Senior Equipment Specialist

McBride•Oklahoma City, OK

12d•Onsite

About The Position

McBride Consulting has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Equipment Specialist supporting the modernization of Hawaii’s Air Route Surveillance Radar (ARSR‑4) a system critical to national defense, air traffic control, and weather monitoring. You’ll help replace and sustain one of the most important long‑range radar capabilities supporting NORAD/NORTHCOM and Pacific operations. If you enjoy hands‑on technical work, thrive in a collaborative environment, and have a passion for supporting the war fighter, this is a role where your expertise directly contributes to mission success. This is a full time position located at Tinker Air Force Base, OK. In this role you will provide Equipment Specialist support that will provide CM activities and apply logistics best commercial practices and DoD directed concepts such as Performance-Based Logistics (PBL), public private partnering, and supply chain management. Perform configuration management tasks and apply the principles, criteria, and procedures of CM in support of systems and equipment acquired or sustained.

Requirements

Must be a US citizen
Must have and be able to maintain a Secret level Clearance
Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 5 years of which must be in the DoD OR 15 years of directly related experience, 8 years of which must be in the DoD

Nice To Haves

Master’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and at least 10 years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, 5 years of which must be in the DoD
Radar experience
Strong technical background with NAVAID systems or similar avionics / radar environments
Experience developing, updating, and sustaining technical orders (TOs, TCTOs)
Understanding of supply chain management and provisioning processes
Ability to collaborate with external stakeholders (DLA, FAA, DoD agencies)
Hands‑on support experience in a sustaining engineering or logistics environment
SharePoint, Office 365
ETIMS (Electronic Technical Information Management System)
USAF logistics and deficiency reporting systems
IMDS, REMIS, and other sustainment/maintenance systems
Works well with cross‑functional teams — engineering, PM, logistics, cyber, configuration, and more
Strong communicator who can collaborate with both technical and non‑technical partners
Comfortable supporting users in the field and solving problems in real time

Responsibilities

Maintain and update technical orders (T.O.s, TCTOs) for multiple systems
Perform TO validation/verification and support ETIMS sustainment
Support Time Compliance Technical Orders and configuration baselines
Help develop technical drawing packages and system documentation
Assist field units with technical issues, maintenance guidance, and problem resolution
Address obsolescence issues and help identify suitable part replacements
Provide technical input for discrepancy reports and sustainment actions
Log new items into the supply system and update existing item data
Interface with external organizations including DLA, FAA, sister services, and engineering support agencies
Monitor modification parts, NSNs, provisioning lists, and contractor‑supported systems
Participate in Agile/Waterfall development activities
Support CCB/ERB decisions and implementation of engineering changes
Take part in audits (FCA/PCA/Compliance) and help track action items
Access systems like IMDS and REMIS to support OSS&E reporting