Engineering Technician III - Analytical Sciences

Kansas City National Security Campus•Kansas City, MO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Technician III – Analytical Sciences performs a variety of intermediate- to complex-level technical activities. The role applies advanced knowledge of engineering concepts, processes, and tools to complete project subtasks and ensure compliance. Work includes gathering data, conducting tests and experiments, setting up and operating equipment, building prototypes and testing equipment, maintaining and calibrating standards and equipment, and developing new testing methods. The position supports technical bench and field work, including setup, deployment, retrieval, and repair at remote sites as business needs require. The technician works with engineering to establish test techniques for products in development, resolve product and equipment problems, and may install, characterize, or design equipment. The posting identifies Kansas City National Security Campus in Kansas City, Missouri as the posting location and states that the role is on-site, with the ability to work remotely or in a hybrid arrangement only as management and business needs direct.

Requirements

At least 4 years of relevant experience, or 2 or more years of experience in a related technical role plus a 2-year technical degree, or a 4-year technical degree.
Some positions may require specific electrical, mechanical, chemical-processing, and/or electronic skills and abilities.
Ability to travel as determined by business needs.
Ability to work remotely, in a hybrid arrangement, or on-site as directed by management and determined by business needs.
Regular and reliable attendance.
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy security clearance; some positions require additional DOE designations.
Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance. Dual citizenship may affect clearance eligibility.
Employment offers are contingent on a federal background investigation and pre-employment drug test and background review.

Responsibilities

Set up test equipment and monitor and measure instruments.
Test breadboard circuitry, prototype units, production units, and electronic circuitry.
Perform technical bench and field setup, deployment, retrieval, and repairs, including travel to remote sites as required.
Build prototype units for testing and experimentation and make samples for further analysis.
Test new materials, equipment, and processes to develop data for specifications or assess material suitability.
Gather and evaluate data for validity, accuracy, and completeness.
Locate and correct malfunctions in products and testing equipment, and perform post-mortem analyses to determine failure causes.
Perform chemical processing and mechanical evaluations, as applicable.
Sketch and mark up drawings to show changes as they occur.
Maintain primary and secondary metrology standards, laboratory equipment or control consoles, and associated monitoring, measuring, and recording instruments.
Draft calibration and operating procedures based on knowledge of products and testing equipment.
Calibrate equipment, instruments, electrical/electronic standards, and standards of mass, force, dimension, and other phenomena during or after maintenance and on scheduled calibration dates.
Record laboratory notes and other details as specified by engineering personnel.
Support management- and engineering-identified activities to maintain equipment reliability and efficiency.
Work with engineering to establish test techniques for new products, resolve product or equipment problems, and potentially install, characterize, or design equipment.
Improve and refine fixtures, devices, methods, process steps, and procedures, implementing changes as needed.
May provide technical direction and training to technologists and hourly employees, including task or project lead duties.