Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Engineering Technician VI (TIG). This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on complex technical projects, providing expert support and leadership. If you are a detail-oriented professional with a strong background in electronics, RF, microwave systems, or environmental factors affecting electronic systems, we invite you to join our innovative team.
Key Responsibilities
- Independently plan and accomplish complex technical projects or studies; serve as a technical expert in specialized engineering areas related to electronics, RF, microwave systems, or environmental factors affecting electronic systems.
- Use judgment and creativity to resolve design, operational, test, and troubleshooting problems where standard methods may not fully apply.
- Review work for compliance with project objectives and provide advice on unusual technical problems, operational issues, or policy matters.
- May supervise, train, or provide direction to lower-level technicians.
- Prepare or support designs, specifications, test setups, experiments, and procedures for complex equipment, systems, components, and instrumentation.
- Plan approaches to solve design and test problems; recommend improved design or test techniques; coordinate with engineers, contract personnel, and system users to resolve issues and ensure system compatibility.
- Design and coordinate test setups and experiments to prove/disprove design feasibility, improve equipment performance, and support development of special test equipment or pilot models.
- Test, troubleshoot, repair, install, and support RF systems, electronic countermeasure systems, cables, modules, assemblies, circuit card assemblies, and related test equipment.
- Diagnose system problems and work with engineers to identify root cause and corrective actions at the system, CCA, component, analog, digital, RF, power circuitry, and interface levels.
- Provide technical support during test events; serve as a subject matter expert on test equipment and material.
- Attend planning meetings, IPTs, scheduling sessions, test briefs, and related coordination meetings.
- Provide input and recommendations to improve efficiency, readiness, safety, and execution of test events.
- Serve as UAV pilot and/or tactical vehicle driver as required.
- Travel up to 50%; work in field environments and inclement weather; lift over 20 lbs. as required.
Requirements:
- 10 years of related professional experience in electronics technology, test, measurement, troubleshooting, or repair of Electronic Countermeasure systems.
- Military technical school or specialty experience associated with Electronic Countermeasures, RF, microwave, electronics, or related systems.
- Expert-level proficiency in common and complex technician-level tasks; strong understanding of production processes and interfacing processes.
- Minimum of 5 years as an engineering technician with electrical design support and troubleshooting experience.
- Experience using RF and general test equipment such as signal sources, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, and related instrumentation.
- Ability to troubleshoot hardware at the system, CCA, component, analog, digital, RF, power, and interface levels.
- Ability to read and work from schematics, CCA layouts, test requirements, and written or oral technical direction.
- IPC solder certification and demonstrated ability to rework surface-mount components at the board level.
- Ability to work independently, manage priorities, support multiple tasks, and communicate effectively with engineers, test teams, and customers.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Candidate must be able to obtain a favorable Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
- High School diploma, vocational degree, GED certificate, or equivalent technical training.
About TRISTAR
TRISTAR is an SBA certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned professional services company supporting the U.S. Department of War programs. Our core competencies include Electronic Warfare, Enterprise Management, Full Spectrum Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Digital Transformation, Software Engineering and Development, Maritime Modernization and Engineering, and Technical Solutions.
TRISTAR was founded in March 1995 and has built an employee-focused collaborative environment which enables our team of professionals to create and deliver customized solutions to meet our customers’ mission critical challenges. TRISTAR’s core capabilities support customers with end-to-end solutions.
For over 30 years, TRISTAR has demonstrated and perfected our ability to successfully manage any task, small or large no matter how difficult or complex.
TRISTAR is proud to serve the Department of War and other Federal Agencies.
TRISTAR provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.