Experienced Engineering Technician - Middletown, RI/NUWC
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove company overview? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Company overview may be considered not required? It's not a section heading but could be considered boilerplate? It's descriptive about company; maybe keep as part of "About the role"? The posting includes "Company Overview" paragraph about Serco. That is substantive? It's about the employer, not the role. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we should keep company overview info, but where to place? Could be under a section "About the role" or maybe "About the company". Since only allowed headings are listed, we could put it under "About the role" as prose. However "About the role" heading is allowed. We'll include that.
We need sections: Responsibilities (list of duties), Requirements/Qualifications (maybe combine?), Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The posting includes Pay: "Salary range: The hourly amount for this position can be found at the top of this posting. This role is covered by the Service Contract Act... The wage rate will vary depending on the locality." That's not a specific number, but says hourly amount can be found at top of posting (not provided). It's vague. According to rule: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. The posting does mention Pay but not specific amount; it's vague. It says "Salary range: The hourly amount for this position can be found at the top of this posting." Since we don't have that amount, it's unspecified. Should we include Pay section? The rule says never create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It does state that the hourly amount can be found at top of posting, but not given. That's still a statement about pay but not a specific value. Might be considered filler? It's not a specific number, but it's a statement that pay info exists elsewhere. I'd lean to not include Pay section because it's not concrete. Similarly Schedule: not mentioned. Benefits: they list benefits in detail: medical, dental, vision, vacation, sick leave, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, life insurance, disability coverage, optional coverages, parental leave, employee assistance plan, etc. That's specific. So we should include Benefits section.
Requirements: list of qualifications: High School Diploma/GED, 5 years experience, active DoD Secret Security Clearance, ability to obtain/maintain CAC, pass drug/background screening, pass DOT Physical, familiarity with field concepts, technical knowledge of SATCOM and SESIF SATCOM equipment (FOT, NMT, TDMA Interface Processor (TIP), SHF EBEM) preferred, general knowledge of hand tools, knowledge of general test equipment, special purpose equipment, mast, system types to perform troubleshooting..., effective interpersonal and communication skills, ability to analyze, troubleshoot and repair systems preferably SATCOM, ability to assess and respond to situations where standard procedures failed, ability to promptly respond to telephone and email requests for technical support, ability to travel up to 10% as necessary. Also Additional Desired Experience And Skills: RF experience preferred, Forklift operation experience, Crane operation experience.
We need to separate Requirements vs Qualifications vs Skills? The allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose a few substantive sections. Perhaps we combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But we have both headings allowed. We could put mandatory qualifications under Requirements, and desired/skills under Skills. Or we could put all under Requirements and skip Qualifications. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (including qualifications and skills), Benefits. That's four sections.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is "Engineering Technician". Not to be used as heading.
We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings.
We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. So we need to strip out the company overview? It's not boilerplate but maybe considered "About the company". We could incorporate into About the role as a short paragraph.
We must preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all duties, qualifications, desired skills, benefits.
Let's extract duties (responsibilities) from the first paragraph after "In This Role, You Will". It lists many bullet-like sentences separated by periods. We'll turn each into
- .
List:
- Utilize general test equipment and tools and special purpose equipment to mate/unmate the SubHDR Mast Equipment Group (MEG) from the Antenna Pedestal Group (APG) to perform specific tests of the components of the SubHDR to support over the air (OTA) testing to complete the ready for issue (RFI) process.
- Utilize general test equipment and tools and special purpose equipment to test the APG after separation and prior to installation when it returns from repair.
- Utilize general test equipment and special purpose equipment to perform troubleshooting, test equipment set up and operation, repair, and configuration management for the SubHDR MEG.
- Key crew member of crane party for moving SUBHDR Mast to and from a raised platform.
- Be involved in the installation, troubleshooting, and maintaining of a variety of products and equipment.
- Identify, analyze, and repair product failures and order and replace parts as needed.
- Determine and recommend which products or services best fit the customers' needs.
- Perform and coordinate all work efforts in accordance with applicable health, safety, technical and QA requirements.
- Responsible for proper shipping and receiving of SUBHDR mast and material.
That seems all.
Now requirements (mandatory):
- High School Diploma/GED
- 5 years of experience in related field
- Active DoD Secret Security Clearance
- Ability to obtain and maintain a CAC (Common Access Card)
- Ability to successfully pass a drug/background screening
- Ability to successfully pass DOT Physical
- Familiarity with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Technical knowledge of SATCOM and SESIF SATCOM Equipment which includes FOT, NMT, TDMA Interface Processor (TIP), SHF EBEM is preferred (note: "is preferred" maybe desired, but we can keep in requirements or skills)
- General knowledge of proper use of hand tools
- Knowledge of general test equipment, special purpose equipment, mast, and system types to perform troubleshooting, test equipment set up and operation, repair, and configuration management for overall program level support
- Effective interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills
- The ability to analyze, troubleshoot and repair systems, preferably SATCOM systems, as an individual and in team situations
- The ability to assess and respond to situations where standard procedures have failed in isolating or fixing problem equipment
- The ability to promptly respond to telephone and email requests for technical support
- The ability to travel up to 10% as necessary
Additional desired experience and skills:
- RF experience preferred
- Forklift operation experience
- Crane operation experience
We could treat the "preferred" items as skills.
Now benefits: list:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Robust vacation and sick leave benefits, and flexible work arrangements where permitted by role or contract
- 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages that can be purchased, including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Employee Assistance Plan that includes counseling conditions
- Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific contract as well as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement or Service Contract Labor Standards. (maybe keep as note)
- Serco complies with all applicable state and local leave laws, including providing time off under the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act for eligible Colorado residents, in alignment with our policies and benefit plans. (maybe keep)
We should preserve all substantive info; we can include these as list items.
Now About the role: we can include a prose paragraph summarizing the role and company overview.
Let's craft:
As an Engineering Technician, you will be a member of a team to support the Undersea Warfare (USW) Electromagnetic Systems Department (Code 34) of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) in support of Communication Systems and Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare (EMW) programs.
Then maybe add company overview: Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.
We can include that as another under About the role or separate section? Since only allowed headings, we can just add more paragraphs under About the role.
Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown.
We'll produce:
About the role
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Responsibilities
- ...
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Requirements
- ...
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Skills
- ...
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Benefits
- ...
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We should not include Pay or Schedule.
Check for duplicated lines: ensure we didn't repeat any.
Now let's craft the content precisely.
About the role paragraph 1: "As an Engineering Technician, you will be a member of a team to support the Undersea Warfare (USW) Electromagnetic Systems Department (Code 34) of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) in support of Communication Systems and Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare (EMW) programs."
Paragraph 2: company overview: "Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a
for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is "Engineering Technician". Not to be used as heading. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. So we need to strip out the company overview? It's not boilerplate but maybe considered "About the company". We could incorporate into About the role as a short paragraph. We must preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all duties, qualifications, desired skills, benefits. Let's extract duties (responsibilities) from the first paragraph after "In This Role, You Will". It lists many bullet-like sentences separated by periods. We'll turn each into
As an Engineering Technician, you will be a member of a team to support the Undersea Warfare (USW) Electromagnetic Systems Department (Code 34) of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) in support of Communication Systems and Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare (EMW) programs.
Then maybe add company overview: Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters. We can include that as anotherunder About the role or separate section? Since only allowed headings, we can just add more paragraphs under About the role. Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. We'll produce:
About the role
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...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Skills
- ... ...
Benefits
- ... ...