Engineering Specialist/Technician - National Security Agency

Polluxa, Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NSA is seeking Engineering Specialists/Technicians - Technical Trades to build, install, modify, repair, fabricate prototype parts, and test electronic equipment. You will work on installing and maintaining equipment, rack and cabling in IT rooms, and tracking configurations while supporting secure facilities operations.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering and testing across computer, electrical, mechanical, and structural domains, with opportunities in computer design and RF systems.

Qualifications

• Installing, operating, maintaining, troubleshooting and/or repairing equipment and systems.

Responsibilities

• Installing, operating, maintaining, and repairing equipment in IT/industrial environments.
• Rack, stack, and cabling of equipment in IT machine rooms.
• Maintaining configuration items in a centralized database.
• 3D scanning, metrology, and hardware reverse engineering.

Job description

Do you have vocational/technical training in Technical Trades, Electronics, Computers, Drafting, Engineering, or Networking? Do you enjoy building, installing, modifying, repairing, fabricating prototyping parts/mechanisms, and/or testing electronic equipment? The National Security Agency (NSA) is seeking highly motivated Engineering Specialists/Technicians - Technical Trades to help build, install, modify, repair, fabricate prototype parts/mechanisms, and/or test electronic equipment. The responsibilities of an Engineering Specialist/Technician may include:

• Installing, operating, maintaining, troubleshooting and/or repairing of equipment and systems in accordance with applicable standards and processes
• Performing rack, stack, and cabling of equipment in IT machine rooms
• Maintaining Configuration Items (CI) in a centralized data base
• Capturing and tracking IT machine room Power, Space, and Cooling
• Serving as an Access Manager for IT machine rooms
• Operating industrial/production equipment, machinery (Lathes, CNC, EDM, Mills, Waterjet, Welder, Industrial Printers, Routers, 3D Printers, Electro Plating, Vacuum Casting/Forming, Injection Molding, Industrial Painting/Finishing, and Textile) and tools such as machine tools, presses, air compressors, and packaging equipment
• Operating mechanized material-handling equipment (for example, forklifts, hand trucks)
• Informing customers, management, or relevant others of work progress, project status, and problems
• Ordering, procuring, receiving, inspecting, and/or verifying ordered supplies, materials, or equipment
• Driving vehicles, such as cars, vans, or trucks to transport cargo or passengers
• 3D scanning, metrology, and hardware reverse engineering

Job Summary

As a Technical Intelligence & Science Services professional, you will use your skills to create the systems and tools that will be used to enhance the operation of intelligence. You will advise, administer and perform scientific projects, such as planning, designing, and constructing specialized equipment, and ensuring adherence to sound engineering and scientific standards and principles. The NSA offers multiple areas of focus for facilities engineers, including computer, architectural, electrical, mechanical, and structural. In addition, we are seeking skills that include computer design, microelectronics, radio frequency design, and systems engineering. Apply your science and engineering skills to protect the nation.