Engineering Technician

Synectic Solutions, Inc.; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Synectic Solutions, Inc. in Charleston, SC seeks a design engineer to prepare designs and specifications for complex equipment and systems. You will plan approaches, conceive new techniques, and coordinate tests and fabrication of pilot models.

The role requires a U.S. Citizenship with Active DoD Secret Clearance, an associate degree or higher in engineering technology or electronics, and several years of practical engineering experience including design documentation and testing.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship and Active DoD Secret Clearance.
• Five years with degree or seven years with HS/GED of practical design experience including engineering documents and drawings.
• Ability to construct components or simple models and assist with testing and experiments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare designs and specifications for complex equipment or systems.
• Plan approach to solve design problems and conceive new techniques.
• Coordinate test setups and experiments to verify feasibility of designs.
• Advise on redesigns to solve operational deficiencies and ensure compatibility with system.
• Arrange for fabrication of pilot models and define test procedures.

Skills

DoD clearance

Engineering design

Test & evaluation

Education

Associate’s Degree in Engineering Technology

Formal electronics training

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Primary Functions

• Prepare designs and specifications for various complex equipment or systems (e.g., a heating system in an office building, or new electronic components such as solid-state devices for instrumentation equipment).
• 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 characterized by:
  • (a) difficult performance requirements because of conflicting attributes such as versatility, size, and ease of operation
  • (b) unusual combination of techniques or components.
• Arrange for fabrication of pilot models and determines test procedures and design of special test equipment.

Education/Experience/Skills

• 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.
• Individual shall have 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.
• Perform assignments that are not completely standardized or prescribed, selects or adapts standard procedures or equipment, using fully applicable precedents, receives initial instructions, equipment requirements, and advice from supervisor or engineer as needed, performs recurring work independently.
• Review work for technical adequacy or conformity with instructions.