Engineering Technician

Bowhead; Crane (IN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Bowhead seeks an experienced Engineering Technician to support NSWC Crane Division. The role involves radar system maintenance, repair, and prototype work with a focus on electrical and electronic assemblies.

You will interact with Navy personnel, test teams, and engineers to ensure system readiness. The position requires 5+ years in electronics maintenance, Navy radar experience preferred, and compliance with PPE, ESD, and safety training.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; experience will be considered in lieu of formal education
• An Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering Technology highly desired
• At least five years of electronics Technician/maintenance experience required
• Navy Electronics experience highly desired
• PPE, high voltage, ESD and related training required to perform duties in designated areas
• Fall protection, overhead crane, forklift certifications required or able to obtain
• Solder certification to IPC J-STD-001/IPC 7711/7721 or 2M standards desired
• Basic to intermediate MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) skills

Responsibilities

• Radar system maintenance, repair, overhauls, and cable harness fabrication
• Populate RVCA and manage parts inventory; perform system testing per procedures
• Collaborate with technicians on AN/SPS-67/SPS-73 radar consoles and equipment
• Communicate effectively with Task Lead, Branch Manager, ISEA and US Navy fleet
• Provide troubleshooting assistance to ISEA and US Navy
• Maintain parts inventory according to OM&S regulations
• Build prototypes from rough sketches under engineer direction
• Assemble and test circuitry and electronic components per instructions
• Perform depot maintenance on electronic systems
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Radar systems

Electrical tech

Troubleshooting

Team coordination

Communications

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology

Tools

IPC soldering

MS Office

Fall protection

Overhead crane

Forklift certification

ESD training

Job description

Overview

Engineering Technician (LXL Radar 2026-26384):

Bowhead seeks an experienced Engineering Technician to join our team in supporting the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division. The Engineering Technician performs 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. Work is reviewed for technical adequacy or conformity with instructions.

Responsibilities

Essential functions will include:

• Duties will include radar system maintenance, repair, overhauls, fabrication of cable harnesses, populating RVCA, parts inventory management and complete system testing using approved procedures.
• Must work with other technicians in testing and repair of AN/SPS-67/SPS-73 radar system consoles and associated equipment.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with Task Lead, Branch Manager, ISEA and US Navy fleet.
• Must be able to provide troubleshooting assistance to the ISEA and US Navy.
• Must maintain parts inventory in accordance with OM&S regulations.
• Minimum of 5 years experience on Radar system maintenance and repair, SPS-73 experience preferred.
• Assembling electrical and electronic systems and prototype
• Repairing, Building, calibrating, and repairing electrical instruments or testing equipment
• Inspecting drawings and designs for quality control, report findings, and make recommendations to the lead engineer
• Performing all manners of depot maintenance to specified Electronic Systems
• Helping to build prototypes from rough sketches or plans, under the engineers’ direction
• Assembling, testing and maintaining circuitry or electronic components according to engineering instructions, technical manuals, and knowledge of electronics
• Adjusting and replacing defective circuitry and electronic components
• Other Duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required at a minimum; however, experience is crucial and therefore additional experience will be considered in lieu of any formal education
• An Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering Technology is highly desired
• At least five years of experience in an electronics Technician and/or Maintenance role is required
• Navy Electronics Experience highly desired.
• Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), High voltage training, Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) and associated training is required to perform the duties in designated work areas
• Must possess or be able to obtain Fall Protection Training, Overhead Crane Certification, Forklift Certification
• Must possess or be able to obtain solder certification to IPC requirements such as IPC J-STD-001, IPC 7711/7721 or Miniature/Micro-miniature (2M) certification standards
• Basic to intermediate level skills in Microsoft Office software suite - Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint

This is a SCA position and the targeted hourly rate is $30.09 hourly.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time
• Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to obtain a security clearance at the Secret level. US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.

Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Bowhead considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and business considerations when extending an offer

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