 5 years in the DoD.
Ability to provide technical support and analysis for field, depot, and modification program issues.
Ability to prepare or assist with TCTOs for configuration changes and inspections.
Ability to review and recommend updates to program-specific hardware and software specifications for compliance with program standards.
Ability to maintain, track, store, and distribute current drawing packages and revisions.
Knowledge of configuration management principles, including DRs, AFTO forms, and CM policies, consistent with AFMC and DoD guidance.
Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite for documentation, technical reports, data packages, and communications.
Strong communication skills for coordinating with engineers, sustainment personnel, and program managers.
Ability to manage documentation, configuration management activities, and support actions independently with minimal oversight.
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional engineering, logistics, and configuration management stakeholders.
Problem-solving ability related to configuration issues, technical discrepancies, and sustainment challenges.
Time-management skills to process TCTOs, drawing updates, and technical data reviews on schedule.

Nice To Haves

Range systems background or related experience with radar and/or other electronics systems at the system, subsystem, or commodity level across program phases.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3 years of relevant technical or professional experience, including 3 years in the DoD, or 7 years of directly related experience, including 5 years in the DoD.
Experience supporting integrated logistics support, provisioning and source coding, maintenance data collection, technical order management, configuration management, AFTO Form 22 analysis, AFTO Form 252 preparation, quality deficiency report evaluation, and alternate-source identification.

Responsibilities

Review and recommend changes to program-unique system, development, and product specifications for hardware and software to ensure proper format, content, and compliance with program requirements and standards.
Maintain current drawing packages for modifications and ensure the latest versions are on file; ship and transmit drawing packages and revisions.
Provide technical support and analysis for field, depot, and modification program issues.
Prepare or assist with Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTOs) for configuration changes and inspections.
Support Change Control Board (CCB) and subordinate-board directives by coordinating with Technical Content Managers on publication and distribution of technical order changes.
Support engineering plans and OSS&E baselines through configuration management, including management of DRs, AFTO 22s, and AFTO 252s; produce monthly performance metrics for these items.
Support configuration control by receiving, disseminating, processing, tracking, and recommending dispositions for change notices, proposals, deviations, waivers, deficiency reports, airworthiness notes, service actions and bulletins, aircraft service changes, notices of deficiency, and quality control plans.
Review change proposals for management impacts and Government compliance; recommend Government review and disposition; assist with CCB and subordinate-board preparation and conduct; maintain proposal files and historical information.
Attend and support Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs), Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), and compliance audits, including auditing hardware and software configuration items, tracking action items, and preparing minutes.
Assist with Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs) and meeting minutes.
Assist with transition to a digital technical order system.
Monitor modification parts listings for items not loaded in the National Stock Number system and process non-stock-listed items into the Defense Logistics Agency system.
Monitor and process parts lists used under contractor logistics support for provisioning and configuration management planning and documentation.
Assist in developing system-specific and standard drawing packages in support of configuration management.
Access system data in sources and tools such as Rockwell-Collins Inc. Blazer, Integrated Maintenance Database System, and HFGCS securities and tools Communications Control Management System to support OSS&E reporting data and documentation.
Provide input to the Technical Order Life Cycle Management Plan.
Maintain Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) inventory lists, including physical inventory as required.
Perform or assist with technical order validation and verification; provide technical maintenance and technical order support to users by telephone, email, meetings, or field support.
Assist the Technical Orders Management Agency (TOMA) with cataloging and tracking technical orders; develop methods, plans, and feedback/control requirements for technical order management.
Assist in completing supporting documents, including Forms 873, 874, and 875 and coordination sheets; support establishment, coordination, documentation, and justification of technical order data requirements.
Provide integrated logistics support, including provisioning and source coding, maintenance data collection, technical order validation, configuration management data, quality deficiency report analysis, and identification of alternate supply sources for diminishing manufacturing or material sources.
Review and provide Government feedback on the effectiveness and efficiency of Combat & Mission Support Systems, maintenance management, and Range Systems practices affecting program acquisition and sustainment.
Evaluate Air Force directives for adherence to Government and Air Force methods and maintenance and equipment procedures, including proper use of Combat & Mission Support Systems, facilities, and support personnel.
Support IPTs by researching material related to Branch maintenance and equipment management.
Conduct Logistics Supportability Analysis of Illustrated Parts Breakdowns to assess piece-part availability for Shop Replaceable Unit and Line Replaceable Unit repair capability.
Maintain system baselines to reflect current fielded configurations when initiating parts or supplier information, including CAGE codes for part substitutions.
Use Government-provided software to identify errors, equipment issues, and non-mission-capable time and recommend actions to improve readiness.
Support logistics and sustainment activities, including provisioning, source coding, maintenance data collection, technical order management, configuration management, AFTO Form 22 analysis, AFTO Form 252 preparation, quality deficiency report evaluation, and alternate-source identification.