Engineering Technician IV

General Dynamics IT; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive health & wellness

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

General Dynamics IT is seeking an Engineering Technician IV to install, maintain, and repair electrical, electronic, and mechanical systems on naval ships at a customer site.

The role requires 5+ years of related experience, US citizenship, and an Associates degree. The candidate will work with engineering staff to resolve design problems, perform QA on assemblies, and provide leadership to junior technicians.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of related experience
• US Citizenship Required: Yes
• Education: Associates of Arts/Associates of Science

Responsibilities

• Installs, maintains, repairs, overhauls, and tests electrical, electronic, and mechanical equipment onboard naval ships.
• Troubleshoots malfunctions using specialized test equipment and documents results.
• Provides operation and maintenance instructions to customer personnel and prepares reports.

Skills

Electrician

Ship Building

Education

Associates of Arts/Associates of Science

Job description

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: SCA

Job Qualifications:

Skills: Electrician, Ship Building, Shipyards Certifications: None Experience: 3 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description:

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN IV

1. Installs, maintains, repairs, overhauls, troubleshoots, modifies, constructs and tests various types of electrical, electronic, and/or mechanical equipment and related devices.

2. Applies technical knowledge of electronics principles in order to put equipment in operational condition and solve complex problems.

3. Troubleshoots and corrects malfunctions using specialized test and diagnostic equipment.

4. Modifies circuitry to improve performance.

5. Makes recommendations for improvements or modifications to correct problems.

6. Provides operation/maintenance instruction to customer personnel.

7. Prepares operating and malfunction reports and related documentation.

8. Works with engineering staff to determine and solve equipment design problems.

9. Performs quality assurance testing of assemblies and equipment fabricated by other technicians.

10. Provides work leadership to less-experienced technicians.

11. Maintains current knowledge of relevant technologies as assigned.

12. Participates in special projects as required.

13. Installation and maintenance of a Fiber Optic cables onboard naval ships.

14. Splice and Terminate fiber optic cables.

15. Perform fiber tests: OTDR, power meter/laser source, and scopes.

Required Certifications:

Cableway Certified, Connertor Certified Modular, COAX, Multi-Pin, Connector Fabricator and Inspector, Connector Trained and Qualified with 40 hours OJT.

Fiber Optic Cable Handling, Pulling, Forming/Shaping, BOF, Single/Multi, Optical Testing, Fusion Splicing

Supervisor & QA, BOF Licensed Installer. WAF Tagout qualified.

What YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education: Associates of Arts/Associates of Science.

Required Experience: 5+ years of related experience.

Security Clearance Level: None.

Location: Customer Site.

US Citizenship Required.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

401K with company match

Comprehensive health and wellness packages

Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

#hireshipyardcareersgdit

The likely hourly rate for this position is between $28.05 - $37.95. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: 10-25%

T elecommuting Options: Onsite

Work Location: USA VA Norfolk

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identify Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community.