Engineering Technician IV

Vickers & Nolan Enterprises LLC; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

FSA

Paid Holidays

PTO

Gym Membership

Corporate Events

Job summary

Vickers and Nolan Enterprises (VNE) is seeking an experienced Engineering Technician IV in Charleston, SC. The role requires TS/SCI/CI Poly clearance, a Bachelor’s degree, and a minimum of ten years of engineering experience.

The position covers systems engineering, technical and management support for government projects, with duties spanning design, testing, cybersecurity, configuration management and field service support of intelligence capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s level degree required.
• Ten years of experience required.
• TS/SCI/CI Poly clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Communicate task requirements to the client clearly and concisely.
• Sit and stand for prolonged periods; lead and participate in meetings and working groups.
• Requires visual acuity to use a keyboard.
• Attend work daily during scheduled hours; travel as needed.
• Work on a computer for long periods and communicate via telephone, email and in-person.

Skills

Clearance TS/SCI/CI Poly

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: Charleston, SC (VNE) - Charleston, SC 29406Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: Bachelor's DegreeSalary Range: $100,000.00 - $103,000.00 SalaryVickers and Nolan Enterprises (VNE) is an engineering company that provides Government projects and programs with experienced and dedicated system architects, engineers, subject matter experts (in tactical intelligence), and program managers. VNE also develops training courses and tools to prepare warfighters to effectively employ tactical intelligence systems and provide management guidance to the Government organizations that develop these systems.

VNE has earned a reputation for exceptional performance, innovation, agility, and responsiveness in the Intelligence Community (IC). We attack our mission with a comprehensive understanding of the data available and required; skilled research, design, development, integration, and testing of systems and software solutions; expertise in cybersecurity/information assurance and technology; programmatic, acquisition, and logistics support know-how; and our own unique training curricula that enables students to excel at intelligence operations across all levels of the community.

VNE is devoted to improving tactical operations at home and abroad by enabling the seamless transition of data across the intelligence community and developing/integrating solutions to unify operations and intelligence.

VNE is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) founded in 2004 in Stafford, VA.

Qualifications

VNE, LLC is looking for a TS/SCI/CI Poly Cleared Engineering Technician IV

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s level degree
• Experience: Ten (10) years of experience

The Engineering Technician III 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. This technician performs at this level one or a combination of such typical duties as:

• Constructing components, subunits, or simple models or adapting standard equipment; may troubleshoot and correct malfunctions
• Following specific layout and scientific diagrams to construct and package simple devices and subunits of equipment.
• Conducting various tests or experiments which may require minor modifications in test setups or procedures as well as subjective judgments in measurement, selecting, preparing, and operating standard test equipment and recording test data
• Extracting and compiling a variety of engineering data from field notes, manuals, lab reports, etc., processing data, identifying errors or inconsistencies, selecting methods of data presentation
• Assisting in design modification by compiling data related to design, specifications, and materials that are pertinent to specific items of equipment or component parts, developing information concerning previous operational failures and modifications, and using judgment and initiative to recognize inconsistencies or gaps in data and seeking sources to clarify information
• Written and oral communications abilities commensurate with this management role
• TS/SCI/CI Poly level Clearance required.

Job Description

The scope of work covers systems engineering, technical, and management support services for the government and its associated acquisition, technology, logistics, and program management offices. Support is provided to multiple stakeholders responsible for the development, integration, and sustainment of specialized operational capabilities. The scope of support includes program management, engineering analysis and design, configuration management, testing, quality control, sustainment, cybersecurity, training, and field service representative (FSR) support for a static collection capability that functions as a subsystem within a larger integrated system.

This is in support of the development, production, and sustainment of specialized intelligence capabilities. Configuration management and associated systems engineering activities are conducted through a collaborative effort among multiple government and partner organizations to ensure interoperability, performance, and lifecycle support.

Essential Duties of the Job

• Ability to communicate task requirement information to client in a clear and concise manner.
• Must be able to sit and stand for prolonged periods of time, as well as lead and participate in meetings and working groups.
• Requires visual acuity to use a keyboard.
• Must be able to attend work each day, during scheduled hours, unless on travel or approved time off.
• Ability to work on computer for long periods, and communicate with individuals by telephone, email and face-to-face

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
• Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• May be exposed to chemicals related to office equipment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate (i.e. general office environment).

Benefits

• 401 (K) w/ up to 3.5% Company Match
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Basic & Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Gym Membership (varies by location)
• Corporate-Sponsored Events