Responsive recruiter Role Overview:

Core Services Group is seeking an experienced Marine Gas Turbine Inspector with experience on U.S. Navy surface platforms and Navy Staffs to support the Navy Readiness Assistance Training Team (RATT) for Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) in San Diego, CA. RATT is a Type Commander (TYCOM) asset employed to provide timely direct support to ships, tailored to the ship's needs and requirements. RATT ship visits are intended to significantly enhance a ship's organic proficiency and capabilities for a discrete period of time as added capability to conduct training, and address material issues.

RATT provides proficient subject matter experts to conduct Sailor centric deck-plate training, material review, program auditing, and naval readiness support to enhance overall proficiency and material readiness through recommendations to the ship and staff to enhance CNSP ship's readiness to conduct sustained operations at sea in support of the nation's strategic objectives.

An ideal candidate has at least two tours as a Navy Marine Gas Turbine Inspector with Navy surface ship maintenance processes, as well as significant experience with gas turbine main propulsion as an Engineering Officer of the Watch, Propulsion Plan Watch Officer, Chief Engineer, or equivalent.

This position is contingent upon contract award, anticipated for October 2026.

Typical Responsibilities:

This position’s responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Coordinate, schedule, and conduct ship training visits for the purpose of improving Sailor proficiency in the operation and maintenance of ships systems through targeted training and aiding ship's leadership in assessing material condition and readiness program efficacy.
• Compile, curate, develop, and provide training resources (references and curriculum) for ship systems, required programs, technical watchstanding, installed equipment, and maintenance management for use in classroom and deckplate training for ship's force and RATT personnel.
• Teach and reinforce sound shipboard operating principles and processes through leadership by example and deckplate training.
• Conduct comprehensive material condition assessments for installed equipment, portable equipment, safety gear, ship systems, and ship structure.
• Review and assess ship's preventive and corrective maintenance and operating processes and procedures for ship systems, installed equipment, and associated evolutions.
• Advise ship's leadership regarding crew proficiency, material condition, maintenance practices, and required program efficacy.

Primary Work Location:

Full time onsite in San Diego, CA.

Anticipated Travel:

This position involves up to 35% travel, including travel to overseas/OCONUS locations, in accordance with Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). Common travel destinations include, but are not limited to: Everett, WA; Pearl Harbor, HI; Sasebo, Japan; Yokosuka, Japan; and Singapore.

Typical Physical Activity:

The ability to work in a variety of shipboard environments (e.g., navigate tight or confined spaces, ladders, hatches, in crew spaces and engineering spaces). Must be physically able to climb up/down a pilot’s ladder to board/embark and debark a naval vessel underway at sea and stay onboard on a U.S. Naval vessel for days at a time. Desk/computer work in an office environment and hands-on technical or instructor work in a waterfront/shipboard environment.

Typical Pay Range:

The anticipated pay range for this position in the identified location(s) is $90,000 – 110,000/year. Actual compensation offered will be based upon individual factors, including education, qualifications, and experience.

SECRET Security Clearance Required:

This position requires an active or interim Secret security clearance prior to hire. Only U.S. citizens will be considered for this position.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• At least fifteen (15) years of supervisory experience in analyses, information system operations, and implementation of technical projects relevant to RATT.
• Extensive Navy technical management experience on multiple ships.
• Extensive experience as shipboard Engineering Officer of the Watch (EOOW) on multiple Gas Turbine ships.
• Extensive experience (at least 2 tours) as a Navy Marine Gas Turbine Inspector with Navy surface ship maintenance processes.
• At least fifteen (15) years of supervisory-level watchstanding experience on warships or military auxiliaries with gas turbine main propulsion as Engineering Officer of the Watch, Propulsion Plant Watch Officer, Chief Engineer, or equivalent, responsible for overall propulsion plant operations and associated control and auxiliary systems.
• Extensive experience conducting marine gas turbine inspections on surface warships or military auxiliaries with qualifications and certification as or equivalent to a Navy Marine Gas Turbine Inspector.
• Direct operational and maintenance experience, within the last five (5) years, with gas turbine main propulsion, gas turbine generators, associated control systems, and associated auxiliaries currently in use by the Navy.

Plus:

• Proficient with common productivity software, including the Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and support fast-paced operational environments.
• Excellent personnel management, working group, and team leadership skills, as well as working alongside sailors and officers of varying experience and seniority.
• Excellent communication skills to include briefing Commanding Officers and other mid-grade to senior leadership in person and in writing.

Additional Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

At least twenty-five (25) years of relevant experience is highly desirable.

Compensation:

$90,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Overview:

A Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Core Services Group was founded in response to an emergent need for robust analytical evaluation of Navy tactical airborne electronic countermeasures systems. Core Services Group combines Naval and Joint Operational Expertise with the rigorous systems engineering methodologies of the Naval Aviation, Nuclear Power and Operational Evaluation communities to deliver quality and extremely cost effective analytical solutions to the Fleet and Systems Commands.

Website:

http://www.coreservicesgroup.biz/

Industry:

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Company size:

11-50 employees

Includes members with current employer listed as:

Core Services Group, Inc., including part-time roles.

Headquarters:

Virginia Beach, VA

Founded:

2009

Specialties:

Systems Engineering, Program Management, Operational test and evaluation design and analysis, Operational Support, Readiness Analysis & Reporting, and Doctrine Development