Engineering Technician IV

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive health packages

Internal mobility team

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks an Engineering Technician IV to support waterfront shipboard construction and modernization aboard U.S. Naval ships.

Duties include installation, maintenance, repair, testing, and documentation of electrical, electronic, and mechanical equipment in shipyards and drydocks. The role requires 5+ years of related experience, an Associate degree, and US citizenship.

Qualifications

• Associates of Arts or Science required.

Responsibilities

• Installs, maintains, repairs, overhauls, troubleshoots, modifies, constructs and tests electrical, electronic, and/or mechanical equipment and related devices.
• Troubleshoots and corrects malfunctions using specialized test equipment.
• Provides operation/maintenance instruction to customer personnel.
• Prepares operating and malfunction reports and related documentation.
• Works with engineering staff to solve equipment design problems.

Education

Associates of Arts/Associates of Science

Job description

Job Description: ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN IV

This is a waterfront shipboard construction and re-modernization position, working within shipyards and drydocks onboard U.S. Naval ships. The incumbent will be working in varying temperatures of high heat in the summer and cold in the winter preforming the following tasks:

• Job Description 1. Installs, maintains, repairs, overhauls, troubleshoots, modifies, constructs and tests various types of electrical, electronic, and/or mechanical equipment and related devices.
• Job Description 2. Applies technical knowledge of electronics principles in order to put equipment in operational condition and solve complex problems.
• Job Description 3. Troubleshoots and corrects malfunctions using specialized test and diagnostic equipment.
• Job Description 4. Modifies circuitry to improve performance.
• Job Description 5. Makes recommendations for improvements or modifications to correct problems.
• Job Description 6. Provides operation/maintenance instruction to customer personnel.
• Job Description 7. Prepares operating and malfunction reports and related documentation.
• Job Description 8. Works with engineering staff to determine and solve equipment design problems.
• Job Description 9. Performs quality assurance testing of assemblies and equipment fabricated by other technicians.
• Job Description 10. Provides work leadership to less-experienced technicians.
• Job Description 11. Maintains current knowledge of relevant technologies as assigned.
• Job Description 12. Participates in special projects as required.
• Job Description 13. Installation and maintenance of a Fiber Optic cables onboard naval ships.
• Job Description 14. Splice and Terminate fiber optic cables.
• Job Description 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

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The likely hourly rate for this position is between $29.52 - $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%

Telecommuting Options: Onsite Work Location: USA WA Seattle 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.
• GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
• The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
• 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.

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