Engineering Technician IV

Saalex•Ridgecrest, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

An Engineering Technician IV provides support to the engineering and design staff by performing a variety of more complex or non-routine assignments during the installation, maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, calibration, testing, fabrication, construction, and operation of diverse electronic/mechanical equipment and systems in accordance with engineering specifications.

Requirements

Working knowledge of computer systems and integrated software application programs
Ability to investigate, troubleshoot, and design solutions to problems in operational hardware and software
Excellent communication and analytical skills
Planning/organizational skills
Ability to work under established deadlines
Vocational/technical training beyond high school from an academic institution, or military equivalent training and a minimum of seven (7) years of job-related experience are required for this position.
Must be eligible to obtain a secret clearance. Requirements to obtain a clearance include US Citizenship, security investigation, etc.

Responsibilities

Install, monitor, and service equipment and systems at the company and the client sites
Assist with the test and evaluation, check-out, and certification tasks
Perform validations/verifications of various electronic systems
Review engineering change proposals for equipment impacts
Assist in accomplishing engineering change instructions
Develop technical/engineering data for planned maintenance systems, technical manuals, troubleshooting procedures, drawing updates, operation procedures, and maintainability improvements
Support systems engineering activities with subject matter expertise
Establish and maintain a filing system, databases, and logs for tracking project status and inventory
Assist in providing the on-site customer interface for equipment/system installation, testing, fabrication, and other engineering tasks
Comply with engineering documentation standards, engineering plans, system specification, and test procedures
Provide technical data and evaluation for components, equipment, and systems consistent with engineering plans, layout, and contract requirements
Serve as a senior technician and assist in the training of other technicians
Support engineers in the development of technical proposals and provide comments on the technical content and level of effort of the proposed scope of work
Use established policies and procedures and subject matter knowledge to complete assignments of moderate complexity that vary in nature and sequence
Other duties as assigned or required