Engineering Technician - V

New Directions Technologies, Inc.; Ridgecrest (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

New Directions Technologies, Inc. in China Lake, CA seeks a technically skilled technician to lead non-routine projects within DoD programs, including design, testing, and integration of complex weapon systems.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engineers, conducting experiments, and producing detailed reports while adhering to security requirements and schedules in a defense environment.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
• At least five years of practical experience in testing, manufacturing, or maintenance.
• Experience in drafting, surveying, or estimating related to engineering work.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and construct major units or equipment and report results.
• Plan tests to evaluate equipment performance and analyze results.
• Prepare layouts, drawings, and specifications per requirements.
• Collaborate with Navy RDT&E and partners on weapon systems.

Skills

Project planning

Design analysis

Test planning and execution

Education

Engineering technician certification

Tools

Weapon Assembly Manuals (WAM)

Job description

Location:

China Lake, CA

Status:

Full Time

Job Description:

This technician performs non-routine and complex assignments involving responsibility for planning and conducting a complete project of relatively limited scope or a portion of a larger and more diverse project, selects and adapts plans, techniques, designs, or layouts, contacts personnel in related activities to resolve problems and coordinate the work, reviews, analyzes, and integrates the technical work of others. Supervisor or professional engineer outlines objectives, requirements, and design approaches. This incumbent may perform one or a combination of the following:

• a. Designs, develops, and constructs major units, devices, or equipment; conducts tests or experiments; analyzes results and redesigns or modifies equipment or systems to improve performance; and reports results.
• b. From general guidelines and specifications (e.g., size or weight requirements), develops designs for equipment without critical performance requirements that are difficult to satisfy such as engine parts, research instruments, or special purpose circuitry. Analyzes technical data to determine applicability to design problems; selects from several possible design layouts; calculates design data; and prepares layouts, detailed specifications, parts lists, estimates, procedures, etc. May check and analyze drawings or equipment to determine adequacy of drawings and design.
• c. Plans or assists in planning tests to evaluate equipment performance. Determines test requirements, equipment modification, and test procedures; conducts tests using all types of instruments; analyzes and evaluates test results, and prepares reports on findings and recommendations.
• -perform weapon assembly of various weapon systems utilizing Weapon Assembly Manuals (WAM), as well as analyzing technical drawings and specifications sheets in relation to the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) of current and future weapons of the Department of the Navy and foreign partners.
• -Work directly with the Research Development Test & Evaluate (RDT&E) Weapon and Energetics Department preparing test items and assembling test items for subsequent range or customer specific testing requirements.

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 five (5) 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 $76,169 to $135,200 but is subject to change.