Engineering Technician (Top Secret/SCI w CI Poly)

Intermedia Group Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance available

Job summary

Intermedia Group Inc. seeks an Engineering Technician to build, test, and integrate precision components in photonics-related projects. The role involves reading technical drawings, following procedures, and using machining equipment in a manufacturing environment.

Training is provided for photonics-specific skills, including fiber optics handling and optical alignment. The position is on-site in Chantilly, VA, with a 9/80 work schedule and relocation assistance available for eligible

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI w CI Poly clearance required.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings and following detailed procedures.
• Experience with machining equipment (lathes, mills, CNC) or working in lab/manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Execute fabrication, assembly, integration, testing, or inspection per detailed work instructions and drawings (e.g., Optical Fiber Splicing, photonic circuit assembly, mechanical builds).
• Experience machining parts with standard tooling and shop equipment.

Skills

Engineering drawings

Machining equipment

CNC

Lab environment

Tools

Lathe

Milling machine

Optical testing tools

Job description

Engineering Technician (Top Secret/SCI w CI Poly)

• Chantilly, VA
• $62,500 to $116,500

OPEN JOB: Engineering Technician (Top Secret/SCI w CI Poly)

LOCATION: Chantilly, Virginia

***Relocation Assistance Available

***Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Top Secret/SCI w CI Poly

BASE SALARY: $62,500 to $116,500

INDUSTRY: Aerospace / Aviation / Defense

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• Active TS/SCI w CI Poly
• Experience with interpreting engineering drawings, following detailed procedures, working with machining equipment (lathes, mills, CNC), or working in lab/manufacturing environment

DETAILS:

• Immediate need for an Engineering Technician to join our client’s talented team.
• We are seeking a technical professional with hands‑on experience in BUILDING, TESTING, OR ASSEMBLING PRECISION COMPONENTS who will help build, integrate, and test photonic components into larger system assemblies.
• We're looking for candidates with a solid technical foundation from electronics, mechanical systems, optical work, machine shop operations, or related fields, who can read and follow technical specifications and work with precision equipment.
• If you have experience interpreting engineering drawings, following detailed procedures, working with machining equipment (lathes, mills, CNC), or working in lab/manufacturing environments, your skills are transferable here.
• While photonics experience is a plus, it's not required, we provide comprehensive on-the-job training to help technicians from other technical disciplines learn photonics-specific skills, including fiber optics handling, optical alignment techniques, and specialized testing procedures. If you have the technical aptitude and attention to detail, we'll teach you the rest.
• This on-site position is based in Chantilly, VA and involves conducting precision lab work at facilities throughout the greater Dulles, VA area.

Essential Functions:

• Execute fabrication, assembly, integration, test, or inspection processes in accordance with detailed work instructions and drawings, such as: Optical Fiber Splicing and Recoating, Fabrication, assembly, and inspection of photonic circuits, Mechanical Builds and Assemblies, Metal Soldering, Microscopy and Profilometry.
• Experience with machining parts with standard tooling and shop equipment.