ID&C Engineering Technical Specialist

About the role

The ID&C Engineering Technical Specialist supports TOS II at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) at Arnold AFB, TN. This position involves working alongside ID&C test operations engineers in assigned test facilities, performing field support and daily activities associated with configuring ID&C systems for on-line test operations and maintaining Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) and Computer Equipment.

Responsibilities

• Select and apply standard methods, techniques, procedures and criteria, using independent judgment in making adaptations and modifications.
• Independently perform test support project assignments associated with the setup and configuration of data, control, and instrumentation systems per test customer requirements; company standards, procedures, and work instructions; generalized senior engineer and/or supervisor direction: and other precedents of the discipline.
• Participate in one or more of the following: Assign instrumentation and control test requirements into available systems and patching. Ensure test cell hook-up limits are not exceeded. Coordinate with engineering and user to define requirements are within facility capability. Coordinate and assist in development, review, approval and vaulting of ID&C related work instructions.
• Care for and manage the inventory of Test Measurement & Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) required for test operations in the assigned facility. Includes managing the inventory and maintaining location and calibration records to ensure that the required TMDE is available and calibrated when required for test operations.
• Perform Information Technology Equipment Custodian Duties (ITEC) for the assigned facility’s IT equipment. Provide other ID&C related support services to the test team as required to meet test operations requirements.
• Maintain the inventory of Test Measurement & Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) required for test operations in the assigned facility. Includes managing the inventory and maintaining location and calibration records to ensure that the required TMDE is available and calibrated when required for test operations.
• Analyze and/or evaluate instrumentation, data and/or control system operation during test operations based upon techniques prescribed by senior engineers or supervisors to ensure that systems are functioning to specifications during test operations.
• Respond to and resolve ID&C discrepancies as they arise during test operations. Report problems to senior engineering staff and management.
• Communicate root cause and resolution of lost time events and other issues affecting test operations to company management personnel and test team members.
• Maintain the inventory of Test Measurement & Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) required for test operations in the assigned facility. Includes managing the inventory and maintaining location and calibration records to ensure that the required TMDE is available and calibrated when required for test operations.
• Monitor and report progress for own assigned work tasks.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Any equivalent combination of relevant vocational or other relevant education and/or training and specialized progressive experience for a minimum total of eleven (11) years; or Bachelor’s degree and seven (7) years of relevant or specialized progressive experience.
• Current U. S. Citizenship required.
• Active DoD secret or higher-level security clearance.
• Demonstrated experience in the application of transducers, sensors, electrical circuits, signal processing, and data acquisition systems used to measure temperature, pressure, force, flow, acceleration, vibration, and other physical phenomena common to aerospace systems testing.
• Demonstrated written and oral communication and group presentation skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Any equivalent combination of relevant vocational or other relevant education and/or training and specialized progressive experience for a minimum total of eleven (11) years; or Bachelor’s degree and seven (7) years of relevant or specialized progressive experience.
• Current U. S. Citizenship required.
• Active DoD secret or higher-level security clearance.
• Demonstrated experience in the application of transducers, sensors, electrical circuits, signal processing, and data acquisition systems used to measure temperature, pressure, force, flow, acceleration, vibration, and other physical phenomena common to aerospace systems testing.
• Demonstrated written and oral communication and group presentation skills.

Skills

• Ability to apply standard methods, techniques, procedures and criteria, using independent judgment in making adaptations and modifications.
• Experience in the application of transducers, sensors, electrical circuits, signal processing, and data acquisition systems used to measure temperature, pressure, force, flow, acceleration, vibration, and other physical phenomena common to aerospace systems testing.
• Written and oral communication and group presentation skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Multiple healthcare benefits packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule

Pay

$80,000 - $140,000 / year

Schedule

Regular, Full-Time