ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 3
About The Position
The Engineering Technician 3 provides technical support to engineers and supports the maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of complex manufacturing equipment and machinery at Newport News Shipbuilding. The role gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data; produces engineering documentation, reports, drawings, flow charts, block diagrams, and schematics; performs mathematical calculations and preliminary data analyses; and may conduct tests and record data for engineering evaluation. The position also provides engineering cognizance and technical support for NNS manufacturing equipment.
Requirements
- Associate's degree and 3 years of relevant experience.
- U.S. citizenship is required for this position.
- One of the following may substitute for the associate's degree: NNS Apprentice School graduate; Navy Nuclear Power School graduate; high school diploma or GED and 2 years of related manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, or military experience; or high school diploma or GED and 4 years of non-related manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, or military experience.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience with controls, electrical, and/or mechanical systems of complex equipment or machinery.
- Knowledge of predictive and preventive maintenance.
- Experience with vibration analysis and condition monitoring.
- Knowledge of motor alignment.
- Experience with failure analysis.
- Knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic diagnostics.
- Experience with PLC programming and logic development in various programming languages.
- Knowledge of robotics and machine automation.
- Knowledge of Human Machine Interfaces (HMI).
- Knowledge of network communication protocols.
- Knowledge of relay interfaces.
- Technical aptitude and understanding of electrical and mechanical aspects of complex machinery and how they work together as a system.
- Ability to interpret electrical, mechanical, and/or controls schematics.
Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues within assigned systems.
- Provide technical direction to maintenance personnel supporting routine and non-routine equipment repair work.
- Produce or oversee technical documentation governing the design, configuration, and reliability of NNS production equipment and machinery.
- Participate in the design and implementation process for system-related projects.
- Develop a long-range strategic plan for equipment improvements, including upgrades or replacement.
- Develop and maintain critical system metrics.
- Oversee system testing to ensure equipment meets technical requirements and operates at peak performance.
- Gather, maintain, format, compile, and manipulate technical data.
- Perform mathematical calculations and preliminary analyses of technical data.
- Conduct tests and record data to support engineering evaluation or analysis, as needed.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision plan choices.
- On-site health centers.
- Tele-medicine.
- Wellness resources.
- Employee assistance programs.
- Savings plan options (401K).
- Financial education and planning tools.
- Life insurance.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Employee discounts.
- Early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships.
- Educational and training programs for career growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
