Engineering Technician II

The Tatitlek Corporation; Dahlgren (VA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tatitlek Corporation is seeking an Engineering Technician II who will independently calibrate and certify complex electronic and mechanical test equipment, ensuring traceability to NIST (or constants). The role emphasizes measurement accuracy and proper documentation.

You will perform tests, analyze uncertainties, maintain calibration records, and support customer sites. A Secret Clearance is required or eligible; no degree is required.

Qualifications

• Education - No degree required.
• Active Secret Clearance or be eligible to obtain a Secret Clearance.
• One year of work-related calibration experience.
• Ability to follow specific instructions to perform calibrations.
• Extracting engineering data and preparing CPRs/calibration certificates.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and utilizes calibration methods based on measurement science and accuracy requirements.
• Analyzes error sources and uncertainty to determine reliability of results.
• Diagnose and repair malfunctions in complex measuring equipment using diagrams and schematics.

Skills

Calibration procedures

Measurement analysis

Troubleshooting TMDE

Data extraction

Documentation (CPRs)

Education

No degree required

Tools

Automatic calibration systems

Calibration tools

Schematic interpretation

Job description

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.

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.

BENEFITS

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

Salary

$27.70/hourly