Electronics Engineer Technician — Wildland Fire Systems

Three Saints Bay; Missoula (MT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Three Saints Bay, LLC supports the USDA Forest Service in Missoula, MT with an Electronics Engineering Technician role focused on design, development, integration, and testing of specialized electronic systems for wildfire response programs.

The position emphasizes hands-on circuit design, testing, documentation, and collaboration with NTDP personnel on integrated systems, on-site in Missoula, MT.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Technology, or a related field plus 5+ years of design, development, and testing.
• Or at least 10 years of relevant electronic design, development, and testing experience without the degree.
• Proficiency with PCB CAD tools and electronic test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing, developing, and testing specialized electronic systems, instrumentation, and control units.
• Perform electronic circuit design, PCB layout, prototyping, and assembly activities.
• Test, troubleshoot, and calibrate electronic equipment and systems against performance specifications.
• Develop and maintain schematics, wiring diagrams, test procedures, and related technical documentation.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers and NTDP personnel on integrated system designs.
• Operate and maintain oscilloscopes, multimeters, spectrum analyzers, power supplies, and other electronic test equipment.
• Support integration of electronic components into larger systems and platforms.

Skills

Electronic design

PCB CAD tools

Test equipment

Education

Assoc degree in Electrical/Electronics

10 years of relevant electronic design experience without a degree

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Spectrum analyzers

Power supplies

Job description

Three Saints Bay, LLC supports the USDA Forest Service in Missoula, MT with an Electronics Engineering Technician role focused on design, development, integration, and testing of specialized electronic systems for wildfire response programs.

The position emphasizes hands-on circuit design, testing, documentation, and collaboration with NTDP personnel on integrated systems, on-site in Missoula, MT.