Field Service Representative, Lead (NAVCERT) in Norfolk

Clearance Requirement: Active Secret Clearance is required to start.

Travel Requirements: 60%

Location: Norfolk, VA

SUMMARY: WR has a potential opportunity for a Field Service Representative, Lead (NAVCERT). This role offers an exciting and challenging opportunity to represent the Navigation Systems In-Service Engineering Activity (ISEA) in conducting Navigation Certifications (NAVCERT) aboard U.S. Navy ships.

Position responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Conduct dockside and at-sea tests; analyse collected data and identify and resolve installation, technical, and procedural issues.
• Provide expertise to resolve navigation system interface issues with other shipboard systems and assist in developing and updating required documentation and procedures.
• Travel to sponsor sites as a technical representative; conduct field tests, interpret and evaluate field data, and serve as a liaison with industrial, governmental, and other sponsors.
• Prepare status, progress, and final project reports describing results of field experiments and/or inspections.
• Light-off, configure, test, troubleshoot, and operate primary systems and peripheral equipment in support of projects.
• Verify functionality of newly installed equipment and evaluate system performance under actual operating conditions.
• Continuously develop skills related to new technology and systems relevant to ongoing and anticipated projects.
• Maintain and seek improvements to test procedures and processes for maximum efficiency, safety, and quality.
• Provide oversight and on-the-job training to lower-level technicians.
• Provide input to Project Managers for proposals and Statements of Work.

Candidates must possess the following knowledge, skills, and experience:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Technical training in U.S. Navy Navigation Systems.
• Five (5)+ years of hands-on experience with U.S. Navy Navigation equipment and systems, including experience in at least three (3) of the following four (4) areas:

• Systems Requirements
• Operational Requirements
• Test & Evaluation
• Training

*This position is contingent upon funding*

The selected candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment third-party background check which may include verification of any of the following: Employment history; Education and/or certifications; Criminal history; Driving Records; Other records or information related to the candidate’s suitability for the position.

Benefits Offered: WR offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, Company Paid Holidays, Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Employee Assistance Program, and Tuition Reimbursement.

WR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, traits associated with race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including lactation, age, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, veterans’ status, or any additional factors that are protected by law. EOE/Veteran/Disability.

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