General Technician I-II (F-35)

Systems Application & Technologies Inc•Patuxent River, MD

4d•$27 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

At the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) at NAS Patuxent River, MD, SA-TECH supports Test Wing Instrumentation Support Services for Naval Test Wing Atlantic (NTWL). The General Technician will perform general engineering support functions for wiring, sheet metal, electronics, drafting, instrumentation, structures, or machining disciplines and will assist Senior Engineering Techs and Engineers on projects by gathering materials and equipment from source locations and delivering to work/test locations and returning items to proper locations. The Technician must demonstrate the ability to perform a practical application of tools and techniques to assigned duties and will receive technical guidance from a supervisor or higher level-technicians. The technician’s work is reviewed at initiation for proper technique, and monitored for specific compliance with accepted practices and work assignments. You may also be asked to provide visitor control support as needed. In this role, you will perform one or a combination of such typical duties as: Assembling or installing equipment or parts requiring simple wiring, soldering, or connecting. Performing simple or routine tasks or tests such as tensile or hardness tests, operating and adjusting simple test equipment, recording test data. Gathering and maintaining specified records of engineering data such as tests, drawings, etc. Conducting computations by substituting numbers in specified formulas, plotting data and drawing simple curves and graphs. Specific duties include (but are not limited to): Preflight, post flight F-35 platform, as well as flight test pods and ground support equipment (test carts, DRODI vans) Wire various instrumentation packages Wire various platforms; follow VX-23 and AID processes and procedures. Aid the instrumentation operations engineers by maintaining, installing, calibrating, testing and troubleshooting F-35 instrumentation systems. Support on-aircraft ground testing. Perform instrumentation pre-flights, post-flights and test flight support (including loading and removing data cartridges and delivering them to data processing). Some testing may be done at other test facilities and carriers, so some travel is required. Perform work in the Instrumentation Lab (troubleshooting, installing and checking out instrumentation systems). Conform to AVMI and LM FOD and tool control policies and all facets of security (physical, Automated Information System (AIS), document control, Communications Security (COMSEC), Operations Security (OPSEC), and security education requirements) as well as instrumentation quality assurance inspections.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent.
Must obtain (and subsequently maintain) IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification within 60 days (Government-taught classes may be used if available) for wiring, electronics, and instrumentation duties.
Ability to lift at least 50 pounds unassisted.
Current Driver’s License required; must be able to be insured through company’s vehicle insurance policy while driving work/government/rental vehicles during working hours, and for the duration of employment.
U.S. Citizenship required.
Must be able to obtain a U.S. DoD Secret Security Clearance prior to start date and maintain a Secret clearance throughout employment.
All candidates will be required to pass background screening to include SSN, Driver Record, and Criminal Background Investigation.

Nice To Haves

Basic knowledge of electronics, small circuits, and general tool use preferred.
Basic computer skills, focusing on MS Office, would be a plus in this role.
Ability to work well with people.

Responsibilities

Perform general engineering support functions for wiring, sheet metal, electronics, drafting, instrumentation, structures, or machining disciplines.
Assist Senior Engineering Techs and Engineers on projects by gathering materials and equipment from source locations and delivering to work/test locations and returning items to proper locations.
Perform a practical application of tools and techniques to assigned duties.
Receive technical guidance from a supervisor or higher level-technicians.
Provide visitor control support as needed.
Assemble or install equipment or parts requiring simple wiring, soldering, or connecting.
Perform simple or routine tasks or tests such as tensile or hardness tests, operating and adjusting simple test equipment, recording test data.
Gather and maintain specified records of engineering data such as tests, drawings, etc.
Conduct computations by substituting numbers in specified formulas, plotting data and drawing simple curves and graphs.
Perform preflight, post flight F-35 platform, as well as flight test pods and ground support equipment (test carts, DRODI vans).
Wire various instrumentation packages.
Wire various platforms; follow VX-23 and AID processes and procedures.
Aid the instrumentation operations engineers by maintaining, installing, calibrating, testing and troubleshooting F-35 instrumentation systems.
Support on-aircraft ground testing.
Perform instrumentation pre-flights, post-flights and test flight support (including loading and removing data cartridges and delivering them to data processing).
Perform work in the Instrumentation Lab (troubleshooting, installing and checking out instrumentation systems).
Conform to AVMI and LM FOD and tool control policies and all facets of security (physical, Automated Information System (AIS), document control, Communications Security (COMSEC), Operations Security (OPSEC), and security education requirements) as well as instrumentation quality assurance inspections.