Engineering Technician II

Tatitlek Management Services, Inc. (TMSI); Dahlgren (VA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Tatitlek Management Services, Inc. (TMSI) seeks an Engineering Technician II in Dahlgren, VA to independently calibrate and certify complex test equipment with NIST traceability, ensuring precise measurements and reliable results across projects.

The role requires at least one year of calibration-related experience, the ability to follow detailed instructions, and an active Secret Clearance or eligibility. Frequent travel to customer sites is required, and no degree is necessary.

Qualifications

• No degree required; active Secret Clearance or eligibility.
• At least one year of calibration-related experience.
• Experience with TMDE calibration and traceability.
• Ability to interpret schematics and calibrate equipment.

Responsibilities

• Calibrate and certify test equipment with NIST traceability.
• Assess calibration methods and analyze measurement uncertainties.
• Repair malfunctions and recommend equipment substitutions.
• Prepare CPRs, calibration reports and certificates.

Skills

Calibration methods

Calibration testing

Data recording

CPR preparation

TMDE calibration

Calibration traceability

Automatic calibration

Instrumentation knowledge

Education

No degree required

Job description

Engineering Technician II

Job Locations: US-VA-Dahlgren

Job ID: 2026-2790

Category: Engineering

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Salary: $27.70/hourly

Overview

Job specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

SUMMARY:

The Engineering Technician II will independently determine and perform operations required to calibrate and certify complex electronic and/or physical/dimensional test equipment, maintaining traceability to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), or by reference to natural constants.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assesses and utilizes calibration methods and techniques based on principles of measurement science, technical analysis of measurement problems, and accuracy requirements.
• Analyzes magnitude of error sources contributing to uncertainty of results and/or test accuracy ratios to determine reliability of measurement process in quantitative terms.
• Recommend substitution of standards or measuring equipment if required, diagnose and repair malfunctions in complex measuring and test equipment using theories of operation, block diagrams, and schematics.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND LICENSURE:

REQUIRED:

• Education - No degree required.
• Must hold an active Secret Clearance or be eligible to obtain a Secret Clearance.
• Technical Experience - One year of work-related experience. Specific technical experience includes: -Following specific instructions to perform simple or standard calibrations.
• Conducting a variety of calibration tests using established methods, adjusting and operating equipment, recording test data, and pointing out deviations resulting from equipment malfunction or observational errors.
• Extracting engineering data from various prescribed but non-standardized sources, processing the data following well-defined methods, and preparing CPRs, calibration reports and/or certificates.
• Understanding the calibration process and requirements.
• Using automatic calibration systems.
• Experience in the calibration and aligning of TMDE.
• Knowledge of electronic or physical/dimensional calibration principles and calibration traceability.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift moderately light items up to 35 pounds. Near visual acuity to review written documentation; ability to hear and understand speech at normal room levels and on the telephone; manual dexterity to operate a telephone and keyboard; lift horizontally and vertically.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Work Environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel required to customer locations for completion of work during normal working hours. Outside of travel, normal working hours will be performed on-site.

Job is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse and multi-line telephone system.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING FACTORS:

As a condition of employment, must pass a pre-employment drug screening, as well as have acceptable reference and background check results.

BENEFITS:

For more information please visit:https://careers-tatitlek.icims.com/

As an equal opportunity employer, The Tatitlek Corporation recognizes that our strength lies in our people. Discrimination and all unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment, in employment is not tolerated. We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or employment. We support and obey laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business.