Engineering Technician (Electronics Technician)

UIC Alaska • Dahlgren, VA

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About The Position

Bowhead seeks an Engineering Technician (Electronics Technician) to support a newly awarded contract involving the Battle Management System (BMS) family of projects. The role provides electronics-focused technical support, bridging hardware engineering with basic network and digital troubleshooting. The technician tests, configures, and troubleshoots integrated hardware components, embedded systems, and GUI software, ensuring physical components work with network architectures. The position also supports design teams by identifying and reporting physical system discrepancies. Travel of approximately 20% annually can be expected.

The position is available at either the ET5 or ET6 level, depending on the interview process and experience. The posting lists starting rates of $46.96 per hour for ET4 and $56.81 per hour for ET5, and notes that salary information is a general guideline. Offers may consider role scope and responsibilities, work experience, education and training, skills, internal peer equity, and market and business considerations.

The technician must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required for a Secret clearance at this location.

Requirements

• High school diploma or passing score on the General Education Development (GED) exam.
• 10 years of full-time professional experience as an Engineering Technician providing technical support related to design, development, production, or testing directly in support of the Department of Defense.
• 7 years of hands-on testing and troubleshooting of electronic systems in a professional engineering environment.
• Experience developing and testing solutions to technical problems in research and development, manufacturing, inspection, and maintenance, while assisting engineers with product inspection, tests, and data collection.
• Experience following published user manuals and maintenance documentation.
• Experience reading, editing, and creating electrical drawings and system schematics.
• Intermediate to advanced skills with Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels and outside contacts.
• Strong interpersonal skills and good judgment, with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret-level security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required for Secret clearance at this location.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on mechanical fabrication, cabling, electromechanical assembly, and platform-level systems integration experience in a professional aerospace or defense engineering environment is desired.
• IPC-A-610 (Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies) certification.
• IPC/WHMA-A-620 (Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies) certification.
• IPC-7711/7721 (Rework, Modification and Repair of Electronic Assemblies) certification.
• J-STD-001 (Requirements for Soldered Assemblies) certification.

Responsibilities

• Set up electronic test environments, configure GPS simulators, and verify wiring harnesses at the NSWCDD Dahlgren SILs.
• Prepare electronic hardware and test benches for internal project test events and general system testing by the BMS test team.
• Perform physical and electrical integration of electronic payloads, sensors, telemetry systems, and tracking units for manned and unmanned platforms across air, land, and maritime domains.
• Provide clear, documented technical feedback and recommendations to Hardware Integrated Product Teams regarding design flaws, component limitations, manufacturing issues, and hardware iterations.
• Verify platform-level electrical interfaces, physical connections, signal integrity, and system responses.
• Inspect vendor-supplied electronic components and perform component-level rework or repair as needed.
• Collaborate with the Network Technician to assist with basic network address assignments, system software loads, and verification of network communication links.
• Identify and report physical system discrepancies to the design team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED