Engineer Design I

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

This position is based onsite in Omaha, NE and will require occasional travel.

Design engineers develop and compare alternative layouts or designs, which utilize equipment of various kinds of capabilities. This may involve consideration of structural, electrical, logical, and functional elements within an AV system. Examples of tasks for this position includes, working on preliminary designs, specifications, and drafting. The Design Engineer will also evaluate the numerous and frequent changes in design and performance which affect the assigned equipment prior to and during production. Other tasks include, reviewing new approaches to circuitry, reviewing SOVTs, assisting with Touch Panel design/layouts, and power distribution or incorporation of automatic self-test methods in equipment design.

Essential Job Duties:

• Working with NIWC Pacific Engineering Design I will provide engineering & support services for various C2 facilities throughout the period of performance. Services required include AV design and installation of space operations centers fusing mission systems and ops center workstations in a manner that provides quick mission assessment and decisional information to adequately affect kill chain decisions.
• Creating Initial draft documents using AutoCAD and Visio Professional.
• Engineering review of current drawing packages, make requisite changes required to meet requirements and room configurations.
• Prepare pre-installation, test, and checkout documents of all new AV equipment components and subcomponents.
• Cataloging and archiving software media included and/or created for AV equipment.
• Engineering oversite and Installation of AV equipment components and subcomponents in locations specified in the IDP or as otherwise directed by the Government.
• Work closely with Government project managers and engineers to create, revise, print, and maintain information technology and telecommunications systems CAD drawings, models, work instructions, and designs from verbal directions.
• Generate accurate and executable Bill of Materials (BOM) using Government provided ordering software.

Key Responsibilities:

• We expect this work to be conducted in a timely and professional manner.
• We expect the employee to be a self-starter and to pursue self-education to remain current with industry trends, new technology, new equipment, and capabilities.
• We expect the employee to keep managers and supervisors appraised of their progress, maintain ability to work well with others, adhere to contract requirements, and comply with company policies and procedures.
• Ability to meet deadlines and exercise judgment in Quality AV Design.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all team members.
• Skilled in effectively managing and prioritizing taskings.

Mandatory:

• Bachelor's level degree in an Engineering discipline or Industrial Design.
• Current active SECRET Clearance (Eligible to increase level as needed).
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check and pre-hire drug test.

Preferred:

• Experience in Audio Visual Engineering & Design well versed in AV Applications.
• Certified Technical Specialist - Design (CTS / CTS-D) (AVIXA Certification).
• Certified Quality Designer - (CQD) (AQAV Certification).
• CompTIA Security+.
• Q-SYS Level I.
• Extron AV Associates.
• AutoCAD Experience.
• Possess knowledge and skills for monitoring and measuring quality while the AV system is designed and developed through design reviews and engineering review milestones.

Working Conditions:

• Position may be exposed to and is expected to protect internal/external confidential/unclassified information.
• Work is generally performed indoors (sedentary).
• Outdoor work, if any, is subject to temperature extremes and inclement weather conditions.
• Occasional travel may be necessary.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand and/or walk for long periods at a time, sit, use of hands and fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, climb ladders, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, or smell.
• May include lifting weight up to thirty (30) pounds as necessary.

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.