CAD Designer and IT Specialist

CAD Designer and IT Specialist

The CAD Designer and IT Specialist supports the Wideband Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Operations and Technical Support II (WSOTS II) program located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This position captures and updates baselined Plant in Place (PiP) documentation at the Wideband SATCOM Operations Centers (WSOC) and Regional SATCOM Support Centers (RSSC). This position requires domestic and international travel up to 25% and is not eligible to work remotely or from home.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibilities include physical configuration capture, review, and redlining Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) technical documentation, which includes:
• Equipment specifications
• Subsystem circuit characteristics
• Wiring power panel systems
• Subsystem connection diagrams
• Rack elevations at various Continental U.S. (CONUS) and Outside the Continental U.S. (OCONUS) customer site locations
• Secondary responsibilities include hardware and software installations when required by the WSOTS System Adaptation Requirement (WSAR) Manager.
• Other duties include but are not limited to:
• Perform system analysis of the Wideband SATCOM Operational Management System (WSOMS) for the purposes of documenting system configurations within the PIP drawing packages
• Produce technical writing
• Collect and enter data
• Support supervising final assembly of document
• Help ensure delivery of final technical document per schedule
• Edit trip reports as requested

Candidates exhibit the following desired characteristics:

• Maintain attention to detail across multiple technical data sections
• Possess skill in prioritization and multi-tasking
• Able to use process control to ensure data integrity

Qualifications:

• Active DoD Secret clearance required; TS preferred and will be required at a later date
• Experience with AutoCAD required
• Security + or DoD 8570.01 equivalent certification
• U.S. Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications:

• The best qualified candidates would preferably have experience at any of the five WSOCs or four Management sites.
• Experience with IT, Networking, telecommunications, and Radio Frequency (RF) equipment with the ability to trace signal flow for accurate documentation