1099 consultant · ~80–400 hrs per funded award · $105–$155/hr · Remote (U.S.)

Naval Aviation & Shipboard Systems Subject-Matter Expert

Ground our carrier and shipboard work in how launch and recovery equipment, flight decks and naval air operations actually run and fail.

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About Precision Federal

Precision Federal is a Christian-owned small business building AI and software systems for federal agencies through the SBIR program. The founder is a Christian, and the company is run on Christian principles: every number we publish is real, every claim we make is verifiable, and the work is done with excellence as service to God. Every proposal we submit is backed by working prototypes built before we ask for a dollar.

How this role works

You join the bench. We name you (with a short bio) on proposals that match this role, always asking you first. Consent costs you nothing and commits you to nothing until an award funds.
A contract is awarded. Federal SBIR awards fund the team named in the proposal. Your engagement begins, at an hourly rate agreed before you were ever named.
You work remote, paid from the contract. ~40–80 hrs per funded award — and if no award ever funds, you owe nothing and lose nothing.

What you'll do

Review digital-twin and diagnostic models of launch and recovery equipment against real failure behavior
Explain how maintenance, manning and the operating tempo actually constrain a proposed capability
Check that our reliability and availability claims match how the fleet measures them
Tell us which shipboard data actually exists, at what fidelity, and who owns it

Required qualifications

Direct naval aviation, flight deck, or shipboard systems experience — operations or maintenance
Familiarity with launch and recovery equipment, aircraft handling, or carrier air operations
U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (U.S. person)
Willing to be named on a federal proposal with a one-page resume, and to sign a short letter of commitment

Preferred qualifications

EMALS, AAG, catapult or arresting gear experience
NAVAIR, NAVSEA or fleet maintenance organization background
Condition-based maintenance or shipboard reliability programs
Aviation maintenance data systems — NALCOMIS, DECKPLATE or comparable

Compensation & structure

1099 consulting engagement. $85–$125 per hour, confirmed in writing before you are named on any proposal. Hours are funded by federal contract awards — engagements on this bench have ranged from roughly 130 to 710 hours across a period of performance, fully remote. Work and pay begin only if the contract is awarded — no award, no hours, no obligation.

Apply — Naval Aviation & Shipboard Systems Subject-Matter Expert

Every application is read personally by the founder. We respond to every serious one.

First name *

Last name *

Email *

Phone

City & state

Years of relevant experience *

Work authorization *

Security clearance

Military service

LinkedIn or portfolio link

Resume (PDF or Word) *

How did you hear about us?

Five questions

These are the substance of the application. Answer from your own experience — a few sentences each is plenty, and “this never came up” is a real answer we want.

1. How often does a species record set turn out to be incomplete or mis-keyed once you start working with it, and roughly what does that cost to discover late — in hours, people, or rework? *

2. What tools or data sources does your organization use today to assemble species occurrence and status information, and where do they fall short? *

3. If a better way to assemble and quality-check species records existed, which office or role would decide whether to adopt it? *

4. Do you have any role in deciding what tools, data sources, or methods your organization adopts — approving, evaluating, or recommending? *

5. Do you own, or hold signing authority for, a company or consultancy of your own? *

May we credit you by name and title in our federal proposals? *

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