Liaison Support Officer

Kalman & Company is seeking a Liaison Support Officer for a job opening located at Camp Pendleton, CA. The Contractor Liaison Support Officers (LSO) shall provide technical expertise, assistance, conduct analysis and make recommendations, to orient and instruct key maintenance personnel with respect to operation, maintenance, repair, and parts supply. Note: Diagnostics software/hardware will be provided.

Specific Duties:

LSOs shall provide the following services:

• Analysis and technical assistance in failure diagnosis. Provide technical guidance to Marine maintenance personnel engaged in repairs (intent is to be a Subject Matter Expert able to answer questions from Marines and solve issues that are not covered in Technical Manuals).
• Provide Advanced Diagnostic instruction/courses to Marines.
• Analysis of organizational and field level of maintenance.
• Perform extensive suspension inspections to determine maintenance trends.
• Analysis of USMC Program Manager Motor Transport (PM MT), including the Light Tactical Vehicle and trailer fleet, the Medium Tactical Vehicle and Trailer fleet, and the Heavy Tactical Vehicle and Trailer fleet electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, HVAC and fire suppression systems and assist in troubleshooting.
• Analyze and assist in troubleshooting organizational maintenance discrepancies through major component removal/replacement.
• Check vendor cab reconditioning effort, determine level of corrosion repair required by the vendor, performs inspections of incoming LVSRs, conduct production quality inspections and assist on the final inspections on vendor cab recondition efforts prior to delivery to the Fleet Marine Forces. Approval of the final inspections and acceptance shall be the responsibility of the Government.
• Analysis of Government approved engineering changes/retrofits to serialized fielded MT assets.
• Provide subject matter expertise on vehicle configuration, maintenance and operations during training exercises and training for deployment to Outside the Contiguous United States (OCONUS) contingencies.
• Research and analyze all warranty repair issues after being contacted by the using unit's Warranty Coordinator to assist in determining extended warranty coverage.
• Provide guidance in the installation of SL-3 Government Furnished Equipment.
• Deliver a monthly report to the PM MT Program Office listing all vehicles and/or trailers and units assisted, support provided, and actions taken by the contractor.

Required Education/Qualifications:

• US citizenship is required.
• An Active Secret Security Clearance or the ability to obtain an active Secret Clearance.
• A minimum of five years' diesel mechanic experience
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Prior service as a field service representative supporting any branch of the DoD
• Fault isolation, diagnostics, and repair of diesel engines
• Working knowledge and ability to read and interoperate maintenance instructions and technical instructions

Preferred Education/Qualifications:

• Ten or more years' diesel mechanic experience
• Light, Medium, and Heavy Duty Vehicle Certifications
• ASE Certifications
• Familiarity with Marine Corps and/or AM General platforms