Support the NSWC PCD S24 Anti-Terrorism Afloat Equipment Team in managing the lifecycle of soft and hard ballistic armor systems. Review and witness testing, analyze results, investigate failures, advise on laboratory capabilities, maintain configuration control, plan user evaluations, and develop acquisition and technical documentation. U.S. citizenship or permanent residency and an active Secret clearance or ability to obtain one are required.
Responsibilities
- Review ballistic test plans and protocols against Do
- D specifications, military standards, and purchase descriptions.
- Witness first article and lot acceptance testing at government and commercial laboratories.
- Analyze test results and reports, and summarize findings for government stakeholders.
- Lead root-cause investigations and develop corrective and preventive actions for test non-conformances.
- Evaluate commercial laboratory capabilities, accreditation, and suitability for testing.
- Maintain configuration traceability and plan user evaluations, while contributing technical requirements and documentation.
Required Skills
- Ballistic armor system evaluation
- Ballistic test protocol review
- Do
- D and military standards interpretation
- First article and lot acceptance testing
- Ballistic test report analysis
- Root-cause and failure analysis
- Corrective and preventive action development
- Commercial laboratory capability assessment
- Configuration management and traceability
- Purchase description and solicitation requirements development