Engineering Technician

VTG•Virginia Beach, VA

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About The Position

VTG is seeking an Engineering Technician to work on various projects across Hampton Roads. The role provides advanced technical support for installations, with standard work reviewed upon completion and more complex work potentially reviewed in progress. The technician may serve as a task or team leader on installations and performs assigned work independently after receiving initial instructions and advice from senior engineering technicians. The position involves reviewing engineering drawings, project instructions, and blueprints; supporting installation design and execution; coordinating electronic installation activities; constructing and testing equipment; troubleshooting malfunctions; and reporting test results. The technician works with engineers and technical personnel to resolve testing problems and ensure completed tasks meet government, military, and customer standards. Extensive travel may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and five years of work-related experience, or an associate’s degree and nine years of work-related experience, or a high school diploma and twelve years of work-related experience.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
Valid driver’s license.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Ability to obtain a secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Complete designated tasks described in specific statements of work.
Review and verify engineering drawings, project instructions, and blueprints for completeness, adequacy, compliance, and conformity with applicable standards and specifications.
Assist senior engineering technicians with technical support on advanced or complex installations and tasks.
Perform assigned work using applicable specifications, procedures, objectives, test equipment, and evaluation of technical problems and possible solutions, including redesign, material or part substitution, or rearrangement of parts or subassemblies.
Ensure tasks are completed in accordance with government, military, and/or customer standards.
Coordinate routine electronic installation activities related to the development, procurement, installation, and calibration of instruments, equipment, and control devices used to test, record, and reduce test data.
Work with engineers, senior engineering technicians, and drafters during the design phase of an installation, as needed.
Serve as a team leader on routine installations and direct junior technicians and staff assigned to an installation or task, as needed.
Follow layouts and diagrams to construct and package simple devices and equipment sub-units.
Perform assigned work independently.
Assist with setup and testing of complete units and components under operational conditions to investigate design proposals, improve equipment performance, and obtain data for development, standardization, and quality control.
Troubleshoot and correct malfunctions.
Report test results in relation to design or rated specifications and test objectives, and modify or adjust equipment to meet specifications.
Confer with engineering and technical personnel to resolve testing problems, including product or system malfunctions and incomplete test-data interpretation.
Direct all activities of a particular installation or task, as needed.