Engineering Technician IV

Estimated starting salary range: USD $30.28/hr – USD $50.47/yr. Salary determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, internal equity, and market alignment.

About the role

Providing services for design, fabrication, installation, integration, and testing of C5ISR systems onto air platforms or ground mobile communications. Filling this position is contingent upon funding.

Requirements

• Associate of applied science in engineering or an engineering-related discipline and at least eight years of relevant experience
• Constructing components, subunits, or simple models or adapting standard equipment; may troubleshoot and correct malfunctions
• Following specific layout and scientific diagrams to construct and package simple devices and subunits of equipment
• Conducting various tests or experiments which may require minor modifications in test setups or procedures as well as subjective judgments in measurement, selecting, preparing, and operating standard test equipment and recording test data
• Extracting and compiling a variety of engineering data from field notes, manuals, lab reports, etc.; processing data, identifying errors or inconsistencies, selecting methods of data presentation
• Assisting in design modification by compiling data related to design, specifications, and materials pertinent to specific items of equipment or component parts; developing information concerning previous operational failures and modifications and using judgment and initiative to recognize inconsistencies or gaps in data and seek sources to clarify information
• Participating in design, fabrication, integration, and testing of electronic circuits and mechanical packaging including the development of electrical and mechanical prototypes
• Performing detailed design tasks requiring the application of CAD equipment; designing projects such as simulation, printed circuit boards, and electronic and electrical assemblies requiring development of schematics
• Performing on-site installation, troubleshooting, and testing of company products and equipment
• Providing technical support to customers on operational or maintenance aspects of system equipment
• Developing test procedures, test plans, test reports, and procedures to maintain lab facilities and calibrate test equipment; may conduct engineering tests and detailed experimental testing
• Assisting with training technical assistants including junior-level electronics technicians, CAD specialists, support staff, cooperative students, and temporary employees to perform general fabrication, assembly, test and evaluation, and documentation tasks
• Establishing procedures for the maintenance of laboratory facilities and equipment including cable diagrams, equipment schematics, and configurations to support various system arrangements; may train laboratory personnel to operate, troubleshoot, and maintain equipment

Desired Skills

• Of the minimum eight years of experience, at least two years included experience providing engineering technician services for C5ISR systems (experience may be concurrent)
• Of the minimum eight years of experience, at least two years included experience providing engineering technician services for air platforms or ground mobile communications (experience may be concurrent)
• Previous experience supporting engineering technician services at NAWCAD WOLF

Clearance Information

This position requires U.S. citizenship and a U.S. government security clearance at the Top Secret level.

Travel Requirements

No more than 15 business days per calendar year.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401(k) with company match
• Life insurance
• Vacation and sick paid time off accruals (amounts increase based on role and years of service)
• 11 paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement