Unexploded Ordnance Technician III

Looking for an opportunity to work with a talented team and expand your experience in Logistics?

SSI needs to add an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III to support the China Lake community across many different weapons systems.

The mission of NAWCWD is to provide the Armed Forces with effective and affordable integrated warfare systems and life-cycle support to ensure battle space dominance. NAWCWD operates the Navy’s largest Western Land and Sea Range Test and Evaluation Complex which is used to verify and validate proof of concepts to operationally fielded capabilities by applying new technologies and performing Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E), including logistics and in-service support for guided missiles, free-fall weapons, targets, crew systems, and electronic warfare systems.

Primary Functions: 

• The technician may perform the following: reconnaissance and classification of UXO; identification of U.S. and foreign guided missiles, bombs and bomb fuses, projectiles and projectile fuses, grenades and grenade fuses, rockets and rocket fuses, land mines and associated components, pyrotechnic items, military explosives and demolition materials.
• The incumbent may supervise the location of subsurface UXO using military and/or civilian magnetometers, the excavation and recovery of subsurface UXO, construction of UXO-related protective works and the location of surface UXO by visual means.
• Work involves transporting and storing UXO assuring compliance with Federal, state, and local laws; disposal of UXO by burning/detonation, preparation of an UXO disposal site and preparation of an on-site safe holding area for UXO.
• This incumbent may determine UXO related storage compatibility, prepare an explosive storage plan, supervise donning and doffing of personal protective equipment; operation of a personnel decontamination station; maintenance and operator checks on all team equipment, prepare UXO related administrative reports according to standard operating procedures, and conduct daily team safety briefing.
• This worker supervises the segregation of UXO-related scrap from non-UXO related scrap, safe handling procedures, team preventive medicine and field sanitation procedures, perform risk hazard analyses, interpret x-ray of UXO, supervise field expedient identification procedures to ID explosive contaminated soil, the determining of a magnetic azimuth using a lensatic compass, and emergency leak sealing and packaging of chemical warfare material.

If this aligns with your experience and sounds like it is the career path you wish to progress, these are the requirements to be considered for this position:

Education/Experience/Skills:

• 7 years work experience supporting weapons systems.

Must possess a valid California driver’s license.  U.S. Citizenship and must be able to obtain and maintain U.S. DoD SECRET Security Clearance required for hire, and to be maintained throughout employment. All candidates will be required to pass background screening to include SSN, Driver Record, and Criminal Background Investigation.

CONTINGENT OFFER

This position is contingent upon contract award and is anticipated to start in February of 2023.

What You Can Expect from Us

• Positive Office environment
• Professional and knowledgeable team and leadership
• Business Office hours

What's In It for Me?

• Competitive salary
• Great benefits, including: 
  • Company-subsidized PPO Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
  • Paid Time Off
  • 11 Paid Holidays per year
  • Education Assistance
  • Company-subsidized Corporate Fitness Program
  • Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Company-paid Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance with an option to increase coverage.
  • Company-paid Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance
  • Company-paid Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible hours
• Opportunities for on-the-job training

What Your Experience Working for Us Will Be Like

Ask any of our employees and they will tell you SSI is a great place to work with an upbeat and positive culture. We take pride in our work to continuously improve on our performance in a manner that enhances the mission of the agencies we serve while expanding opportunities for our employees and our company.

What You'll Enjoy About Where We're Located

We are located one hour north of Los Angeles in the heart of Ventura County, a relaxing and diverse community conveniently located near The Collection shopping center, beaches, hiking, and restaurants.

About Synectic Solutions, Inc. (SSI)

Synectic Solutions, Inc. (SSI), is an award-winning, 20-year government contracting agency focused on the areas of logistics, engineering, management, and information technology. SSI is a growing organization committed to exceeding customer expectations, to continually improving all products, services, and processes, and to perform all work with the commitment to upholding the highest standards and ethics.

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