Mechanical Engineering Technician in Dover

Energy Jobline ZR; Dover (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc. (UTRS) is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Technician to join our team at Picatinny Arsenal.

This hands-on role involves disassembly, inspection, refurbishment, testing, and documentation of medium-caliber weapon systems such as M230, M242, XM813, XM913, XM914, and XM915, following manuals and safety standards. The successful candidate will support the MCWS Team, perform basic machining and measurement with micrometers and calipers, maintain test

Qualifications

• High School diploma required; college degree is beneficial.
• Must be US citizen and able to obtain security clearance.
• Ability to pass medical surveillance for energetic materials.
• Must have machine shop experience and be able to lift heavy objects.

Responsibilities

• Disassemble, inspect, refurbish, and reassemble MCWS weapon systems per manuals.
• Conduct functional checks, torque verifications, and hardware replacements.
• Support engineering test events, including fixture setup and instrumentation.
• Maintain test readiness and ensure proper storage and compliance.
• Document maintenance actions using army forms and configuration control.
• Assist with loading, transport, and accountability of inert components.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Security clearance

Manual reading

Machining experience

Weapon systems

Team player

MS Office

Travel readiness

Driver's license

Engineering drawings

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Micrometers

Height gauges

Gage pins

Vernier calipers

Manual machine tools

Test equipment

Job description

Job Description

Salary: $42,400-$70,600

Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc. (UTRS) is currently seeking a Mechanical Engineering Technician to join our team! At UTRS, we enjoy the benefits of working in a collaborative environment of close-knit team members. As a company, we provide a wide range of leading-edge engineering, management, and digital services to the public and private sectors. We are looking for someone that will support our mission to consistently deliver creative, high-quality, technology-based services to our customers on time and within budget.

This position will support the Medium Caliber Weapon Systems (MCWS) Team at Picatinny Arsenal. The technician performs hands‑on technical work related to assembly, inspection, refurbishment, testing, and documentation of medium‑caliber weapon systems including the M230, M242, XM813, XM913, XM914, XM915, and associated components. The position requires strict adherence to Army physical security, safety, AA&E handling, and configuration‑control standards while supporting engineering, test, and project teams across DEVCOM Armaments Center.

What will you be doing?

• Disassembly, Inspection, Refurbishment, and reassembly of medium caliber weapon systems in accordance with technical manuals, engineering instructions, and configuration requirements.
• Conduct functional checks gauging, torque verification, and hardware replacement of MCWS weapons, subsystems and test fixtures.
• Support engineering test events, including fixture setup, barrel installs, component swaps, instrumentation installation, and safe to fire verification procedures.
• Maintain test readiness ensuring weapons, mounts, tools and support equipment are serviceable, properly stored. And compliant with AR 190-11 and AR190-13.
• Document maintenance actions, deficiencies, and part replacements using army forms, logs, and configuration control processes.
• Assist with loading, transport, and accountability of inert weapon components/test articles per DA Pam 710-2-1.
• Support engineering staff during developmental, qualification, and endurance testing on and off site.
• Perform shop level machining, fabrication, and repair tasks as required.
• Operate and maintain technical tools and measurement equipment.
• Follow all Armaments Center safety and weapons handling protocols.
• Provide technical support to engineers and other technicians.
• Operate manual machine tools as well as hand tools
• Perform basic quality checks on machined parts using all types of Micrometers, height gages, gage pins, and venire calipers
• Basic laboratory functions
• Provide support as required by the project officers

What skills will the ideal candidate have to be successful?

• Must be a US and able to obtain security clearance through the DoD security background investigation process
• Pass drug and alcohol testing
• Must have good mechanical skills and experience
• Must be able to pass medical surveillance testing specific to job duties working with energetic materials
• High standard of quality and efficiency
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Must be a team player, able to multitask and prioritize accordingly
• Basic PC knowledge (MS Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Must be able to work in a physical capacity, lifting and moving heavy object
• Must have machine shop experience
• Must have firearms experience from military or law enforcement experience or hobbyist/hunting
• Must be able to take and pass AMMO-45 online certification and appropriate safety training provided by the test facility
• Must have a valid NJ drivers license and be able to obtain a government drivers license
• High School diploma required, College degree not required but beneficial
• Past or present military personnel are encouraged to apply
• Ability to Lift/move heavy weapon components
• Ability to read/interpret Army technical manuals and engineering drawings.
• Experience with M230/M242/XM813/XM913 series of weapons strongly
• Military armament/armorer or depot level maintenance experience.
• Must be available to travel a minimum of 20%

Read about our benefits here:Our Benefits - UTRS | Thinking Forward

UTRS is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to , , , , , , , , protected Veteran status, , or any other characteristic protected by law. UTRS is a drug-free workplace with pre-employment drug testing and background verifications.