Equipment Specialist Senior

Senior Equipment Specialist

HX5 is an award-winning provider of engineering, research and development, and technical services to clients such as NASA and the Department of Defense. Founded in 2004, HX5 is a fast-growing veteran- and woman-owned company with locations nationwide. HX5 is currently seeking a Senior Equipment Specialist to support Hill Air Force Base.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Technical Order & Configuration Support
  • Review and update hardware/software specifications, ensuring compliance with program standards
  • Maintain, ship, and track drawing packages and revisions
  • Prepare and support Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTOs), TO validation/verification, TO lifecycle planning, and digital TO system transition
  • Manage configuration documentation, baselines, DRs, AFTO 22s, AFTO 252s, parts lists, and CM records
  • Support change control processes including ACSNs, ECPs, RD/RWs, Service Bulletins, QCPs, and CCB-related activities
  • Produce monthly configuration and deficiency metrics
• Data Systems & Logistics
  • Access and utilize data from Blazer, IMDS, HFGCS tools, Communications Control Management System, and other enterprise systems for OSS&E/CM reporting
  • Monitor parts listings, identify missing NSN items, and process DLA entries
  • Support provisioning, source coding, maintenance data collection, and logistics documentation
  • Conduct Logistics Supportability Analysis to ensure SRU/LRU part availability
• Inventory, Maintenance & User Support
  • Maintain and physically verify GFE inventory
  • Provide technical maintenance and TO support to users via phone, email, meetings, or field visits
  • Assist TOMA with TO cataloging, tracking, and user support requirements
  • Complete forms (873, 874, 875) and coordinate TO data requirements
• Program & Engineering Support
  • Provide technical analysis for field, depot, and modification issues
  • Support OSS&E baselines, engineering plans, and system-specific drawing development
  • Attend/support FCAs, PCAs, compliance audits, CI audits, and TIMs (including minutes and action tracking)
  • Review change proposals for impacts and compliance; maintain historical records
• Acquisition, Compliance & Government Interface
  • Evaluate Air Force directives and ensure compliance with Government and USAF standards
  • Provide feedback to Government on Combat & Mission Support Systems effectiveness
  • Support IPTs with research on maintenance and equipment management
• Readiness, Systems & Specialty Expertise
  • Maintain system baselines, including part substitutions and CAGE updates
  • Use Government software tools to identify readiness issues and recommend improvements
  • Support logistics, provisioning, CM, technical order management, deficiency evaluations, and supply chain alternatives
  • Apply knowledge of Range systems, radar, and electronics systems across system and subsystem level

Education and Experience:

Must have one of the following combinations of education and experience:

• Fifteen (15) years of directly related experience, eight (8) of which must be in the DoD.
• OR Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 5 years of which must be in the DoD

Other Desired

Skills:

• Master's or Doctorate Degree in a related field and at least 10 years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, 5 years of which must be in the DoD

• Management of program equipment requirements
• Acquisition support and familiarity with DoD 5000‑series processes
• Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) experience
• Configuration Management (CM) and technical order lifecycle support
• Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) inventory management
• Proficiency with Technical Order Systems and equipment management systems
• Advanced use of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Strong coordination and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Customer-focused support mindset

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position requiring 40 hours per week and offers a flexible work schedule Monday through Friday during…