Supervises maintenance on HAWK fire control systems and continuous wave radars.
The senior electronic maintenance chief plans and directs electronic maintenance operations at all levels of command and echelons of the Army; performs electronic maintenance staff functions; provides technical advice to commanders and staff concerning Army electronic maintenance and electronic logistic support matters; writes directives, policies and procedures which establishes Army electronic maintenance requirements; serves as senior staff noncommissioned officer (NCO) in electronic maintenance school staff.
Performs and supervises duties performed at preceding levels of skill; establishes workloads and repair priorities; recommends procedures for receipt, storage, inspection, testing and repair of items; instructs lower ranking personnel in the technical aspects of CWAR, HIPIR, PCP, and VTGR; organizes and conducts on the job training (OJT) programs; establishes and maintains maintenance records; prepares maintenance reports; organizes maintenance teams; the missile systems maintenance chief supervises, plans and coordinates overall maintenance of the AVENGER, ATACMS, BFVS, CHAPARRAL, DRAGON, HAWK, LCSS, MLRS, TOW, and VULCAN weapon systems and associated subsystems; supervises, inspects and evaluates activities of subordinate units or sections engaged in missile systems maintenance and associated supply activities; serves as missile maintenance control sergeant in maintenance control or operations element of a company, detachment, or comparable organization engaged in missile maintenance; assists in development and supervises quality assurance and quality control programs; serves as a senior NCO in logistical support activities and material acquisition process to include senior career management NCO or senior career advisor; serves as chief advisor to a reserve component and foreign military units and as chief instructor in major service schools.
Performs DS/GS level maintenance support on the electronic systems of the HAWK Continuous Wave Radar (CWAR), High Power Illuminator Radar (HIPIR), Platoon Command Post (PCP) and Video Tracking Group Radar (VTGR); operates and performs unit maintenance on Support Maintenance Test Equipment (SMTE) Shop 3, Mobile Team Shop (MTS), standard and system peculiar test equipment; performs tests and adjusts components to specific tolerances and determines shortcomings and malfunctions in electronic assemblies, sub assemblies, modules and circuit elements with common and system peculiar test equipment; determines serviceability and disposition of defective assemblies, subassemblies, modules and circuit elements; repairs unserviceable items by removing and replacing defective components; performs quality control measures and serves on maintenance and inspection teams; completes maintenance and supply forms; provides technical guidance to lower grade personnel; performs initial, in process and final type inspections of designated system items and their assemblies, subassemblies, modules and circuit elements; installs equipment modifications and provides technical assistance to supported units; implements quality control measures, determines faulty work practices and demonstrates proper maintenance and troubleshooting techniques; isolates malfunctions in system interface circuits; performs as maintenance technical inspector; supervise maintenance and inspection teams.