Engineering Technician VI

This role involves independently planning and accomplishing complex technical projects related to electronics, RF, microwave systems, or environmental factors. The technician will serve as a technical expert, resolving design and operational problems, supervising lower-level technicians, and coordinating with engineers. Responsibilities include designing test setups, troubleshooting RF systems, and providing support during test events. The position requires up to 50% travel and work in field environments.

Responsibilities

• Independently plan and accomplish complex technical projects or studies; serve as a technical expert in specialized engineering areas related to electronics, RF, microwave systems, or environmental factors affecting electronic systems.
• Use judgment and creativity to resolve design, operational, test, and troubleshooting problems where standard methods may not fully apply.
• Review work for compliance with project objectives and provide advice on unusual technical problems, operational issues, or policy matters.
• May supervise, train, or provide direction to lower-level technicians.
• Prepare or support designs, specifications, test setups, experiments, and procedures for complex equipment, systems, components, and instrumentation.
• Plan approaches to solve design and test problems; recommend improved design or test techniques; coordinate with engineers, contract personnel, and system users to resolve issues and ensure system compatibility.
• Design and coordinate test setups and experiments to prove/disprove design feasibility, improve equipment performance, and support development of special test equipment or pilot models.
• Test, troubleshoot, repair, install, and support RF systems, electronic countermeasure systems, cables, modules, assemblies, circuit card assemblies, and related test equipment.
• Diagnose system problems and work with engineers to identify root cause and corrective actions at the system, CCA, component, analog, digital, RF, power circuitry, and interface levels.
• Provide technical support during test events; serve as a subject matter expert on test equipment and material.
• Attend planning meetings, IPTs, scheduling sessions, test briefs, and related coordination meetings.
• Provide input and recommendations to improve efficiency, readiness, safety, and execution of test events.
• Serve as UAV pilot and/or tactical vehicle driver as required.
• Travel up to 50%; work in field environments and inclement weather; lift over 20 lbs. as required.