Engineering Technician I

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: SCA

Job Qualifications:

Skills: Electrician, Ship Building, Shipyards

Certifications: None

Experience: 3 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN IV

This is a waterfront shipboard construction and re-modernization position, working within shipyards and drydocks onboard U.S. Naval ships. The incumbent will be working in varying temperatures of high heat in the summer and cold in the winter preforming the following tasks:

• Installs, maintains, repairs, overhauls, troubleshoots, modifies, constructs and tests various types of electrical, electronic, and/or mechanical equipment and related devices.
• Applies technical knowledge of electronics principles in order to put equipment in operational condition and solve complex problems.
• Troubleshoots and corrects malfunctions using specialized test and diagnostic equipment.
• Modifies circuitry to improve performance.
• Makes recommendations for improvements or modifications to correct problems.
• Provides operation/maintenance instruction to customer personnel.
• Prepares operating and malfunction reports and related documentation.
• Works with engineering staff to determine and solve equipment design problems.
• Performs quality assurance testing of assemblies and equipment fabricated by other technicians.
• Provides work leadership to less-experienced technicians.
• Maintains current knowledge of relevant technologies as assigned.
• Participates in special projects as required.
• Installation and maintenance of a Fiber Optic cables onboard naval ships.
• Splice and Terminate fiber optic cables.
• Perform fiber tests: OTDR, power meter/laser source, and scopes.

Required Certifications

• Cableway Certified, Connector Certified Modular, COAX, Multi-Pin, Connector Fabricator and Inspector, Connector Trained and Qualified with 40 hours OJT.
• Fiber Optic Cable Handling, Pulling, Forming/Shaping, BOF, Single/Multi, Optical Testing, Fusion Splicing Supervisor & QA, BOF Licensed Installer. WAF Tagout qualified.

What you'll need to succeed

• Education: Associates of Arts/Associates of Science.
• Required Experience: 5+ years of related experience.
• Security Clearance Level: None.
• Location: Customer Site.
• US Citizenship Required.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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The likely hourly rate for this position is between $29.52 - $37.95. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Travel Required

10-25%

Telecommuting Options

Onsite

Work Location

USA WA Seattle

Total Rewards at GDIT

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.

To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for v