Engineering Technician - IV

New Directions Technologies, Inc; Ridgecrest (CA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

New Directions Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Logistics Management Specialist to support PMA-242 Aircraft Gun System programs at China Lake, CA. You will focus on sustainment, testing, and maintenance optimization of medium caliber gun systems, ensuring readiness of Gun Test Sets and related diagnostics.

The role requires hands-on repair, calibration, resource planning, and reporting to PMA-242 leadership, with U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a DoD security clearance.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
• At least six years of practical experience in testing, manufacturing, or maintenance in relevant technical fields.
• Experience with laboratory testing, maintenance or calibration of technical systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure operational readiness of Gun Test Sets and associated electrical systems.
• Update programmatic logistics source documents and define requirements for diagnostic test equipment.
• Determine resources for data, training, facilities, and computer resources for testing, integration and sustainment of medium caliber guns.
• Report progress, risks, and readiness status to PMA-242 leadership in a timely and professional manner.

Skills

US Citizenship

Security clearance eligibility

Hands-on electrical work

Technical testing

Job description

Location:

China Lake, CA

Status:

Full Time

Job Description:

Serve as a Logistics Management Specialist within the PMA-242 Aircraft Gun System program, specializing in the sustainment, testing, and maintenance optimization of Medium Caliber Gun Systems for both the Navy and Marine Corps.

The primary focus of this role is ensuring the operational readiness of Gun Test Sets, diagnostic equipment, and associated electrical systems, with a direct emphasis on hands-on and programmatic wire repair, troubleshooting, and electrical component maintenance.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Update programmatic logistics source documents with a primary emphasis on Gun Test Set operations, calibration, and maintenance procedures. Define technical requirements for diagnostic test equipment to ensure rapid fault isolation in medium caliber gun systems.
• Determine and implement necessary resources for technical data, training, facilities, and computer resources required to test, integrate, and sustain medium caliber guns and their associated test sets throughout their life cycle.
• Report the progress, technical risks, and readiness status of gun systems and testing infrastructure to PMA-242 leadership in a timely and professional manner.

Education and Work Experience Requirements:

Due to customer requirements, U.S Citizenship is required.

Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoW Security Clearance for duration of employment.

Adequate experience performing the duties of the labor category as described in the Department of Labor functional description.

At least six (6) years of practical experience, to include laboratory testing, manufacturing, or maintenance. Experience may include technical work in: drafting, surveying construction estimating, physical science, mathematics, aerospace, architecture, chemicals, electrical or mechanical systems, mining, petroleum, or nuclear systems.

Experience in a trade or craft may be credited as specialized experience when the work provided intensive knowledge of engineering principles, techniques, methods, and precedents. Examples are trade positions with substantial developmental, test, or design responsibilities such as:

• Planner and estimator who analyzed designs for production purposes.
• Instrument maker or model maker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated.

Engineering technicians may be certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, an organization sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Certification by the Institute will be helpful as a measure of the technician's quality of experience.

Salary: the expected pay range for this position is $62,296 to $99,840 but is subject to change.