Test and Evaluation Laboratory Technician (Mid-Level or Senior)

Position Responsibilities

• Plans, conducts and documents tests on products, systems, components, materials, and manufacturing processes and technologies
• Designs, fabricates, builds and analyzes test systems, materials, components, software and methodologies
• Captures and analyzes data from tests
• Supports IOE (Instrumentation Operations Engineer) in pre-test check-outs to ensure that required instrumentation is installed, configured, and operating properly
• Sets up and operates test equipment and systems
• Supports staging and check-out of equipment required for check-outs
• Conducts system test preparations by coordinating system integration, fabrication, modification, setup, checkout and teardown
• Conducts post-test activities to ensure that all data recording media is removed, marked, logged, and delivered to appropriate facility / personnel
• Troubleshoots and resolves laboratory and test-related problems
• Coordinates test laboratory activities and maintenance and repairs
• Coaches, trains others and works under general direction

Basic Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship
• 3+ years of experience interpreting electrical engineering drawings, schematics, and definition
• 3+ years of experience with various types of sensors and instrumentation including strain gages, temperature / pressure measurement, accelerometers, and deflection transducers
• Experience inspecting, fabricating, installing, routing, terminating, soldering, and repairing electrical wiring harnesses; or any variety of electrical components, and associated equipment

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• An active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required)
• Extensive experience in the installation and check-out of strain gauges, pressure transducers, accelerometers, fuel flow meters, and thermocouple / RTD sensors, etc
• Experience troubleshooting signal conditioning equipment and skill setting up numerous sensor types for program requirements
• Background mentoring / training lower-level technicians while working under minimal direction