Engineering Technician III

• Prepare designs and specifications for various complex equipment or systems
• Plan approach to solve design problems
• Conceive and recommends new design techniques
• Resolve design problems with contract personnel and assures compatibility of design with other parts of the system
• Design and coordinate test set-ups and experiments to prove or disprove the feasibility of preliminary design
• Use untried and untested measurement techniques
• and improves the performance of the equipment
• Advise equipment users on redesign to solve unique operational deficiencies
• plans approach and conducts various experiments to develop equipment or systems
• Arrange for fabrication of pilot models and determines test procedures and design of special test equipment
• Review work for technical adequacy or conformity with instructions

• U.S. Citizenship and Active DoD Secret Clearance
• Associate’s Degree in Engineering Technology, math, or science
• or Formal electronics training from: Technical School, or Class A or B military school in electronics or communications
• or four-year electronics apprentice program
• or High School diploma or GED
• Five (5) with degree/formal training or seven (7) years with HS/GED of practical experience to include: design, preparation and modification of engineering documents and drawings
• notable experience performing one or a combination of the following duties: constructing components, subunits, or simple models or adapts standard equipment
• may troubleshoot and correct malfunctions
• following specific layout and scientific diagrams to construct and package simple devices and subunits of equipment
• conducting various tests or experiments which may require minor modifications in test setups

IT experience and certifications are preferred