Job Description
Job Title: Weather Upper Air Data Analyst - (SME III)
Location : Silver Spring, MD and Sterling, VA - Hybrid
Clearance Required: Public Trust Eligible
Salary : $105k - $110K
Application Deadline: March 31, 2025
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Description IBSS is seeking an experienced technical support subject matter expert to support the National Weather Service, Surface and Upper Air Division (NWS SUAD). The position requires the preparation and maintenance of detailed project schedules for performing tasks in an integrated workflow environment.
Key Responsibilities: Engineering
- Conduct engineering analyses, investigations, and assessments of upper air observing systems.
- Provide maintenance engineering support and assistance
- Maintenance Documentation
- Help develop, generate, update, and revise maintenance documentation, including maintenance notes, modification notes, and site technical manuals, technical information packages (TIP), technical notes, and other related publications.
Logistics - Manage inventories, shipping, payment and arrival/receiving.
- Communicate with vendors and users
Required Skills /Education/ Certifications & Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, with a focus in electrical, mechanical or other related technical discipline
8+ years of progressive engineering management experience in both functional and program roles.
Demonstrated experience in the operation and maintenance of weather equipment, software development for monitoring and tracking equipment performance, field maintenance including fault isolation and repair of electronic equipment at the modular replacement level, and the installation, maintenance, alignment, and repair of electronic equipment.
Desired Skills: Project Management - Develops and maintains detailed project schedules for performing tasks in an integrated workflow environment.
Communicates task status and schedule changes promptly with the federal task manager and produces weekly status reports highlighting task completion schedules, work schedule variations (if any), other milestones and work product deliveries.
Engineering and Technical Support - Supports the management of NWS national sounding systems field program, involving a variety of complex radar adjuncts, upper air systems, and equipment including radar information display systems, automatic radiosonde system, and hydrogen generators.
- Assists the maintenance program engineer (MPE) in performing documentation tasks, systems maintenance activities, integrated logistics support, failure analysis, and engineering reporting.
- Provides technical writing and web page maintenance to meet the goals and objectives of the Division.
- Conducts engineering analyses, investigations, and assessments of airborne and upper air systems.
- Develops, generates, updates, and revises maintenance documentation, including maintenance notes, modification notes, and site technical manuals, technical information packages (TIP), technical notes, and other related publications.
About IBSS Corp. Since 1992, IBSS, a woman-owned small business, has provided transformational consulting services to the Federal defense, civilian, and commercial sectors. Our services include cybersecurity and enterprise information technology, environmental science and engineering (including oceans, coasts, climate, and weather), and professional management services.
Our approach is to serve our employees by investing in their growth and development. As a result, our employees bring greater capabilities and provide exceptional service to our clients. In addition to creating career development opportunities for our employees, IBSS is passionate about giving back to the community and serving the environment. We strive to leave something better behind for the next generation.
We measure our success by the positive impact we have on our employees, clients, partners, and the communities we serve. Our tagline, Powered by Excellence, is a recognition of the employees that make up IBSS and ensures we deliver results with quality, applying industry best practices and certifications.
IBSS offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage with a company-paid deductible, paid time off, federal holidays, a matching 401K plan, tuition/professional development reimbursement, and Flex-Spending (FSA)/Dependent Care Account (DCA) options.
IBSS is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Click to see that the EEO is the law. Please direct any inquiries to the HR Department email at HR@ibsscorp.com.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to the Talent Acquisition department at Recruiting@ibsscorp.com
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