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Job Title: Electrical Engineer
Location: Irving TX 75038
Duration: 12 months
The Electrical Engineering provides support to new and existing products, processes, prototypes, fixtures, and tools.
Applies engineering and scientific principles to the evaluation and solution of technical problems with some guidance from technical lead or manager. Supports continuous quality improvement and may serve as technical lead for individual projects (component/subassembly).
This position is to specifically support the on-market instrument, Alinity s.
We will be looking for this engineer to support board updates due to obsolescence and supply chain issues, along with subassembly updates. I will need someone who can do spec comparisons for the typical electrical engineering components of resistors, capacitors, diodes, etc.
Education min. / Experience min.:
Bachelors in electrical engineering is the minimum education requirement.
For experience, 5 years would be the goal for experience, but 3 years minimum.
Top 5 skills/requirements:
Education min. / Experience min.
Bachelors in electrical engineering is education minimum.
For experience, I would say 5 years would be the goal for experience, but 3 minimum.
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Responsibilities
Information Professional Officers (IPOs) oversee the seamless operation of the global Naval network environment. Their responsibilities include:
- Leading the Naval network warfare missions in developing tactics and procedures to realize tactical, strategic and business advantages afloat and ashore
- Driving interoperability with joint, allied and coalition partners
- Building professional excellence through education, training and certification and milestone qualifications
- Optimizing organizational effectiveness through cutting-edge technologies, knowledge management techniques and a culture of innovation
- Helping to develop and deploy information systems, command and control and space systems
- Serving as a key part of the Information Dominance Corps in its mission to gain a deep understanding of the inner workings of adversaries
- Overseeing the work of Information Systems Technicians - Enlisted Sailors (no degree required) who serve as specialists in information technology
Work Environment
Information Professionals serve in challenging roles of increasing scope and responsibility both afloat and ashore. This could include:
- Serving as part of Battle Group staffs on ships at sea
- Working in C4I/Space/Surveillance on shore tours
- Serving on major Navy and joint staffs
- Serving in command of key communication and surveillance facilities around the globe
Training & Advancement
Those pursuing an Information Professional Officer position are required to attend Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Newport, RI.
Upon completion, candidates typically attend a five-week IP Basic Course of instruction in Pensacola, FL, before or during their initial assignment. IPOs must complete specific qualifications as part of their training during Fleet tours and are expected to pursue advanced education opportunities.
Promotion opportunities are regularly available but competitive and based on performance.
Post-Service Opportunities
Specialized training received and work experience gained in the course of service can lead to valuable credentialing and occupational opportunities in related fields in the civilian sector.
Education Opportunities
Wherever you are in your professional career, the Navy can help ease your financial burdens and advance your career with generous financial assistance and continuing education programs. Beyond professional credentials and certifications, Information Professional Officers can advance their education by:
- Pursuing opportunities at institutions such as Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) or Navy War College (NWC)
- Completing Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) at one of the various service colleges
Postgraduate education is important to the success of the Information Professional. Most IPs will complete a master's degree in C4I, space, information systems, computer science or modeling and simulation.
There's also potential to pursue a graduate certificate, DoW certifications, federal executive fellowships and information assurance scholarships and internships.
Qualifications & Requirements
A degree from a four-year college or university is a minimum educational requirement to become a Commissioned Officer. Candidates seeking an Information Professional Officer position must have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in a technical field, preferably in one of following fields: Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Operations, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, General Engineering.
All candidates must also be: U.S. citizens, willing to serve worldwide, eligible for a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance and qualified for sea duty.
General qualifications may vary depending upon whether you're currently serving, whether you've served before or whether you've never served before.
Part-Time Opportunities
There are part-time opportunities available as an Information Professional Officer.
Serving part-time as a Navy Reserve Sailor, your duties will be carried out during your scheduled drilling and training periods. During monthly drilling, Information Professional Officers in the Navy Reserve typically work at a location close to their homes.
For annual training, Information Professional Officers may serve anywhere in the world, whether on a ship at sea or at bases and installations on shore.
Take a moment to learn more about the general roles and responsibilities of Navy Reserve Sailors.
Most of what you do in the Navy Reserve is considered training. The basic Navy Reserve commitment involves training a minimum of one weekend a month (referred to as drilling) and two weeks a year (referred to as Annual Training) - or the equivalent of that.
Information Professional Officers in the Navy Reserve serve in an Officer role. Before receiving the ongoing professional training that comes with this job, initial training requirements must first be met.
For current or former Navy Officers (NAVET): Prior experience satisfies the initial leadership training requirement - so you will not need to go through Officer Training again.
Officers who previously held a commission in another United States Military Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Public Health Service, or United States Coast Guard are exempt from attending ODS or LDO/CWO Academy.
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Optomi, in partnership with a leading logistics company is seeking a Senior Full Stack Java Developer (Java / Kafka / Spring Boot / AWS) to support and modernize critical systems within the Mechanical organization. This team maintains locomotives, railcars, and detector systems that capture millions of operational and safety data points across the network.
About the Position: The role focuses on refactoring legacy microservices, scaling event-driven architectures, re-platforming rules engines, and building cloud-native, resilient, high-volume IoT data pipelines. This is a high-impact engineering role where your work directly influences safety, reliability, and operational efficiency across one of the largest transport networks in the US.
Apply Today if your Background Includes:
- 6+ years of Full Stack experience with a backend emphasis in Java Spring Boot development.
- Strong event-driven architecture + Kafka experience
- Proven experience modernizing legacy microservices & distributed systems
- AWS Cloud experience
- Hands-on Python experience for backend/data workflows
- DevSecOps mindset: automated testing, CI/CD, secure coding
- Experience supporting both greenfield and legacy systems
- Strong relational DB experience (Postgres preferred)
- Experience handling IoT or high-volume sensor data pipelines
- Familiarity with open-source tooling and cloud-agnostic architectures
- Ability to mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership
What the Right Professional Will Enjoy!
- Fully remote work opportunity with up to 20% travel.
- Opportunity to work with a fast-growing team focused on modernization, cloud adoption, and automation.
- Direct impact on safety, rail operations, and national freight logistics.
- Work on high-volume IoT, event-driven architectures, cloud-native systems.
- Exposure to AI/GenAI, automation, and open-source tooling
- Leadership opportunities with junior developers
Responsibilities:
- Modernize legacy microservices and distributed systems supporting mechanical operations and detector networks.
- Design and implement backend services using Java, Spring Boot, event-driven patterns, and Kafka.
- Scale and optimize high-volume IoT data pipelines (30M+ incoming data points from sensors/detectors).
- Lead architecture, design, and deployment efforts for new and existing services.
- Refactor and support large rules-engine frameworks (600+ rulesets).
- Contribute to cloud-native development (AWS preferred; Azure acceptable; cloud agnostic mindset encouraged).
- Use Python for backend workflows, automation, and data processing tasks.
- Build automated CI/CD and testing frameworks following DevSecOps best practices.
- Work with Postgres and relational databases to tune, model, and integrate data.
- Mentor junior developers and support a strong engineering culture focused on speed, clarity, and automation.
- Collaborate across teams to build scalable, modern systems.
- Support both new development and the existing application footprint.
Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.
Job Summary:
Our client is seeking a Senior Data Analytics Engineer (Customer Data) to join their team! This position is located in Irving, Texas.
Duties:
- Support cross-functional teams including Marketing, Data Science, Product, and Digital
- Build datasets that power: customer segmentation, personalization workflows, campaign and lifecycle analytics, BI dashboards and KPIs and real-time and ML-driven customer experiences
- Build, optimize, and maintain customer data pipelines using PySpark/Databricks
- Transform raw customer data into analytics‑ready datasets for reporting, segmentation, personalization, and AI/ML applications
- Develop customer behavior metrics, campaign insights, and lifecycle reporting layers
- Design datasets used by Power BI/Tableau; dashboard creation is a plus, not required
- Optimize Databricks performance such as: skewed joins, partitioning, sorting, caching/persist strategy
- Work across AWS/Azure/GCP and integrate pipelines with CDPs
- Participate in ingestion and digestion phases to shape MarTech and BI analytical layers
- Document and uphold data engineering standards, governance, and best practices across teams
Desired Skills/Experience:
- 6+ years in Data Engineering or Analytics Engineering
- Strong hands-on experience with: Databricks, PySpark, Python and SQL
- Proven experience with customer/marketing data: segmentation, personalization, campaign analytics, retention, behavioral metrics
- Ability to design performance‑optimized pipelines; batch or near real-time
- Experience building datasets consumed by Power BI/Tableau
- Understanding of CDP workflows, customer identity data, traits/feature modeling, and activation
- Strong communication skills, translating marketing needs into technical data solutions
- Power BI expertise, major plus
- Experience with Delta Lake, orchestration, or feature engineering for ML
- Background as an Analytics Engineer, BI/Data Modeling Engineer, or Data Engineer with strong analytics orientation
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
- Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
- 401K offered
The approximate pay range for this position starting at $140,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.
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Role Summary
A client of The Intersect Group is seeking a Product Manager to add to their digital team. In this role, you will translate business needs into actionable product strategies and partner with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution. You will contribute to a dynamic roadmap that directly impacts user engagement, operational performance, and overall platform value.
You will work across engineering, UX, analytics, operations, marketing, legal, compliance, and senior leadership to drive clarity and alignment. This position will be responsible for developing user insights, defining requirements, supporting sprint execution, and ensuring products are launched effectively and on schedule. The ideal candidate brings a strong analytical mindset, hands-on execution capability, and a deep passion for building meaningful user experiences.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop a strong understanding of end users—including consumers, merchants, and operators—to identify pain points and opportunities.
- Conduct market research, usability testing, stakeholder interviews, and UAT to validate solutions and guide product decisions.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to build and execute the product roadmap across multiple business functions.
- Partner closely with engineering teams to ensure releases are built to specification, thoroughly tested, and delivered on time.
- Create detailed product requirements, including PRDs, wireframes, prototypes, and feature specifications.
- Monitor product performance and recommend data-driven enhancements to expand functionality and improve user impact.
- Drive alignment and communication across cross-functional teams to support smooth product rollout and adoption.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or similar).
- 3-5+ years of product management experience, including hands-on work with UX teams on large-scale digital products.
- Strong practical experience with tech platforms, including familiarity with microservices architecture, APIs, SQL, and related technologies.
- Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams to scope, prioritize, and deliver complex projects.
- Proven analytical skills with a track record of using data to inform decisions and improve product performance.
- Exceptional communication skills and emotional intelligence, with an ability to build trust across diverse teams.
- A proactive, execution-oriented approach and enthusiasm for tackling challenging problems.
Responsibilities:
- 40% Strategy & Planning
- Looks across product teams and feature sets with a focus on alignment and dependencies
- Sets the overall product vision and strategies for the enterprise product by gaining a thorough understanding of customer and associate needs, both existing and potential, and using that knowledge to provide our cleint
- customers and associates with an unparalleled shopping experience
- Drives growth for the business by applying domain expertise to provide thought leadership and translate vision into action
- Collaborates across the enterprise to create alignment between products in order to provide a seamless user experience
- Understands financial and business impact of proposed product updates and activities within portfolio, prioritizes updates to support the enterprise roadmap, and based on prioritization allocates funding across the products
- Identifies goals, metrics and appropriate analytics to measure the performance of the product and its individual features, and continually makes recommendations and refinements to the product based on learnings
- Contributes to and makes recommendations for strategic plans in support of key objectives in a timely and fiscally responsible manner
- Participates in and influences development of technology roadmaps across the enterprise
- Supports and nurtures strategic vendor relationships; recommends ways to influence vendors that align to domain, portfolio, and enterprise strategic objectives
- 30% Delivery & Execution
- Drives product development by reviewing performance and directing work efforts of product teams to ensure products are aligned with company, stakeholder and end user priorities
- Understands enterprise goals and KPIs to ensure value is delivered against them
- Resolves issues within or across product teams that may impair teams from delivery of a quality product in order to meet strategic, financial and technical goals
- Receives and prioritizes incoming requests from business partners and stakeholders while keeping in mind the business strategy, product vision and user needs
- Provides guidance on design of products while keeping in mind dependencies and integration with other products across the enterprise
- Reviews and analyzes product metrics to inform strategic and tactical product decisions
- Makes suggestions that help drive operational excellence to create internal customer satisfaction and meet operational metrics
- 30% Team and Stakeholder
- Provides leadership, mentoring and coaching to Product Managers
- Attracts, retains and develops top talent to build a world class Product Management Team
- Conducts annual and mid-year reviews, reviewing individual development plans and providing performance feedback
- Fosters collaboration with team members (Engineering, UX, etc.) to drive value and identify and resolve impediments
- Acts as a proponent of modern software development practices
- Advocates for the end user and stakeholder by becoming associated with the product, empathizing with and understanding user need
- Works with the product team to continuously assess progress, disseminate lessons learned, and understand next steps
- Manages cross functional team and stakeholder expectations to execute on product strategy and provides education to requestors to determine prioritization based on tangible benefits and/or user experience
- Guides more junior team members in strategy, alignment, analysis and execution tasks
- Participates in and contributes to learning activities around modern software design and development core practices (communities of practice)
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree
- Minimum 6 years of experience in digital product management
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or Engineering
- MBA or Masters degree
- 5+ years of experience translating business strategy and analysis into consumer facing digital products
- 5+ years of experience in Retail, Delivery, and Technical Rules Engines
Job Title: Process Engineer (Extrusion) Mandarin Speaking
Department: Engineering
About Us
Wellascent Electronic ( en/home) is a world leading flat electromagnetic wire manufacturer. We produce enameled and PEEK wires that serve OEM customers and Tier 1 suppliers in the automotive industry.
Responsibilities
- Manage the successful transition of new products and equipment into the production areas.
- Skilled in hands-on equipment operation, debugging, and on-site troubleshooting
- Monitor existing manufacturing processes to continuously improve process, efficiency, throughput, quality, setup, and cost through engagement and action.
- Manage capital plans and expense projects as required
- Design, develop, test, and/or source and implement various tools, machinery, and equipment for recommended manufacturing methods.
- Perform research, design, and analyses to develop and improve capacity, layouts, production flow, workforce utilization, and material handling methods.
- Develop and implement documentation of manufacturing work instructions, process flow diagrams, and PFMEA
- Conduct problem solving activities including 8D.
- EHS Compliance as it relates to job responsibility.
- Interface with customers and implement corrective actions to resolve quality concerns and process related issues.
- IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 deployment.
- Other tasks assigned by the supervisor or company.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering or related field
- 2 years of experience in manufacturing, process engineering
- Proven problem-solving skills and the ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines
- Ability to work overtime and travel as required
- Equipment repair, rebuild, and/or purchasing experience
- Knowledge of manufacturing systems, manufacturing design, error-proofing and ergonomics, health & safety
- Possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- Proficient in Auto CAD, and Microsoft Office
- Experience MS Project will be helpful
- Ability to work with vendors, customers, & employees at all levels of the organization
- PLC experience is a plus – Allen Bradley, Siemens
Benefits
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid time off (PTO) and public holidays.
JOB SUMMARY
The position is broadly responsible for the development of electrical and process control systems for equipment used in the Food Processing, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Water Treatment, Manufacturing and other industries.
Essential Functions
Essential Function
Understanding of customer’s specific application and process requirements
Developing instrumentation lists, electrical wiring schematics, Bill of Materials, control panel layout, one line and point-to-point wiring diagrams.
PLC and SCADA programming
Preparing budgetary cost estimates
Supervising fabrication of control systems, performing factory and site checkout
Managing and physically participating in equipment and systems installation and startup
Developing and maintaining project documentation: drawings, Bill of Materials and equipment IOM manuals
Providing post-installation troubleshooting and technical support
Required for All Jobs
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Education Level Education Details Req/
Pref
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical, chemical, or electrical engineering Required
Work Experience
Experience Experience Details Required/
Preferred
1-3 years
4-6 years
7-9 years
10+ years Experienced hands-on project manager with excellent electrical controls engineering, AutoCAD, PLC/SCADA programming, technical writing, and communication skills Required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Industrial gases industry experience would be helpful. Good English writing and speaking skills are required.
Experienced hands-on project manager with excellent electrical controls engineering, AutoCAD, technical writing, and communication skills
Ability to read, understand and create electrical drawings, block diagrams and P&ID’s
Experience in process automation, instrumentation, and PLC/SCADA systems
Comprehensive experience programming Allen-Bradley CompactLogix, ControlLogix, WonderWare and Siemens PLCs and HMI
Working knowledge of motors, blowers, pumps, and compressors
Familiarity with NEC and NFPA standards
Licenses and Certifications
Licenses/Certifications Licenses/Certification Details Time Frame Required/
Preferred
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS
Physical Demands Category:
Physical Demands
A thorough completion of this section is needed for compliance with legal standards such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Physical Demand N/A Rarely Occasionally Frequently Constantly Weight
Stationary Position X
Move/Traverse X
Stationary Position/Seated X
Transport/Carrying X
Exerting Force/Pushing X
Exerting Force/Pulling X
Ascend/Descend X
Balancing X
Position Self/Stooping X
Position Self/Kneeling X
Position Self/Crouching X
Position Self/Crawling X
Reaching X
Handling X
Grasping X
Feeling X
Communicate/Talking X
Communicate/Hearing X
Repetitive Motions X
Coordination X
Travel Requirements
Estimated Amount Brief Description
50% Extensive domestic travel will be required
Company Overview:
DataOne Systems is a leading provider of EF&I (Engineering, Furnishing, and Installation) services and high-quality cable manufacturing solutions. We specialize in delivering end-to-end infrastructure solutions that support the telecommunications, data, and power industries. Our commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction drives our success, and we're looking for a dynamic Sales Representative to join our team.
Position Overview:
The Sales Representative will be responsible for driving sales and revenue growth by identifying and pursuing new business opportunities, building strong relationships with clients, and promoting our comprehensive range of products and services. This role requires a deep understanding of the telecommunications and cable manufacturing industries, as well as a proven track record in sales.
Key Responsibilities:
- Sales Strategy Development: Develop and execute a strategic sales plan to achieve sales targets and expand our customer base for EF&I services and cable manufacturing solutions.
- Client Relationship Management: Establish and maintain strong relationships with existing clients while identifying and cultivating new business opportunities within the telecommunications, data, and power sectors.
- Product Knowledge: Maintain a thorough understanding of our services and cable manufacturing products, including technical specifications, industry applications, and competitive advantages.
- Proposal Preparation: Prepare and present customized proposals, quotes, and sales presentations to potential clients, addressing their specific needs and requirements.
- Negotiation and Closing: Lead contract negotiations, ensuring favorable terms and conditions for the company while meeting the client's expectations. Successfully close sales deals to meet or exceed sales targets.
- Market Research: Stay updated on industry trends, market conditions, and competitor activities to identify emerging opportunities and threats.
- Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams, including engineering, project management, and production, to ensure successful delivery of projects and customer satisfaction.
- Reporting: Provide regular sales reports, forecasts, and updates via Salesforce to VP of Sales and senior leadership team.
Qualifications:
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years of sales experience in EF&I services, telecommunications, cable manufacturing, or related industries.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field is preferred.
- Skills:
- Strong understanding of EF&I services and cable manufacturing processes.
- Proven ability to develop and maintain long-term client relationships.
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and presentation skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Proficiency in CRM software and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Travel: Willingness to travel as needed to meet with clients and attend industry events.
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Responsibilities
Surface Warfare Officers (SWOs) are involved in virtually every aspect of Navy missions. As a SWO, you may be in charge of any number of shipboard operations and activities while at sea, working with or within any of these specialized forces:
Aircraft Carrier Forces: Provide and coordinate air, submarine and surface ship defense for aircraft carriers.
Cruiser-Destroyer Forces: Provide ship attack and defensive measures with a wide array of missile and fire power capabilities, providing anti-air, -submarine and -surface warfare support.
Amphibious Forces: Embark and transport vehicles, equipment and personnel for amphibious assault operations.
Combat-Logistics Forces: Provide combatant ships with fuel, ammunition, food and supplies, and provide repair, maintenance and rescue capabilities through Fleet Support Ships.
Mine Warfare Forces: Detect, identify and neutralize threats from hostile use of maritime mines.
You may also be interested in becoming a Surface Warfare Officer within the prestigious Navy Nuclear community where you will have the opportunity to work on some of the world's most powerful nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers.
Work Environment
As a Surface Warfare Officer, you will work at sea and on shore, in a variety of environments. Sea duty could place you aboard ships within the fleet. Shore duty may involve a tour of duty at the Pentagon, a student assignment at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, or command and management positions at shore bases and stations around the world.
Training & Advancement
Those pursuing an Information Professional Officer position are required to attend Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Newport, RI.
Unless they have already been commissioned through the Naval Academy or ROTC, those pursuing a Surface Warfare Officer position are required to attend Officer Candidate School. Newly commissioned SWOs can expect an advanced training process that includes comprehensive training at sea and ashore.
Newly commissioned Surface Warfare Officers will be assigned to a surface ship, leading a team of Sailors responsible for a component of the ship - anything from electronics to weapons to engineering systems. In this setting, Officers are working toward full Surface Warfare qualification.
After completing these initial sea tours, Surface Warfare Officers may be selected to serve on high-level staffs, commands or strategic projects or they may be selected to work in recruitment. The ultimate goal for many: to one day command their own ship.
Promotion opportunities are regularly available but competitive and based on performance.
Post-Service Opportunities
Specialized training received and work experience gained in the course of service can lead to valuable credentialing and occupational opportunities in related fields in the civilian sector.
Education Opportunities
Wherever you are in your professional career, the Navy can help ease your financial burdens and advance your career with generous financial assistance and continuing education programs. Beyond professional credentials and certifications, Surface Warfare Officers can advance their education by:
- Pursuing opportunities at institutions such as Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) or Navy War College (NWC)
- Completing Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) at one of the various service colleges
Qualifications & Requirements
A degree from a four-year college or university is a minimum educational requirement to become a Commissioned Officer.
There are different ways to become a SWO. If you're a high school student or an undergraduate, you can enter through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) or through the U.S. Naval Academy. Those already having a degree attend Officer Candidate School (OCS), a 12-week Navy school in Newport, RI.
All candidates must also be U.S. Citizens.
General qualifications may vary depending upon whether you're currently serving, whether you've served before or whether you've never served before.
Part-Time Opportunities
There are part-time opportunities available as a Surface Warfare Officer.
Serving part-time as a Navy Reserve Sailor, your duties will be carried out during your scheduled drilling and training periods. During monthly drilling, Surface Warfare Officers in the Navy Reserve typically work at a location close to their homes.
For annual training, Surface Warfare Officers may serve anywhere in the world, whether on a ship at sea or at bases and installations on shore.
Take a moment to learn more about the general roles and responsibilities of Navy Reserve Sailors.
Most of what you do in the Navy Reserve is considered training. The basic Navy Reserve commitment involves training a minimum of one weekend a month (referred to as drilling) and two weeks a year (referred to as Annual Training) - or the equivalent of that.
Surface Warfare Officers in the Navy Reserve serve in an Officer role. Before receiving the ongoing professional training that comes with this job, initial training requirements must first be met.
For current or former Navy Officers (NAVET): Prior experience satisfies the initial leadership training requirement - so you will not need to go through Officer Training again.
Officers who previously held a commission in another United States Military Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Public Health Service, or United States Coast Guard are exempt from attending ODS or LDO/CWO Academy.
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