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When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

This postion is based in Chesapeake, VA and will require travel up to 50% CONUS/OCONUS.

The role of the Subject Matter Expert is to provide advanced technical knowledge, and onsite depot level support services for HF/UHF communication equipment as defined by the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC-LANT) Atlantic In Service Engineering Agency ISEA. Support services include system technical operation, system configuration, preventative maintenance, overhaul, repair and assistance with configuration management. Provide shipboard technical support as required.

Essential Job Duties:

• Provide technical support to diagnose, repair and overhaul a variety of communication equipment and ancillaries.
• Responsible for the operation, maintenance, repair and overhaul of US Navy communications equipment.
• Provide support for repair alignment and maintenance.
• Strong customer service skills to interface directly with prime customers and other industry partners.
• Provide support to NIWC for Litoral Combat Ships Exterior communication line of sight and SATCOM
• Capable to travel to CONUS / OCONUS locations to support ISEA requirements.
• Capable of going shipboard to support ISEA communication requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Key Responsibilities:

• We expect the employee to be a self-starter and capable of independent work
• We expect the employee to keep managers and supervisors apprised of their progress, maintain ability to work well with others, adhere to contract requirements, and comply with company policies and procedures.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment.
• Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential matters with discretion.
• Ability to organize and prioritize own work as well as that of assigned staff if any.
• Ability to research and analyze data.
• We expect this employee to be familiar with Navy communications, switching.
• Must have the ability to operate, troubleshoot and repair US Navy radio systems for HF and UHF with a focus on Digital Modular Radio (DMR) and or ARC-210 family of radios.
• We expect the employee to provide system engineering assistance for life cycle support sustainment and modernization support.
• Must be familiar with test instruments and their application to communications systems.
• Be able to work independently as well as in a team environment.

Mandatory:

• U.S. Citizen
• Must have SECRET Security Clearance.
• High School Diploma
• Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
• Must have experience with radio voice and data communication equipment.
• Must have minimum 10 years of experience in Navy or Coast Guard communications systems.
• Must be willing to travel CONUS/OCONUS
• Must be willing to work extended hours including weekends and holidays
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check and pre-hire drug test.

Preferred:

• Prior military training A-school, C-school
• Technical training for HF/UHF OJT or other
• Expertise in repair, alignment, overhaul, sustainment and modernization of all variants of Digital Modular Radio.
• Expertise in repair, alignment, overhaul, sustainment and modernization of all variants of ARC-210 radio systems.
• Factory training certification for DMR and ARC-210 radio systems
• Background in shipboard communication, knowledge/expertise with one or more systems listed:
  • a) Digital Modular Radio (DMR)
  • b) AN/URT-23C, D, E
  • c) AN/USQ-155 Tactical Variant Switch (TVS)
  • d) SA-2112 BAS & SAS
  • e) AN/WSC-3 (all variants)
  • f) UHF Couplers (OA-9123, 9277, 9277A)
  • g) AN/URC-93
  • h) HF Couplers (AN/SRA-56/7/8, AN/URA-38, RF-2601, CU-2475, etc.)
  • i) AN/URC-109 LHD Communications System
  • j) Antenna Tilt Groups (OA-9242, 9242A, 9243, 9243A, CA-1307, PF-109)
  • k) Shipboard Antenna systems (whips, fans, SATCOM, MCCP, etc.)
  • l) AN/URC-141 (HFSAR)
  • m) AN/USC-42 (MINI-DAMA)
  • n) TD-1271
  • o) High/Ultra/Very High Frequency (HF/UHF/VHF) Systems

• Ability to work in low lit areas for long periods of time.

• This role is largely sedentary.

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.