Engineering Technician I - VI

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Engineering Technician I: Proficient at assembling or installing equipment or parts requiring simple wiring, soldering, or connecting and performing simple or routine tasks or tests such as tensile or hardness tests.
• Engineering Technician II: Operates and adjusts simple test equipment; records test data. Prepares test specimens, adjusts and operates equipment. Records test data, pointing out deviations resulting from equipment malfunction or observational errors or extracting engineering data from various prescribed but non-standardized sources.
• Engineering Technician III: Processes the data following well-defined methods including elementary algebra and geometry. Presents the data in prescribed format for reporting analysis.
• Engineering Technician IV: Develops or reviews designs by extracting and analyzing a variety of engineering data. Applies conventional engineering practices to develop, prepare, or recommend schematics, designs, specifications, electrical drawings and diagrams; hardware fittings or test equipment involving a variety of mechanisms; conventional piping systems; and building site layouts. Conducts tests or experiments requiring selection and adaptation or modification of a wide variety of critical test equipment and test procedures; sets up and operates equipment; records data, measures and records problems of significant complexity that sometimes require resolution at a higher level; and analyzes data and prepares test reports.
• Engineering Technician V: Plans or assists in planning tests to evaluate equipment performance. Determines test requirements, equipment modification, and test procedures; conducts tests using all types of instruments, analyzes and evaluates tests results and prepares reports on findings and recommendations.
• Engineering Technician VI: Serves as an expert in a narrow aspect of a particular field of engineering. Prepares designs and specifications for various complex equipment or systems. Plans approach to solve design problems; conceives and recommends new design techniques; resolves design problems with contract personnel and assures compatibility of design with other parts of the system. Designs and coordinates test set ups and experiments to prove or disprove the feasibility of preliminary design; uses untried and untested measurement techniques; and improves the performance of the equipment. May advise equipment users or redesign to solve unique operational deficiencies. Plans approach and conducts various experiments to develop equipment or systems characterized by (a) difficult performance requirements because of conflicting attributes such as versatility, size, and ease of operation; or (b) unusual combination of techniques or components.

Qualifications

• Education: Engineering Technician I – II: High School Diploma/GED/ Vocational School Diploma
  Engineering Technician III- IV: Technical School Diploma
  Engineering Technician V – Technical School Diploma
  Engineering Technician VI – Associates Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology, Physics of Mathematics
• Experience: Engineering Technician I - No requirement for prior professional service.
  Engineering Technician II - 1 years of professional service.
  Engineering Technician III - 3 years of professional service.
  Engineering Technician IV - 4 years of professional service.
  Engineering Technician V - 5 years of professional service.
  Engineering Technician VI - 5 years of professional service.