Electrical Engineer

Job Description:

The United States Coast Guard (USCG), Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) provides centralized logistics support for all USCG aviation missions. As the sole industrial complex for USCG aviation, ALC provides depot level maintenance, engineering, supply, procurement, acquisition and information services. ALC also currently provides depot level maintenance to both USCG and other Government aircraft. Scientific, Engineering, and Technical (SET) Services are required to support the mission of ALC in various engineering and technical services throughout the ALC.

The USCG requires engineers and scientists to support the airworthiness and sustainment of Government aircraft and equipment. The Team Member shall develop and provide solutions to mitigate and prevent processes that affect the aircraft life cycle. The Team Member shall perform, implement, and support engineering and scientific activity such as, but not limited to, root cause failure analysis, sample preparation, testing, training, data analysis, re‑engineering, and engineering analysis for aircraft structure, components, and electrical systems.

The Electrical Engineer Team Member shall provide services for Government aircraft and support equipment, engineering technical information support of aircraft systems and components, and support the USCG through the use of testing systems.

• Support USCG Aviation Electrical Wiring Interconnect System (EWIS) to increase aircraft reliability and safety of flight and apply electrical engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, design, develop, implement, test, and evaluate airborne platform wiring and electronics. Tasking includes, but is not limited to:
• Perform electrical engineering design and analysis of Government aircraft wiring.
• Use electrical engineering principles and practices to complete Engineering Service Requests (ESR).
• Review engineering drawings and technical data for compliance with USCG and Other Government Agencies (OGA).
• Review industry standards (e.g., NA VAIR 01-IA-505 and SAE AS50881) for safety, reliability, and maintainability; ensure aviation systems meet intended design performance.
• Provide electrical expertise as a USCG engineering authority and resource.
• Provide electrical engineering support of wiring harness design, installation, modification, corrosion prevention, Quality Assurance (QA), maintenance, and testing.
• Compute aircraft electrical load analysis in support of system modifications and new electrical equipment installation.
• Investigate failure of USCG aircraft wiring, electrical, and corrosion discrepancies and institute corrective design changes and maintenance procedures.
• Work with the Wiring Program Manager to monitor external military and civilian markets to research, prototype, and promote the use of new and improved EWIS products for potential USCG applicability, improve wiring awareness, and increase fleet readiness.
• Perform EWIS failure analysis, life limit analysis (Reliability Centered Maintenance), and institute corrective design changes and maintenance procedures.
• Identify electrical testing parameters for USCG assets.
• Work collectively with ASB wiring configuration and Automatic Circuit Analysis Test System (ACATS) personnel to support Product Line wiring requirements.
• Research, analyze, develop, and implement new EWIS products and tools to support wiring maintainers in the improvement of aircraft reliability.
• Record and track tasking.
• Attend meetings as required pertaining to tasks identified.
• Travel as required for tasking JAW 11.0 of the contract.
• Provide wiring presentations as required to inform USCG personnel.

• Be skilled in the use of standard and specialized electrical and electronic tools and equipment of the discipline as they pertain to aviation wiring without regard to aircraft type.
• Have excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Proficient personal computer skills, including strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.
• Have in‑depth knowledge of the NA VAIR 0l-1A-505(series), NA VAIR 0l-IA509-3, and SAE AS50881.
• Have a solid knowledge of Electromagnetic…