Senior Engineering Technician – Gun Systems Testing

New Directions Technologies, Inc; Ridgecrest (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

New Directions Technologies, Inc. seeks a Logistics Management Specialist for the PMA-242 Aircraft Gun System program at China Lake, CA. The role focuses on sustainment, testing, and maintenance optimization of medium caliber gun systems, with hands-on wire repair, troubleshooting, and electrical maintenance emphasis.

Responsibilities include updating logistics documents, coordinating resources for test equipment, and reporting readiness to leadership. U.S.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Plans and executes complete projects or studies of broad scope and complexity as an engineering technician.
• Designs and coordinates test set‑ups and experiments to prove feasibility of preliminary design and improve equipment performance.
• Plans experiments to develop equipment with difficult performance requirements and arranges fabrication of pilot models and components.
• Updates programmatic logistics source documents and defines technical requirements for diagnostic test equipment.
• Reports progress and readiness status of gun systems and testing infrastructure to PMA-242 leadership.

Job description

New Directions Technologies, Inc. seeks a Logistics Management Specialist for the PMA-242 Aircraft Gun System program at China Lake, CA. The role focuses on sustainment, testing, and maintenance optimization of medium caliber gun systems, with hands-on wire repair, troubleshooting, and electrical maintenance emphasis.

Responsibilities include updating logistics documents, coordinating resources for test equipment, and reporting readiness to leadership. U.S.