Engineering Technician III

About the role

Engineering Technician III provides intermediate‑level technical, production‑control, logistics, and industrial‑operations support. The position performs recurring assignments independently, applies established precedents, and selects or adapts standard procedures and equipment when work is not completely prescribed. The technician receives initial task direction and consults a supervisor, engineer, or other technical authority when unfamiliar conditions exceed established guidance. Completed work is reviewed for technical adequacy, accuracy, and conformity with applicable instructions.

Responsibilities

• Support and execute production planning and workload coordination.
• Review technical drawings, source material, and provide logistics support.
• Track hardware progress, schedule work, and ensure data‑system accuracy.
• Perform and support technical assembly and troubleshooting.
• Ensure safety, quality, material handling, and team coordination.
• Construct components or subunits and adapt standard equipment.
• Troubleshoot malfunctions and perform authorized corrective actions.
• Coordinate hardware movement through Government shops.
• Develop repair kits and support technical drawing packages.
• Analyze data and track equipment status.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
• Technical, vocational, military, engineering‑technology, industrial, or logistics training preferred.
• Minimum of four years of experience supporting industrial operations, including production control, industrial logistics, hardware progressing, material research, or technical support.
• Experience with shop orders, engineering drawings, bills of material, procedures, and specifications.
• Experience troubleshooting equipment or component malfunctions.
• Experience using computerized production, maintenance, logistics, or inventory systems.
• Prior Department of Defense, depot, manufacturing, or government‑facility experience preferred.
• U.S. citizenship required for security‑clearance and Government‑access requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain personnel security eligibility up to a DoD Secret clearance.
• Full medical certification, including an ordnance physical.
• Required equipment, process, HAZMAT, and safety qualifications must be obtained and maintained.
• Licensed and certified to operate a 6,000‑pound electric forklift (strongly preferred).
• Licensed and certified to operate a 6,000‑pound diesel forklift.
• Licensed and certified to operate a CAT III overhead crane.
• Ability and experience operating a pallet jack and Big Joe stand‑behind pallet lift.

Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities

• Ability to manually lift up to 75 pounds as required.
• Ability to perform recurring technical work independently from initial instructions.
• Ability to select or adapt standard procedures using established precedents.
• Working knowledge of industrial production, material‑control, and shop‑order processes.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, bills of material, and technical instructions.
• Ability to research material, vendors, components, and obsolescence issues.
• Proficiency with ERP, SWMS, EQL, or comparable information systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot and correct routine equipment or component malfunctions.
• Strong organizational, analytical, documentation, and status‑reporting skills.
• Ability to recognize conditions requiring supervisory, engineering, or Government direction.
• Ability to coordinate effectively across technical, logistics, and production organizations.