Engineering Technician

VTG•Virginia Beach, VA

15d•Onsite

About The Position

VTG is seeking an Engineering Technician to work on various projects across the Hampton Roads. This role involves performing advanced technical support on installations, reviewing engineering drawings, assisting senior technicians, and ensuring tasks are completed within government, military, and/or customer standards. The technician will coordinate routine electronic installation activities, potentially work with engineers during the design phase, and may serve as a team leader on routine installations, directing junior technicians. They will also be responsible for troubleshooting, correcting malfunctions, reporting test results, and conferring with personnel to resolve testing problems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree plus five years work related experience or Associate’s degree plus nine years work related experience, or High school diploma plus twelve years of work related experience.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products.
Valid driver’s license
Must be a US citizen
Ability to obtain a secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Responsible for accomplishment of designated tasks as described in specific statements of work.
Reviews and verifies engineering drawings, project instructions and blueprints are complete, adequate, compliant, and within appropriate standards and specifications.
Assists senior engineering technicians with technical support on advanced or complex installations or tasks.
Performs assigned specifications, procedures, objectives, test equipment, nature of technical problem, and possible solutions such as part redesign, substitution of material or parts, or rearrangement of parts or subassemblies.
Ensures tasks are completed within government, military, and or customer standards.
Coordinates routine electronic installation activities concerned with development, procurement, installation, and calibration of instruments, equipment, and control devices required to test, record, and reduce test data.
May work with engineers, senior engineering technicians, and drafters during the design phase of an installation.
May serve as team leader on routine installations. May direct junior technicians and staff assigned to a particular installation or task.
Receives initial instructions and advice from senior level engineering technicians.
Follows specific layout and diagrams to construct and package simple devices and sub-units of equipment.
Performs assigned work independently.
Assists with the set up and tests of complete units and components under operational conditions to investigate design proposals for improving equipment performance and other factors, or to obtain data for developments, standardization, and quality control.
Responsible for troubleshooting and correcting malfunctions.
Reports test results in relation to design or rated specifications and test objectives and modifies or adjusts equipment to meet specifications.
Confers with engineering and technical personnel to resolve testing problems such as product or systems malfunctions, and incomplete test data interpretation.
May direct all activities of a particular installation or task.