Engineering Lab Technician (Onsite)

Date Posted: 2026-08-20 | Location: Melbourne, FL | Onsite role | U.S. citizenship is required.

About the Role

This Engineering Lab Technician role supports the product line by performing hands-on testing, troubleshooting, and engineering support activities in a lab environment. Working under moderate supervision, this position contributes to engineering projects through technical experimentation, data collection, equipment diagnostics, and the preparation of reports and documentation. The role plays a key part in helping engineers execute test procedures, resolve equipment issues, and maintain accurate technical information used across multiple engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Support the GLU-2100 product line and other GLU-related products, including testing, troubleshooting, and working CRGs in an engineering lab environment.
• Provide technical support to engineers on a variety of engineering tasks under moderate supervision.
• Perform moderately complex technical tasks contributing to the planning and execution of engineering projects.
• Diagnose test setups and equipment to resolve malfunctions.
• Confer with engineers on details and implications of test procedures and results.
• Plan and execute experiments, gathering, maintaining, formatting, compiling, and manipulating technical data such as laboratory or material test results and engineering design changes.
• Analyze, maintain, compile, and format data and design changes.
• Produce drawings, reports, and engineering documentation.
• Perform research and engineering laboratory functions involving the layout, building, testing, troubleshooting, repairing, and modification of electronic or electro-mechanical devices, assemblies, subsystems, and systems.

Requirements

• Typically requires an AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training) with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
• Experience troubleshooting and setting up test stations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with DO-160 minimum operating performance specifications.
• Knowledge in the operations of basic machine tools required to fabricate test fixtures.
• Knowledgeable in the operation of thermal chambers.
• Working knowledge in interpreting and/or creating engineering drawings.
• Experience using soldering equipment with through-hole and SMT components and repairing circuit cards.
• Experience troubleshooting mixed signal circuit cards.
• Experience working with CRGs and customer units.
• Experience in an engineering environment, especially aerospace.
• Experience using and developing LabView programs.
• Knowledgeable in the operation of various test equipment such as: DMM, LCR Meter, Frequency Counter, Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generator, Oscilloscope, Digital & Vector Signal Generator, Pulse Generator, Audio Analyzer, Modulation Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer, Vector Signal Analyzer, Network Analyzer, Noise Figure Analyzer, Phase Noise Measurement System, Phase Gain Analyzer, Impedance Analyzer, RF Power Sensors, Logic Analyzer, LVDS & Ethernet Switching Devices, J-Tag Emulators, DataTrac Devices.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.

Pay

The salary range for this role is 53,100 USD - 100,900 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.