Engineering Technician

About the role

The candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team of electrical & mechanical engineers and technicians to support the electrical and mechanical maintenance, calibration, configuration, and testing of an advanced Naval Test Facility.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, setup, breakdown, and repair of mechanical and electrical test equipment and facility infrastructure including fluid and material handling, industrial equipment, data acquisition, signal processing and complex test and automation systems.
• Install and test electrical circuits, sensors, and measurement systems.
• Assemble, install, and repair mechanical equipment using a variety of tooling.
• Set up and reconfigure complex testing equipment and systems.
• Work in a team environment while completing tasks in an unsupervised and self-directed fashion.
• Communicate effectively in an organized and professional manner both verbally and through E-Mail.
• Work in an industrial testing environment and lift 50lbs.

Requirements

• Ability to read and understand electrical/system schematics and assembly drawings.
• Experience troubleshooting AC and DC voltages, relays, and sensors.
• Installation and testing of electrical circuits, sensors, and measurement systems.
• Familiarity with electrical testing, calibration and measurement equipment.
• Computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook.
• Must be able to work in a customer-facing environment.
• Must be able to work in an industrial testing environment.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or completion of a certificate program in a technical or engineering discipline and minimum 3 years of experience with mechanical and electrical assembly, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, or testing operations; years of experience accepted in lieu of degree.
• Current possession of a SECRET level clearance, a plus. TS clearance level ideal.
• Ability to read and understand electrical/system schematics and assembly drawings.
• Experience troubleshooting AC and DC voltages, relays, and sensors.
• Installation and testing of electrical circuits, sensors, and measurement systems.
• Familiarity with electrical testing, calibration and measurement equipment.
• Computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook.
• Must be able to work in a team environment while completing tasks in an unsupervised and self-directed fashion.
• Ability to work in a customer-facing environment and effectively communicate in an organized and professional manner both verbally and through E-Mail.
• Must be able to work in an industrial testing environment and lift 50lbs.

Skills

• Experience in the field of acoustics.
• Crane operation or certification.
• Experience using MATLAB.
• IPC/WHMA-A-620 Acceptance for Cables and Wire Harness Assemblies.
• J-STD-001 Solder Certification.
• Prior training and experience with OSHA, HAZMAT, PPE, and other industrial matters.
• Familiarity with fluids, pneumatics, pumps, valves, and mechanical systems.
• Performing sensor calibrations using signal generators, or other calibration sources.
• Ability to understand basic circuits with relays, diodes, and resistors, and tracing signal paths through schematics.
• Experience with data acquisition systems, such as PXI and cRio.
• Experience with maintenance and troubleshooting of industrial or electrical equipment.