Master Technician VI, Manufacturing Operations
About The Position
The Master Technician VI supports manufacturing and operations, with a critical role in production and installation activities. The position combines hands-on technical work with leadership responsibilities to support production operations and manage lab assets. This is an onsite position in Sterling, Virginia; relocation assistance is not available. Travel to customer installation locations is required to support site installation activities. The technician helps ensure lab assets are available and properly maintained for engineering development needs. Responsibilities include managing inventory and configuration, scheduling lab devices, performing maintenance and testing, and ensuring devices and the lab comply with security and operational policies. An active, transferable U.S. government-issued Secret clearance is required before the start date, and U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility.
Requirements
- Typically requires an associate degree or other two-year post-high-school training and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
- Certification may be required for technical support roles.
- Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings and documentation.
- Experience with crimping techniques in manufacturing or assembly processes.
- Active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance required before the start date; U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with rack assembly, chassis assembly, and cable or wire harness assembly.
- Experience managing lab assets, including inventory and configuration management.
- Familiarity with supporting integration and maintenance of deliverable devices.
Responsibilities
- Lead and facilitate daily Tier meetings or stand-ups to address production priorities and challenges.
- Field production issues and provide assistance, coaching, and mentoring to production employees.
- Liaise with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, including Operations Program Managers, to drive production success.
- Support site installation activities, including travel to customer installation locations.
- Manage inventory and configuration of lab assets to ensure availability for engineering development needs.
- Maintain and schedule lab devices to optimize usage and engineer access.
- Perform routine maintenance, troubleshooting, and operational testing on training devices.
- Oversee lab and device cleaning, inventory, and adherence to security and operational policies.
- Ensure scheduled and unscheduled maintenance tasks are completed as needed.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and a separate employer retirement contribution
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Optional pet, home and auto, additional life and accident, critical illness, group legal, and identity theft protection coverages
- Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits
- Fertility and family planning benefits
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Wellness rewards program
- Virtual doctor visits
- Child and elder care services
- Second-opinion medical expert service
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Paid time off and holidays
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
