Engineering Technician - Cleared Contractor - C
About The Position
The Engineering Technician will support manual and automated testing of space hardware at the circuit card, assembly, sub-system, and/or space vehicle level. The role requires experience handling sensitive hardware, strong computer skills, and strict adherence to documented procedures. Prior experience with RF, optical, and/or digital technology is required. The technician sets up and performs tests, records results, documents failures and anomalies, executes automated software through LabVIEW and/or TestStand GUIs, and troubleshoots failed assemblies under engineering oversight. The position is located in Palm Bay, Florida, and lists first, second, and weekend shifts. The pay rate is $40 per hour on W-2.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent and at least 6 years of prior relevant experience, or 2 years of post-secondary/associate-level education and at least 2 years of prior related experience.
- Active security clearance required; the posting lists Secret Clearance under qualifications and TS/SCI as the required security clearance level in the additional details.
- Prior experience with RF, optical, and/or digital technology.
- Experience handling sensitive hardware.
- Strong computer skills.
- Ability to strictly adhere to documented procedures.
Nice To Haves
- Excellent communication, technical writing, and presentation skills.
- Experience handling very sensitive and fragile hardware, including mating and de-mating high-density connectors and RF and optical connections.
- Experience with qualification testing, including vibration, thermal, and thermal vacuum testing.
- Willingness to work overtime as requested.
Responsibilities
- Transport test equipment, fixtures, and cables to required testing locations.
- Set up tests according to written documentation and engineering direction.
- Verify that test equipment is in calibration.
- Verify that licensed test software has not expired.
- Assemble custom or commercial off-the-shelf equipment and fixtures.
- Perform tests and record required information.
- Document failures and report anomalies to key stakeholders.
- Execute automated software using LabVIEW and/or TestStand GUIs.
- Troubleshoot failed assemblies with engineering oversight.
- Operate RF, optical, and/or digital test equipment, including network analyzers, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, noise figure analyzers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, OTDRs, OBRs, lasers, SOAs, BERT, DMMs, and power supplies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
