NRL Engineering Technician (ESI 0194)

Eagle Systems; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Eagle Systems, located at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC, seeks an Electronics Technician to support EW simulation RDT&E. You will provide engineering support, maintenance, and testing for EO/IR and RF missile simulators and related equipment.

Candidates must have an Associate Degree in electronics or avionics, 10 years of EW systems experience, CAD skills, and the ability to operate GSE. U.S.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree required or substitution with military electronics/avionics training.
• At least 10 years of experience designing, fabricating, and installing EW systems and wiring for aircraft.
• 10 years operating IR missile simulators in field platforms and collecting/ analyzing data.
• 5 years of CAD experience and engineering calculations.
• Experience with Ground Support Equipment (GSE) such as forklift and ordnance transporters.
• U.S. citizenship and Top-Secret DoD security clearance required.
• Must be aeronautically adapted (no motion sickness/claustrophobia) for airborne EW simulator flights.
• Veterans with Electronics Technician or Aviation Electronics Technician background encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support, maintenance, and testing for EW simulation RDT&E.
• Assist electrical and mechanical design, development, operation, and maintenance of EO/IR and RF missile simulators and related equipment.
• Interpret and generate engineering data, design specifications, schematics, and installation drawings for simulators and data collection devices.
• Support design, modification, and installation of airborne and land-based simulators and data collection devices.
• Conduct engineering analysis and performance evaluations of EW systems.
• Some travel will be required; position located at NRL, Washington DC; may work at other locations and during test flight events.

Skills

EW systems design experience

IR missile simulators

Electrical wiring & harnesses

CAD programs

GSE operation

Data interpretation

Education

Associate Degree in electronics or avionics

Job description

Job Responsibilities

This position supports the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Advanced Techniques Branch, Digital Technologies Section of the Tactical Electronic Warfare Division (TEWD). Responsibilities include providing engineering support, maintenance, and testing services necessary to conduct EW Simulation research, development, test, and evaluation (RDTandE). Duties involve assisting in the electrical and mechanical design, development, operation, and maintenance of Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) and Radio Frequency (RF) missile simulators and related equipment. Other tasks may involve interpreting and generating engineering data, design specifications, schematics, and installation drawings to support design, modification, and installation of airborne and land-based simulators and data collection devices. Functions also include conducting engineering analysis and performance evaluations of EW systems. Some travel will be required. May be tasked to perform additional duties on an as-needed basis. Position located at Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC. May work at other locations, to include NRL facilities, field sites, and aboard commercial or military RDTandE aircraft during test flight events. Requisition ESI 0194.

NRL Electronics Technician

This position supports the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Advanced Techniques Branch, Digital Technologies Section of the Tactical Electronic Warfare Division (TEWD). Responsibilities include providing engineering support, maintenance, and testing services necessary to conduct EW Simulation research, development, test, and evaluation (RDTandE). Duties involve assisting in the electrical and mechanical design, development, operation, and maintenance of Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) and Radio Frequency (RF) missile simulators and related equipment. Other tasks may involve interpreting and generating engineering data, design specifications, schematics, and installation drawings to support design, modification, and installation of airborne and land-based simulators and data collection devices. Functions also include conducting engineering analysis and performance evaluations of EW systems. Some travel will be required. May be tasked to perform additional duties on an as-needed basis. Position located at Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC. May work at other locations, to include NRL facilities, field sites, and aboard commercial or military RDTandE aircraft during test flight events. Requisition ESI 0194.

Qualifications And Requirements

• Position requires an Associate Degree from a technical training school. Allowable Substitution: completion of a military technical training school in electronics or avionics.
• Must have ten (10) years of experience in the design, fabrication, and installation of EW systems and related electrical wiring, cables, harnesses, connectors, and fiberoptic interfaces, as well as troubleshooting, repairing, and replacing circuit boards and their sub-components on military or commercial aircraft.
• Must have ten (10) years of experience operating IR missile simulators in field platforms, collecting simulator data, and subsequently reducing and analyzing the data.
• Must have five (5) years of experience with CAD programs and engineering formulae.
• Qualified to operate Ground Support Equipment (GSE), i.e., forklift, ordnance truck, transporters, etc.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and possess a Top-Secret level DoD security clearance.
• Must be aeronautically adapted, to include being free from motion sickness and claustrophobia, while operating airborne EW simulator systems during test flight events.
• U.S. military veterans with Electronics Technician or Aviation Electronics Technician experience are highly encouraged to apply.
• Salary range: $100k to $135k, depending upon experience and skillsets

Eagle Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, as applicable to federal and state regulations.