Engineering Technician

Innova Solutions Inc.; Palm Bay, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & pharmacy coverage

Dental/vision insurance

401(k)

HSA

FSA

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

EAP

Job summary

Innova Solutions is seeking an Engineering Technician for a 12-month, full-time contract in Palm Bay, FL. The role supports electronic, mechanical and optical test efforts and requires active Secret clearance.

You will set up tests, calibrate equipment, work from schematics, assist in test equipment construction, and document results while mentoring peers as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience handling sensitive hardware and RF/optical interfaces.
• Experience with qualification testing including vibration, thermal testing.

Responsibilities

• Transport test equipment, fixtures, and cables to testing locations.
• Set up tests per documentation and engineering direction.
• Verify calibration and licensed software validity.
• Assemble custom or COTS equipment/fixtures and record data.
• Document failures and report anomalies to stakeholders.
• Operate LabVIEW and/or TestStand GUIs for automated tests.
• Troubleshoot assemblies under engineering oversight.
• Mentor lower-level peers and suggest solutions.
• Position requires active Secret security clearance.

Skills

Excellent communication

Hardware handling

Qualification testing

Forklift/Crane cert

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree or higher

Tools

LabVIEW

TestStand

Job description

A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring for an Engineering Technician

Position Type: Full-Time Contract, Contract to hire

Duration: 12 months

Location: Palm Bay, FL 32905

As an Engineering Technician you will:

• Performs a variety of duties in the electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, and/or optical areas.
• Assists in the design, construction, test and check-out of test equipment.
• Constructs, troubleshoots, calibrates, adjusts, tests, diagnoses, and maintains equipment, components, devices, or systems.
• Works from schematics, operating or repair manuals, engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions.
• May work with complex machines or computer systems.
• Operates related equipment; conducts tests and reports data in prescribed format.
• Performs calibration and alignment checks; makes adjustments, modifications, and replacements as directed; prepares prescribed compounds and solutions.

Essential Functions:

• Transport test equipment, fixtures, and cables to required testing locations.
• Setup tests per written documentation and engineering direction.
• Verify all test equipment is in calibration.
• Verify all licensed test software is not expired.
• Assemble custom or COTS equipment/fixtures.
• Performs test and records required information.
• Document failures and reports any anomalies to key stakeholders.
• Executing automated software using LabVIEW and/or TestStand GUIs.
• Troubleshooting failed assemblies with engineering oversight.
• Operate RF, optical and/or digital test equipment including network analyzers, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, noise figure analyzers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, OTDRs, OBRs, lasers, SOAs, BERT, DMMs and power supplies.
• May act as a mentor to lower-level peers and provide guidance on tasks.
• Makes recommendations for solutions on assignments requiring judgment and initiative.
• This Position Needs Active Secret Security clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Excellent communication, technical writing and presentation skills.
• Experience handling very sensitive and fragile hardware, including mating and de-mating high-density connectors, RF, and optical connections.
• Experience with qualification testing, including vibration, thermal and thermal vacuum testing.
• Forklift and Crane Certification/Experience

Ideal candidate will have

• High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/associate’s degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.

PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS

Pay Range*: $38-$40 per hour

*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Benefits:

• Medical & pharmacy coverage
• Dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Health saving account (HSA)
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Short term and Long term Disability
• Accident & Critical illness coverage
• Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection
• Sick time
• and other types of paid leaves (as required by law)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.

Recent Recognitions

• Named One of America’s Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024
• Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)
• One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
• One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
• Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
• One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
• AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications

Website

https://www.innovasolutions.com/

Innova Solutions

Innova Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Innova Solutions is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at [e-mail] or [phone]. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Innova Solutions encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. Innova Solutions (HireGenics/Volt) does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.

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