Fire Control Technician
Actalent · Newport, RI · 1 mo ago
On-site$32–$35/hrContract
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text. Prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to parse the job description and decide which sections to include.
We have content: About the role (intro paragraph). Responsibilities (list). Essential Skills (list). Additional Skills & Qualifications (list). Work Environment (paragraph). Job Type & Location (maybe not needed as heading? Could be part of About the role? But we have Pay And Benefits section with details. Workplace Type (maybe duplicate). Application Deadline (maybe not needed). About Actalent (boilerplate). EEO etc (remove). So we need sections: About the role (intro), Responsibilities, Skills (maybe combine Essential Skills and Additional Skills & Qualifications?), Benefits, Pay, Schedule (maybe from Work Environment). Also maybe Qualifications? The Essential Skills could be considered Qualifications. But we can have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (or Skills), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Need to avoid filler.
We must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It does state Pay And Benefits and Work Environment includes schedule. So we can have Pay, Benefits, Schedule sections.
We need to ensure we don't create sections with placeholder like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Qualifications
- ...
...
Maybe combine Essential Skills and Additional Skills & Qualifications into Qualifications.
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Pay
The pay range for this position is $32.00 - $35.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Schedule
The schedule is primarily standard working hours, but you will periodically support routine off-shift and weekend work to conduct longevity testing and meet critical program milestones.
We also need Work Environment maybe as part of About the role? Could be separate but we already have Schedule. Work Environment details about onsite, secure defense environment, team size, etc. Could be included in About the role or a separate section like Work Environment. But we have limited headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We could put Work Environment under About the role or maybe under Qualifications? Better to add a short paragraph in About the role covering that.
We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract the About the role paragraph: "This role focuses on testing and troubleshooting the AN/BYG-1 Tactical Control System (TCS) that forms a core part of the submarine combat system used by the United States Navy and Royal Australian Navy. As a Test Technician with prior US Navy Submarine Fire Control Technician experience, you will help build and validate complex tactical control, weapons/payload control, information assurance, and tactical network subsystems. You will join a close‑knit, mission‑driven team that partners closely with the submarine community to deliver reliable systems that support high‑stakes national security missions."
We also have Work Environment details: "This position is 100% onsite at NUWC facilities, with flexible seating available nearby at an associated Middletown, RI office. You will work in a secure defense environment focused on submarine combat systems, collaborating with approximately 150 professionals on a long-term program funded through at least 2027. The work involves hands-on interaction with test bays, black box hardware, and tactical control system equipment, as well as regular use of software tools for testing, documentation, and requirements management. The schedule is primarily standard working hours, but you will periodically support routine off-shift and weekend work to conduct longevity testing and meet critical program milestones. The culture emphasizes teamwork, close collaboration with the submarine community, and a strong commitment to delivering reliable, high-quality systems that support national security missions."
We already used schedule part; we can incorporate rest into About the role or maybe a separate section like Work Environment but not in allowed headings list. Could add a paragraph under About the role after the intro.
We also have Job Type & Location: "This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Newport, RI." Could be included in About the role.
Application Deadline: "This position is anticipated to close on Oct 2, 2026." Could be included but maybe not needed as it's not a heading; we could put in About the role as a note. However, the instruction says remove application instructions. Application deadline maybe considered application instruction? It's not exactly instruction but could be considered metadata. Safer to omit? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." Application deadline is likely part of application instructions. So we should omit it.
About Actalent etc is boilerplate, remove.
Now we need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. We'll not.
Now produce HTML.
Check for any duplicated lines: we need to avoid repeating same bullet points. We'll list each unique.
Let's extract Responsibilities list from the posting:
- Conduct subsystem and system-of-systems testing on TCS-related black boxes at the primary site and other locations as required.
- Perform hands-on testing and verification of the AN/BYG-1 Tactical Control System to ensure it meets system, functional, and performance requirements.
- Work in an Agile development environment alongside engineers across the program to verify deliveries to the Navy.
- Analyze test results to determine how software and hardware components satisfy defined system, functional, and performance requirements.
- Install, configure, and maintain test bays and associated equipment used to validate TCS and related subsystems.
- Troubleshoot anomalies and faults in the TCS and associated subsystems, independently diagnosing issues without direct access to developers.
- Collaborate proactively with engineers from other subsystems to identify where issues reside and drive resolution as a project team.
- Apply knowledge of test engineering concepts, principles, and theories to design, execute, and refine test procedures.
- Support subsystem testing, software testing, and integration activities in a DoD production delivery environment.
- Work closely with local and remote test team members to coordinate test activities, share findings, and maintain alignment across the program.
- Use requirements management and system modeling tools and processes to ensure test coverage and traceability.
- Communicate test results, issues, and recommendations clearly through verbal updates and written documentation using Microsoft Office tools.
- Provide clear, concise communication among peers and up the reporting chain, including recognition and escalation of relevant information.
- Travel as needed to additional facilities or partner locations to support testing and integration activities.
- Participate in off-shift and weekend work as required to support longevity testing and program milestones.
Now Essential Skills list:
- Hands-on experience with the US Navy’s AN/BYG-1 Tactical Control System (TCS).
- Strong US Navy Submarine Fire Control Technician experience, including practical operation and maintenance of submarine fire control systems.
- Prior US Navy Submarine experience, preferably with completion of submarine maintenance school at rank E4 or above.
- Proven ability to troubleshoot complex systems without direct access to software developers, including diagnosing hardware, software, and integration issues.
- Experience performing system testing, subsystem testing, and software testing in a DoD production delivery environment.
- Knowledge of test engineering concepts, principles, and theories as applied to complex defense systems.
- Experience working in an Agile development environment, collaborating closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Experience working proactively with both local and remote test team members to coordinate testing and resolve issues.
- Knowledge of requirements management and system modeling, including how to align tests with requirements and system behavior.
- Solid verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to document test results and issues using Microsoft Office products.
- Ability and willingness to travel to other locations as needed for testing and integration activities.
- Active Secret security clearance or the ability to start with an Interim Secret clearance.
- Demonstrated ability to recognize relevant information, assess alternatives, and communicate issues and options clearly.
Additional Skills & Qualifications list:
- Experience working in the Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical System (SWFTS) submarine community.
- Experience in sonar, fire control, and related submarine combat system components.
- Familiarity with tactical control, weapons/payload control, information assurance, and tactical network subsystems.
- Experience using Agile practices and tools in a test and integration environment.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, mission-focused program with long-term funding and a large, multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to communicate effectively among peers and leadership, providing clear status updates and raising issues promptly.
We can combine these into Qualifications or Skills. Since we have both Essential Skills and Additional Skills & Qualifications, we could have a Qualifications section that includes both lists. Or we could have Skills section for Essential Skills and Qualifications for Additional. But we need to avoid thin sections. Better to combine into one Qualifications section.
Now Benefits list we have.
Pay: we have.
Schedule: we have.
Now About the role paragraph: combine intro + work environment + job type & location maybe.
Let's craft About the role paragraph:
"This role focuses on testing and troubleshooting the AN/BYG-1 Tactical Control System (TCS) that forms a core part of the submarine combat system used by the United States Navy and Royal Australian Navy. As a Test Technician with prior US Navy Submarine Fire Control Technician experience, you will help build and validate complex tactical control, weapons/payload control, information assurance, and tactical network subsystems. You will join a close‑knit, mission‑driven team that partners closely with the submarine community to deliver reliable systems that support high‑stakes national security missions. This position is 100% onsite at NUWC facilities, with flexible seating available nearby at an associated Middletown, RI office. You will work in a secure defense environment focused on submarine combat systems, collaborating with approximately 150 professionals on a long-term program funded through at least 2027. The work involves hands-on interaction with test bays, black box hardware, and tactical control system equipment, as well as regular use of software tools for testing, documentation, and requirements management. The culture emphasizes teamwork, close collaboration with the submarine community, and a strong commitment to delivering reliable, high-quality systems that support national security missions. This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Newport, RI."
We omitted schedule part because we have separate Schedule section.
Now we need to ensure we don't include any filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Now produce HTML.
We'll wrap each section with and content.
Make sure to
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text. Prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to parse the job description and decide which sections to include. We have content: About the role (intro paragraph). Responsibilities (list). Essential Skills (list). Additional Skills & Qualifications (list). Work Environment (paragraph). Job Type & Location (maybe not needed as heading? Could be part of About the role? But we have Pay And Benefits section with details. Workplace Type (maybe duplicate). Application Deadline (maybe not needed). About Actalent (boilerplate). EEO etc (remove). So we need sections: About the role (intro), Responsibilities, Skills (maybe combine Essential Skills and Additional Skills & Qualifications?), Benefits, Pay, Schedule (maybe from Work Environment). Also maybe Qualifications? The Essential Skills could be considered Qualifications. But we can have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (or Skills), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Need to avoid filler. We must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It does state Pay And Benefits and Work Environment includes schedule. So we can have Pay, Benefits, Schedule sections. We need to ensure we don't create sections with placeholder like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. We'll produce something like:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Pay
The pay range for this position is $32.00 - $35.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Schedule
The schedule is primarily standard working hours, but you will periodically support routine off-shift and weekend work to conduct longevity testing and meet critical program milestones.
We also need Work Environment maybe as part of About the role? Could be separate but we already have Schedule. Work Environment details about onsite, secure defense environment, team size, etc. Could be included in About the role or a separate section like Work Environment. But we have limited headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We could put Work Environment under About the role or maybe under Qualifications? Better to add a short paragraph in About the role covering that. We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract the About the role paragraph: "This role focuses on testing and troubleshooting the AN/BYG-1 Tactical Control System (TCS) that forms a core part of the submarine combat system used by the United States Navy and Royal Australian Navy. As a Test Technician with prior US Navy Submarine Fire Control Technician experience, you will help build and validate complex tactical control, weapons/payload control, information assurance, and tactical network subsystems. You will join a close‑knit, mission‑driven team that partners closely with the submarine community to deliver reliable systems that support high‑stakes national security missions." We also have Work Environment details: "This position is 100% onsite at NUWC facilities, with flexible seating available nearby at an associated Middletown, RI office. You will work in a secure defense environment focused on submarine combat systems, collaborating with approximately 150 professionals on a long-term program funded through at least 2027. The work involves hands-on interaction with test bays, black box hardware, and tactical control system equipment, as well as regular use of software tools for testing, documentation, and requirements management. The schedule is primarily standard working hours, but you will periodically support routine off-shift and weekend work to conduct longevity testing and meet critical program milestones. The culture emphasizes teamwork, close collaboration with the submarine community, and a strong commitment to delivering reliable, high-quality systems that support national security missions." We already used schedule part; we can incorporate rest into About the role or maybe a separate section like Work Environment but not in allowed headings list. Could add a paragraph under About the role after the intro. We also have Job Type & Location: "This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Newport, RI." Could be included in About the role. Application Deadline: "This position is anticipated to close on Oct 2, 2026." Could be included but maybe not needed as it's not a heading; we could put in About the role as a note. However, the instruction says remove application instructions. Application deadline maybe considered application instruction? It's not exactly instruction but could be considered metadata. Safer to omit? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." Application deadline is likely part of application instructions. So we should omit it. About Actalent etc is boilerplate, remove. Now we need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. We'll not. Now produce HTML. Check for any duplicated lines: we need to avoid repeating same bullet points. We'll list each unique. Let's extract Responsibilities list from the posting: - Conduct subsystem and system-of-systems testing on TCS-related black boxes at the primary site and other locations as required. - Perform hands-on testing and verification of the AN/BYG-1 Tactical Control System to ensure it meets system, functional, and performance requirements. - Work in an Agile development environment alongside engineers across the program to verify deliveries to the Navy. - Analyze test results to determine how software and hardware components satisfy defined system, functional, and performance requirements. - Install, configure, and maintain test bays and associated equipment used to validate TCS and related subsystems. - Troubleshoot anomalies and faults in the TCS and associated subsystems, independently diagnosing issues without direct access to developers. - Collaborate proactively with engineers from other subsystems to identify where issues reside and drive resolution as a project team. - Apply knowledge of test engineering concepts, principles, and theories to design, execute, and refine test procedures. - Support subsystem testing, software testing, and integration activities in a DoD production delivery environment. - Work closely with local and remote test team members to coordinate test activities, share findings, and maintain alignment across the program. - Use requirements management and system modeling tools and processes to ensure test coverage and traceability. - Communicate test results, issues, and recommendations clearly through verbal updates and written documentation using Microsoft Office tools. - Provide clear, concise communication among peers and up the reporting chain, including recognition and escalation of relevant information. - Travel as needed to additional facilities or partner locations to support testing and integration activities. - Participate in off-shift and weekend work as required to support longevity testing and program milestones. Now Essential Skills list: - Hands-on experience with the US Navy’s AN/BYG-1 Tactical Control System (TCS). - Strong US Navy Submarine Fire Control Technician experience, including practical operation and maintenance of submarine fire control systems. - Prior US Navy Submarine experience, preferably with completion of submarine maintenance school at rank E4 or above. - Proven ability to troubleshoot complex systems without direct access to software developers, including diagnosing hardware, software, and integration issues. - Experience performing system testing, subsystem testing, and software testing in a DoD production delivery environment. - Knowledge of test engineering concepts, principles, and theories as applied to complex defense systems. - Experience working in an Agile development environment, collaborating closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams. - Experience working proactively with both local and remote test team members to coordinate testing and resolve issues. - Knowledge of requirements management and system modeling, including how to align tests with requirements and system behavior. - Solid verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to document test results and issues using Microsoft Office products. - Ability and willingness to travel to other locations as needed for testing and integration activities. - Active Secret security clearance or the ability to start with an Interim Secret clearance. - Demonstrated ability to recognize relevant information, assess alternatives, and communicate issues and options clearly. Additional Skills & Qualifications list: - Experience working in the Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical System (SWFTS) submarine community. - Experience in sonar, fire control, and related submarine combat system components. - Familiarity with tactical control, weapons/payload control, information assurance, and tactical network subsystems. - Experience using Agile practices and tools in a test and integration environment. - Comfort working in a fast-paced, mission-focused program with long-term funding and a large, multidisciplinary team. - Ability to communicate effectively among peers and leadership, providing clear status updates and raising issues promptly. We can combine these into Qualifications or Skills. Since we have both Essential Skills and Additional Skills & Qualifications, we could have a Qualifications section that includes both lists. Or we could have Skills section for Essential Skills and Qualifications for Additional. But we need to avoid thin sections. Better to combine into one Qualifications section. Now Benefits list we have. Pay: we have. Schedule: we have. Now About the role paragraph: combine intro + work environment + job type & location maybe. Let's craft About the role paragraph: "This role focuses on testing and troubleshooting the AN/BYG-1 Tactical Control System (TCS) that forms a core part of the submarine combat system used by the United States Navy and Royal Australian Navy. As a Test Technician with prior US Navy Submarine Fire Control Technician experience, you will help build and validate complex tactical control, weapons/payload control, information assurance, and tactical network subsystems. You will join a close‑knit, mission‑driven team that partners closely with the submarine community to deliver reliable systems that support high‑stakes national security missions. This position is 100% onsite at NUWC facilities, with flexible seating available nearby at an associated Middletown, RI office. You will work in a secure defense environment focused on submarine combat systems, collaborating with approximately 150 professionals on a long-term program funded through at least 2027. The work involves hands-on interaction with test bays, black box hardware, and tactical control system equipment, as well as regular use of software tools for testing, documentation, and requirements management. The culture emphasizes teamwork, close collaboration with the submarine community, and a strong commitment to delivering reliable, high-quality systems that support national security missions. This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Newport, RI." We omitted schedule part because we have separate Schedule section. Now we need to ensure we don't include any filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Now produce HTML. We'll wrap each section with