Engineering Technician

Actalent; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Job summary

Actalent in Scranton, PA is seeking an Engineering Technician to support engineers on a variety of tasks, including data handling, testing, and documentation. This contract-to-hire role is full-time, onsite, with a day shift from 6:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Thursday.

You will produce engineering documentation, drawings, and be involved in tester development, with duties including data analysis, calculations, and reading schematics.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in electronics, electrical engineering technology, or avionics discipline.
• 6+ months of military training/combined experience in the electronics field.
• Ability to read engineering drawings
• Experience in electronic testing
• Ability to read electrical schematics

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to engineers on various technical tasks.
• Gather, maintain, format, compile, and manipulate technical data.
• Produce engineering documentation, reports, drawings (flow charts, block diagrams, and schematics).
• Participate in the development of testers and tester builds.
• Perform detailed mathematical calculations using established formulas.
• Conduct preliminary analyses of data in areas like trajectory adequacy and model dimensional consistency.
• Make quantitative judgments concerning technical data.
• Use personal computer to perform analyses and develop documentation/reports.
• Conduct tests and record data to assist with engineering evaluation or analysis.

Skills

Associate's Degree in electronics/EE技

Military electronics training

Read engineering drawings

Electronic testing experience

Read electrical schematics

Education

Associate's Degree in electronics/electrical engineering tech

Job description

Job Description

As an Engineering Technician for a large aerospace and defense contractor, you will provide technical support to engineers on a variety of tasks, including production support. Your role will involve gathering, maintaining, formatting, compiling, and manipulating technical data, such as laboratory or material test results and engineering design changes. You will produce engineering documentation, reports, drawings, and be involved in the development of testers and tester builds.

Job Title: Engineering Technician

As an Engineering Technician for a large aerospace and defense contractor, you will provide technical support to engineers on a variety of tasks, including production support. Your role will involve gathering, maintaining, formatting, compiling, and manipulating technical data, such as laboratory or material test results and engineering design changes. You will produce engineering documentation, reports, drawings, and be involved in the development of testers and tester builds.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to engineers on various technical tasks.
• Gather, maintain, format, compile, and manipulate technical data.
• Produce engineering documentation, reports, drawings (flow charts, block diagrams, and schematics).
• Participate in the development of testers and tester builds.
• Perform detailed mathematical calculations using established formulas.
• Conduct preliminary analyses of data in areas like trajectory adequacy and model dimensional consistency.
• Make quantitative judgments concerning technical data.
• Use personal computer to perform analyses and develop documentation/reports.
• Conduct tests and record data to assist with engineering evaluation or analysis.

Essential Skills

• Associate's Degree in electronics, electrical engineering technology, or avionics discipline.
• 6+ months of military training/combined experience in the electronics field.
• Ability to read engineering drawings
• Experience in electronic testing
• Ability to read electrical schematics

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Test fixture maintenance experience.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position with a day shift schedule from Monday to Thursday, 6:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Scranton, PA.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $29.23/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job‑related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long‑term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in Scranton,PA. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Sep 1, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.