Senior Equipment Specialist

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Equipment Specialist located at Tinker AFB, supporting the modernization of Hawaii’s Air Route Surveillance Radar (ARSR-4), a system critical to national defense, air traffic control, and weather monitoring. This role helps replace and sustain one of the most important long-range radar capabilities supporting NORAD/NORTHCOM and Pacific operations.

Work Location & Schedule

Tinker AFB, OK. Hybrid work schedule with occasional in-office requirements. Full-time, salaried position.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must have and be able to maintain an active 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

Skills

• Technical background in NAVAID systems
• Technical orders development and updates
• Supply chain management
• Interface with external organizations (Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), other services, FAA, etc.)
• Sustaining engineering support agencies

Responsibilities

• Provide Equipment Specialist support, including configuration management (CM) activities and logistics best practices (e.g., Performance-Based Logistics (PBL), public-private partnering, and supply chain management).
• Perform configuration management tasks in support of systems and equipment acquired or sustained.

Technical Order & Configuration Support

• 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

Troubleshooting & Sustainment

• 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

Supply Chain & Logistics Integration

• 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

Program & Engineering Support

• 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