Cruz Associates Inc. of Yorktown, VA has an open position and is looking for qualified candidates for an Analyst. The job location is at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, MD.  Interested applicants should apply by clicking the following link: Analyst, completing the online application and uploading their resumes.

 

Scope of Performance: This position is that of an Analyst, Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center, MD. This position will be fulltime and onsite (40 hrs. weekly).

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Support and access procurement data packages, spreadsheets, and documentation

• Analyze data and statistics for recommendation on project and program activities
• Manage day to day operations utilizing multiple Microsoft Office products
• Manage and maintain meeting minutes and action tracking to ensure efficient operations
• Ability to manage quality plans and reports for process improvements for data analysis, policy development, and budget analysis
• Support and understand working with Standard Operation Procedures
• Work alongside process improvement teams to streamline production and energetic systems

 

Education and Experience – Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 5+ years’ experience in the administrative analysis field
• Knowledge of budgeting and finance principles
• Vast knowledge in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Ability to gain/maintain a Secret Clearance
• Strong analytic skills in data analysis tools and software

Cruz Associates Inc. of Yorktown, VA has an open position and is looking for qualified candidates for a Chemist. The job location is at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, MD. Interested applicants should apply by clicking the following link: Chemist, completing the online application and uploading their resumes.

Scope of Performance: Perform laboratory work including tests, analyzations, and procedures with high hazard materials. This also includes wet chemistry techniques and instrumentation standards.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to use intermediate engineering/scientific techniques, requirements, methods, sources, and procedures in a specialty area.
• Intermediate knowledge of analytical, evaluative, and problem solving necessary to perform professional scientific/engineering work.
• Conduct tests on materials and other substances to ensure that safety and quality standards are met.
• Analyze substances to determine their composition and concentration of elements.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Knowledge in chemicals and their safe use, storage, and disposal.
• Ability to follow DOD/DON procedures, policy, and guidance.

Education and Experience – Required: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Science or related field.
• Ability or receive and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
• Ability to work in a laboratory environment and applicable equipment.
• Knowledge in high hazard materials.
• Must complete and maintain Qualification/Certification status.
• Ability to work off schedule and night shift.

Cruz Associates Inc. of Yorktown, VA (www.cruzinc.us) has a position open and is looking for qualified candidates for an Electrical Engineer.  The job location is the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, MD.  Interested applicants should apply by clicking the following link: Electrical Engineer, completing the online application and uploading their resumes.

 

Scope:  Provide electrical engineering analysis and support services for industrial operations and manufacturing.

 

Responsibilities:

• Experience in Industrial operations and manufacturing
• Review of schematics and controls drawings
• Performance and evaluation of equipment start up plans.
• Review of facility designs for compliance with energetic requirements.
• Designs, develops, and manage all aspects of electrical control systems, equipment, and machinery.
• May be responsible for the installation and technical support of PLC based hardware and software.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within field

 

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Experience in developing system descriptions and developing Technical Data Packages.
• Bachelor of Science (BS) in electrical engineering or electrical engineer technology.
• Ability to obtain Secret or Interim Secret security clearance.

Cruz Associates Inc. (www.cruzinc.us) of Yorktown, VA has an open position and is looking for qualified candidates for an Electronics Technician. The job location is at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, MD.  Interested applicants should apply by clicking the following link:  Electronics Technician, completing the online application and uploading their resumes.

Scope of Performance: Perform electronic technician duties to include preparation of cost proposals, preparation of drawing packages, providing technical oversight of control systems, preparing start- up procedures, ensuring quality requirements are met, developing engineering solutions to problems, preparing specifications, and communicating project results to management and other team members.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with industrial automation and control systems to support energetic and inert processes.
• Instrument calibration and troubleshooting of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Human Machine Interface (HMI).
• Work independently and with process engineers/technicians to support project start-up, project organization, loop-check, and planning for Preventative Maintenance (PM).
• Work along-side engineers for design and start-up procedures.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Ability to participate and assist in planning and coordinating individual assignments to meet project goals.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Education and Experience – Required:

• Knowledge of techniques and theories of electronics.
• Knowledge and proficiency in PLC, HMI, and I/O buses.
• Knowledge of process equipment and industrial control systems.
• Ability or receive and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
• Ability to work in a production environment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Cruz Associates Inc. of Yorktown, VA has an open position and is looking for qualified candidates for an Industrial Maintenance Technician- A/V Technician. The job location is at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, MD.  Interested applicants should apply by clicking the following link: Industrial Maintenance Technician- A/V Technician, completing the online application and uploading their resumes.

 

Scope of Performance: Qualified A/V technician to support maintenance, repair, and installation of explosive and chemical processing equipment. Technician will work in all explosive and chemical processing areas as determined by management or COR.  Technician shall be subject to physical examinations and certification requirements.  Technician will also support varying shifts including night shifts.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Tasks may include but are not limited to routine maintenance, repair, installation and modification to existing or new process equipment.
• Troubleshoot repairs, modifies, and conducts preventative maintenance on complex electrical, mechanical, and processing systems.
• Responsible for installation, set up, and operation of camera and recording equipment
• Troubleshoot, repair and routine maintenance of a variety of new and old A/V equipment including various components.
• Installation of LCD projectors, monitors, speakers and TVs.
• Demolition and installation of new A/V systems
• Technician may be required to execute written maintenance procedures and document work completed on record sheets to be archived in data base.

 

Education and Experience – Required:

• Prior audio/visual repair experience in the manufacturing field required
• Electrical experience required
• Ability to gain/maintain a Secret Clearance
• Ability to pass Explosives Handler physical and Respirator Fit test
• Ability to pass Ammo-18 Certification class
• Sound technical skills
• Sufficient knowledge of mathematics
• Ability to lift heavy objects (up to 75lbs)

Cruz Associates Inc. of Yorktown, VA has open positions for qualified candidates for an Industrial Maintenance Technician-Electrician. The job location is at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, MD.  Interested applicants should apply by clicking the following link: Industrial Maintenance Technician-Electrician, completing the online application and uploading their resumes.

 

Scope of Performance: Qualified Industrial Maintenance Technician-Electrician to support maintenance, repair, and installation of explosive and chemical processing equipment. Technician will work in all explosive and chemical processing areas as determined by management or COR.  Technician shall be subject to physical examinations and certification requirements. Technician will also support varying shifts including night shifts.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Inspects test and modifies control panels for operation of ordnance industrial equipment such as cutting machine, bradding machine, mixers, presses, extruding equipment, stress test equipment and real time x-ray equipment
• In industrial areas performs, testing, maintains, trouble shoots and deferred maintenance repairs electrical power lines, cables, lighting equipment, and associated components, including raceways, supports, wiring switches, outlets, light fixture, fuse boxes, circuit breakers and panels, transformers, computer circuits and various motors and fans
• Maintains explosion proof/general purpose electrical/electronic industrial equipment, such as manual and magnetic motor starters, transformers, surge suppressers, sequential relay cabinets, overload phase protectors and controllers of all types
• Test, trouble shoot, maintain, and restores to service an array of non-standard industrial equipment and systems. These include vibration test systems, safety interlock systems for hazardous operations, explosive grain cutting machinery with remote controls, explosive braiding machinery, power conditioning systems, energy management systems, and electronically controlled uninterrupted power supplies.   Use various tools and test equipment, such as multi-meters protective relay testers, and ammeters
• Adept in requirements of National Electrical Code
• Ability to read blueprints and blueprint symbols

 

Education and Experience:

• Master’s or Journeyman’s License preferred, can be supplemented with experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Ability to pass explosives handler physical and respirator fit test
• Ability to pass Ammo-18 certification class
• Sound technical and computer skills
• Sufficient knowledge of mathematics
• Ability to lift heavy objects (up to 75 lbs.)

Cruz Associates Inc. of Yorktown, VA has open positions for qualified candidates for an Industrial Maintenance Technician-Hydraulic Specialist. The job location is at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, MD.  Interested applicants should apply by clicking the following link: Industrial Maintenance Technician-Hydraulic Specialist completing the online application and uploading their resumes.

 

Scope of Performance: Qualified Hydraulic Specialist to support maintenance, repair, and installation of explosive and chemical processing equipment. Technician will work in all explosive and chemical processing areas as determined by management or COR.  Technician shall be subject to physical examinations and certification requirements. Technician will also support varying shifts including night shifts.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Tasks may include but are not limited to routine maintenance, repair, installation and modification to existing or new process equipment. This work includes hydraulic and pneumatic pumps, valves, cylinders, motors, and filters
• Troubleshoot, repair, modify, and conduct preventative maintenance on complex mechanical and processing systems
• Measure and test hydraulic equipment to prevent future failure and restore to operating conditions.
• Help to design hydraulic systems and fluid power systems
• Assemble, install, and maintain pipe systems. This could include pipe support systems.
• Ability to use pipe threaders, benders, machine tools, and general hand tools
• Knowledge is brazing, soldering, and threading joints
• Knowledge in blueprint reading and blueprint symbols

 

Education and Experience:

• Prior hydraulic experience in the manufacturing field required
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
• Ability to pass Explosives Handler physical and Respirator Fit test
• Ability to pass Ammo-18 Certification class
• Sound technical skills
• Sufficient knowledge of mathematics
• Ability to lift heavy objects (up to 75 lbs.)

Cruz Associates Inc. of Yorktown, VA has open positions for qualified candidates for an Industrial Maintenance Technician- Pipefitter. The job location is at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, MD.  Interested applicants should apply by clicking the following link: Industrial Maintenance Technician- Pipefitter, completing the online application and uploading their resumes.

 

Scope of Performance: Qualified pipefitter to support maintenance, repair, and installation of explosive and chemical processing equipment. Technician will work in all explosive and chemical processing areas as determined by management or COR.  Technician shall be subject to physical examinations and certification requirements. Technician will also support varying shifts including night shifts.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Tasks may include but are not limited to routine maintenance, repair, installation and modification to existing or new process equipment. This work includes hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, electronics, pipe fitting, and steam fitting
• Troubleshoot, repair, modify, and conduct preventative maintenance on complex electrical, mechanical, and processing systems
• Assemble, install, and maintain pipe systems. This could include pipe support systems.
• Ability to use pipe threaders, benders, machine tools, and general hand tools
• Knowledge is brazing, soldering, and threading joints
• Knowledge in blueprint reading and blueprint symbols

 

Education and Experience:

• Master or Journeyman’s License, can be supplemented with experience
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
• Ability to pass Explosives Handler physical and Respirator Fit test
• Ability to pass Ammo-18 Certification class
• Sound technical skills
• Sufficient knowledge of mathematics
• Ability to lift heavy objects (up to 75 lbs)

Cruz Associates Inc. of Yorktown, VA (www.cruzinc.us) has a position open and is looking for qualified candidates for an Mechanical Engineer.  The job location is the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, MD.  Interested applicants should apply by clicking the following link: Mechanical Engineer, completing the online application and uploading their resumes.

 

Scope:  Provide mechanical engineering analysis and support services for industrial operations and manufacturing.

 

Responsibilities:

• Experience in Industrial operations and manufacturing
• Review of facility designs for compliance with energetic requirements.
• Review of drawings for compliance with energetic manufacturing to include controls, schematics, and structural drawings.
• Ability to evaluate step by step processes and identify hazards.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within field
• Designs, develops, and tests all aspects of mechanical components, equipment, and machinery.
• Applies knowledge of engineering principles to design products such as engines, instruments, controls, robots, machines, etc.
• Conducts product testing and creates models and prototypes.
• Some fabrication involved, operation, application, installation, and/or repair of mechanical products.
• Provides leadership and guidance to a functional area and the organization.
• Advisory role on complex and challenging projects and initiatives
• Work is highly independent.
• Explosives Operations (Preferred)

 

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Experience in developing system descriptions and developing Technical Data Packages.
• Bachelor of Science (BS) in mechanical engineering or mechanical engineer technology.
• Ability to obtain Secret or Interim Secret security clearance.

Cruz Associates Inc. of Yorktown, VA has an open position and is looking for qualified candidates for an Ordnance Technician. The job location is at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, MD.  Interested applicants should apply by clicking the following link: Ordnance Technician, completing the online application and uploading their resumes.

 

Scope of Performance: This position is that of an Ordnance Technician, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head MD. This position will be full-time technician, including shift work, and shall be subject to physical examinations and certification requirements.  Technician will work in all explosive and chemical processing areas as determined by management or COR.  Technician shall be subject to physical examinations and certification requirements.  Technician MUST be able to support varying shifts including swing and night shifts at the request of management or COR.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform a variety of duties that include, but not limited to, operation of energetic equipment, operation of energetic transport vehicles, and storage of energetic material
• Responsible for inspection of energetic/hazardous material
• Understanding and utilizing hazardous waste practices for transport and storage
• Maintain records/track shipments of energetic/material
• Responsible for following Standard Operating Procedures for production of energetic/hazardous material
• Use of equipment including, but not limited to, forklifts, trucks, and other various lifting equipment
• Maintain an accurate inventory of assets utilizing automated information systems and/or paper logbooks
• Assists fellow departments to streamline flow of materials
• Follow written procedures, guidelines, and standard operating procedures

 

Education and Experience – Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Inventory, warehouse, and/or hands on experience
• S. Citizen and valid driver’s license
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
• Ability to pass Ammo-18 Certification class
• Ability to work with automated computer systems
• Ability to communicate with all levels of personnel, both military and private industry

Cruz Associates Inc. of Yorktown, VA has an open position and is looking for qualified candidates for an Senior Technologist/Senior Advisor. The job location is at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, MD.  Interested applicants should apply by clicking the following link: Senior Technologist/Senior Advisor , completing the online application and uploading their resumes.

 

Scope of Performance: Perform project engineering duties to include: preparation of cost proposals, planning project execution, providing technical oversight, preparing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), ensuring quality requirements are met, developing engineering solutions to problems, preparing specifications, and communicating project results to management and other team members.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide engineering expertise in the mixing, casting, extrusion, and machining of propellants and explosives
• Lead environmental assessments of explosive waste disposal, equipment/facility decontamination, and manufacturing requirements.
• Assess functionality of fire and lightning protection systems in energetics and explosives manufacturing facilities
• Prepare and review process documentation for manufacturing operations
• Conduct analytical studies of manufacturing processes, methods, facilities and equipment for the preparation of various hazards analyses
• Lead malfunction and incident investigations, including application of root cause analyses (RCAs), fault tree analyses (FTAs), and failure modes and effects analyses (FMEAs)
• Develop process review board (PRB) and safety review committee (SRC) documentation packages, and facilitate associated meetings

 

Education and Experience – Required:

• Bachelor’s plus 10 years’ experience in manufacturing, or
• Master’s plus 8 years’ experience in manufacturing, or
• PhD or equivalent plus 6 years’ experience in manufacturing
• Ability or receive and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
• Ability to perform light travel depending on work specifications.
• Ability to work in a production environment.
• Must complete and maintain Qualification/Certification status.

Cruz Associates Inc. of Yorktown, VA (www.cruzinc.us) has an open position and is looking for qualified candidates for a Model-Based Systems Engineer – Special Operations Future Vertical Lift. The job location is Joint Base Langley Eustis (JBLE), Virginia. Interested applicants should apply by clicking the following link: Model-Based Systems Engineer, completing the online application and uploading their resumes.

Scope: 

Provides model-based systems engineering (MBSE) support at a Subject Matter Expert level for multiple Army and Special Operations aircraft and their associated mission equipment. Successful performance requires professional experience and knowledge of Systems Engineering theories, principles, and disciplines that encompass design, development, test and evaluation, certification, qualification, modification, integration test and evaluation, fielding, flight operations, sustainment, and continuous airworthiness of a total aircraft system package. Expertise is also required to attain program goals enforcing the Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Digital Engineering (DE) design principles in the program, and executing acquisitions using MBSE and DE principles. Areas of focus are life cycle system development, software documentation, software integration into hardware suites, and code functionality compliance with airworthiness qualifications and user requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Executes full life cycle system engineering development.
• Analyzes stakeholder needs to develop functional and non- functional requirements for system and subsystem acquisition(s).
• Reviews and recommends architectural approaches and design constraints to support TAPO business objectives and a modular open systems approach (MOSA)
• Performs functional allocation to identify required subsystem and component behavior and interrelationships.
• Produces system and subsystem specifications that support acquisition objectives and stakeholder requirements. Identifies and assists with documentation of system requirements for assigned projects.
• Documents system architecture (structure, function, data) in SysML models and ensures that models accurately reflect the system of interest.
• Confirms system and product specifications by designing test methods and procedures.
• Assures system and product quality by evaluating testing methods, and testing finished-product and system capabilities.
• Performs system engineering design evaluations.
• Performs complex analysis, interface evaluations, logical allocation, testing, and requirements traceability in support of a range of functional and technical environments.
• Performs planning, definition, and verification of system safety requirements and safety analysis artifacts to ensure design integrity and safety.
• Conducts research for system-related information as directed.
• Participates in design reviews, technical meetings, and briefings.
• Identifies potential risks and appropriate courses of action should technical issues arise, or user requirements change.
• Coordinates MBSE and DE strategy for the FLRAA program with the FLRAA program office.
• Works with engineering service providers and subsystem vendors to align their DE practices with those of the FLRAA program.
• Coordinates airworthiness activities including the Airworthiness Qualification Plan, testing, and airworthiness release with the Systems Readiness Directorate and other stakeholders.
• Promotes, matures, and grows the application and use of MBSE and DE.

Education and Experience:

• Levels 1 and 2 require a Bachelor’s in Engineering or an associated technical field; Level 3 requires a Master’s in Engineering or an associated technical field.
• All levels require a Secret or Interim Secret security clearance.
• Required minimum years of relevant systems engineering experience (supporting definition, design, and development) is detailed in the table below:

 

Level	Minimum Education Requirements	Minimum Experience Requirements
1	BS Engineering	5 years
2	BS Engineering	8 years
3	MS Engineering	10 years

 

• Minimum of 5 years of experience working in MBSE (developing SysML models using Cameo/NoMagic with advanced capabilities in model querying and view generation) is required.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience performing as technical lead, project lead, or subject matter expert for MBSE project efforts is required.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience performing as Cameo Teamwork Cloud administrator (including model management, user access control, and Collaborator management) is required.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working with or in an aviation program management office is required.
• Working knowledge of FVL Architecture Framework is highly desired.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working with DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) is required.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working acquisition utilizing DoD 5000 Series Defense Acquisition System is required.
• Knowledge of Army Rotorcraft Safety and Airworthiness processes and standards is required.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working with Army Rotorcraft MOSA strategies including adoption of FACE, HOST, and SOSA is required.

Cruz Associates Inc. of Yorktown, VA (http://www.cruzinc.us) has a position open and is looking for qualified candidates for a Special Operations Aviation Program Office Budget Analyst. The job location is Fort Eustis, Virginia in support of Technology Applications Program Office (TAPO).  Interested applicants should apply by clicking the following link: Special Operations Aviation Program Office Budget Analyst, completing the online application and uploading their resumes.

Scope of performance:  Provide senior technical level resource management support to TAPO Business Management Division in support of TAPO and MELB acquisition, integration, and sustainment programs. Provide resource management expertise required for planning, analyzing, and executing Research Development Test Evaluation (RDTE), Procurement, TAPO Office Operation and Maintenance Defense (OMD), and TAPO Reimbursable Customer programs.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain procedures that will enable the program to liquidate all outstanding obligations as well as all unliquidated obligations.
• Input and retrieval of information from the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) accounting system.
• Reconcile and update program within the GFEBS accounting system to official accounting records.
• Process funding documentation.
• Prepare spend plans, execution reviews, briefings, and end of month reports.
• Maintain Funding Authorization Document (FAD) tracking for all appropriations received by TAPO Business Management Division.
• Establish and maintain procedures to monitor government IMPAC card program (if required by individual delivery order).
• Prepare financial documents (commitments and obligations) for certification by authorized Government personnel.
• Track Funds Authorizations Documents (FAD) for all appropriations to ensure timely responses.
• Develop and maintain procedures that will enable the program to record, track, analyze and report on the status of commitments, obligations, expenses and disbursements for multi-year Investment and Operation Maintenance appropriations.
• Prepare budget justifications, develop budget guidance; assist in the development of stand-alone budget briefings, develop and update briefings to be used during execution reviews.
• Provide support as it relates to preparation and review of program documentations,
• including resource management manuals, SOPs, and reports.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience working in accordance with Defense Finance and Accounting (DFAS) policies and procedures is required.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience working with GFEBS or similar systems such as DCAS or STANFINS is required.
• Minimum of 7 years financial management experience that required tracking and management of large number of unliquidated obligations (ULO), negative unliquidated obligations and outstanding commitments in multiple federal appropriations is required.
• Minimum of 5 years financial management experience that required management and execution of complex programs with large numbers of outstanding commitments and obligations in OSD Major Force Program (MFP)- 11 Special Forces appropriations, specifically RDTE, Procurement, Operations and Maintenance and DERF is highly desired.
• Bachelor’s degree in an accounting or business field is highly desired.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Secret or Interim Secret security clearance is required.

Cruz Associates Inc. of Yorktown, VA (www.cruzinc.us) has an open position and is looking for qualified candidates for an Videographer/ Graphic Designer. The job location is Joint Base Langley Eustis (JBLE), Virginia.Interested applicants should apply by clicking the following link: Videographer/ Graphic Designer, completing the online application and uploading their resumes.

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook).
• Familiarity and hands-on experience with the following digital documentation software:
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Adobe Media Encoder
  • Avid Media Composer Video system
  • Camera Operation
  • Video Editing
• Ability to determine the best method of documenting results that ensures a comprehensive, accurate, and objective portrayal of the subject/test.
• Experience with digital documentation editing and post processing and the use of high- end digital editing software.
• Show professional and career interest/progress in digital documentation by previous attendance at related seminars and/or completion of related formal coursework in this area.
• Experience and general knowledge to work independently once being assigned the task and basic facets of the assignment are known and understood.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Assist in the use of base video functions of professional cameras, prosumer grade video cameras, and non-linear editing computer workstations in both motion and still media recordings.
• Assist in graph design of collateral, photography, and video.
• Maintain film/video library by adding/logging new, and updating previously recorded, technical films, test videos, and documentation.

• Provide digital documentation of project tests conducted locally or at remote test sites as needed to include potential in-flight digital documentation support.

• Provide high speed digital documentation support to ballistic test range for destructive testing by ballistic impact, tension, compression, and explosion.
• Provide digital documentation support to engine test facility and special projects, as required.
• Provide facilitation and support for repair and calibration of digital documentation equipment with commercial manufacturers and repair organizations.
• Maintain and increase technical competence/skills through training and independent study in digital imagery using computerization and digital video inputs and outputs.
• Provide digital documentation that portrays the customer’s facilities and functional/technical capabilities.
• This position may require standing for long hours and working in, around, and on military aircraft in close quarters.
• Order and safeguard office supplies and equipment.
• Support multiple and concurrent projects.
• Develop graphic materials to be used for public release.
• Additional duties as assigned
• Work Environment Standard office working conditions

Requirements:

• Clearance Requirement: Secret (Ability to Obtain)
• Travel: Estimated 10% of time within the continental US

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, journalism, TV production, or related field.
• 3 years of experience maybe substituted for bachelor’s degree.

Cruz Associates, Inc. of Yorktown, VA has an open position and is looking for qualified candidates for a MH-47 Chinook Maintenance/Developmental Test Pilot. The job location is at the Bluegrass Station in Lexington, KY. Interested applicants should apply by clicking the following link: MH-47 Chinook Maintenance/Developmental Test Pilot, completing the online application and uploading their resumes.

Scope:

The Developmental Test Pilot (DTP) / Maintenance Test Pilot (MTP) shall be responsible for the planning, executing, and reporting of developmental and/or Maintenance Test Flight. The MTP shall coordinate and execute ground and flight testing or test-related activities for the various activities to include testing activities, test program management, project test support, acceptance flight test, and program management for test activities. The DTP/MTP coordinates test efforts with acquisition agencies including Program Manager’s offices, Contractors, and the user community. The DTP performs developmental test pilot duties in multiple aircraft types IAW USNTPS Flight Test Manuals and SOPs and command directives and memorandums. This effort will require the Contractor to follow Army Regulation 95-20. Additionally, DTP/MTPs will act as Test Directors and supervise flight test programs and all test flight activities on assigned projects and programs. The DTP/MTP provides subject matter expertise for the MH-47 platform. Contractor must be knowledgeable of aircraft level qualification requirements, and capable of interfacing effectively with aircraft subsystems and systems developers and airworthiness qualification engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical, analytical, and project management support for the integration of hardware and software applications.
•  Interprets and refines user requirements and develop potential integration solutions.
• Develops concise and accurate performance specifications and procurement documents.
• Monitors cost, schedule, and compliance with stated requirements.
• Recommends to Government Cell Lead appropriate courses of action should technical problems arise, or user requirements change.
• Perform developmental and user acceptance flight tests for hardware and software systems and subsystems.
• The Contractor shall comply with all flight regulations, rules, and standards IAW latest version of DCMA INST 8210-1, AR 95-1, USASOC Sup 1 to AR 95-1, ARSOAC 3.0.4.11, 160th RTSOP, and applicable ARSOA series Aircrew Training Manual.
• Perform routine clerical administrative, and logistics tasks as required.
• Possesses a Secret or Interim Secret security clearance.

 

Education and Experience: 

•  Minimum of 15 years ‘experience with military rotary wing aircraft.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience with current aircraft and aircraft related technical systems development, architecture, and integration.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in development of systems design, systems applications, developmental and acceptance test including fielding and sustainment.
• Shall be qualified in the ARSOA MH-47 series rotary wing aircraft. Total Time 2,500 hours on rotary wing aircraft /Minimum of 1,500 hours as Pilot In- Command (PIC) / Minimum of 100 hours Night Vision Goggle.
• Shall be a graduate of DoD course of instruction for Maintenance Test Pilot.
• Graduate of DoD course of instruction for Maintenance Test Pilot.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience