Terms of Employment
- Full-Time, Permanent
- This position is onsite at Robins Air Force Base (AFB) in Warner Robins, GA.
- Clearance: Active DoD Secret (with the ability to obtain and maintain special access)
Overview & Responsibilities
This is a critical, hands-on engineering role supporting the AMRAAM Program Office’s depot and sustainment mission at Warner Robins Air Force Base (WR-ALC). As a Production Support Engineer, you will be the lead technical detective and problem-solver for the AMRAAM depot repair line.
Your primary mission is to investigate, analyze, and resolve the complex hardware failures, quality lapses, and production-line challenges that threaten to stop the flow of assets to the warfighter. This includes tackling everything from field-reported failures to Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMSMS) and material obsolescence. You will be the government’s technical authority on component-level failures, responsible for finding fixes that keep the depot line moving while ensuring ultimate quality and reliability. You will…
- Root Cause Failure Analysis: Serve as the lead investigator for complex failures on AMRAAM hardware, including circuit card assemblies (CCAs), components, and avionics units returned from the field or identified during depot maintenance. Conduct deep-dive technical investigations to determine the precise root cause of failures (e.g., material defect, solder joint failure, component degradation, design flaw).
- DMSMS & Obsolescence Management: Act as the engineering lead for resolving DMSMS and obsolescence issues. Investigate and qualify suitable form-fit-function replacements for obsolete components, materials, and even manufacturing processes (e.g., qualifying new epoxy coatings or potting compounds).
- Corrective Action & Disposition: Analyze failure data and develop robust “fixes” and “workarounds” (e.g., new repair procedures, design modifications, updated test procedures) to sustain efficient production schedules. Provide formal engineering disposition (e.g., “Use As Is,” “Repair,” “Scrap”) for non-conforming hardware. Author technical documentation, engineering change proposals (ECPs), and variance requests to support these fixes.
- Quality & Test Oversight: Address and resolve lapses in production quality, working directly with depot artisans and quality assurance (QA) personnel. Use your analytical skills to determine the extent of a failure mode and whether component-level or “factory-level” (depot) re-testing is necessary to restore confidence.
Required Qualifications
- Must possess an active DoD Secret clearance. Must be eligible for, and consent to, processing for “special access” program eligibility.
- A non-negotiable minimum of three (3) years of direct, hands-on experience with AMRAAM hardware, testing, systems engineering, or sustainment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar.
- Proven, hands-on experience in failure analysis, root cause corrective action (RCCA), and diagnostics of complex electronics.
- Deep technical knowledge of circuit card assemblies (CCAs), electronic components, and avionics manufacturing/repair processes (e.g., soldering, conformal coating, test).
- Strong ability to read and interpret complex schematics, technical drawings, and failure reports.
Preferred Qualifications
- Direct experience working in a DoD depot environment (e.g., Air Logistics Complex) or a similar sustainment/repair production facility.
- Demonstrated experience in managing and resolving DMSMS/obsolescence cases for military hardware.
- Familiarity with material science, especially as it relates to epoxy coatings and encapsulants used in high-reliability electronics.
- Experience with automated test equipment (ATE) and developing test procedures for electronic assemblies.