Engineering Technician

Description



Job Title: Engineering Technician Location: Palm Bay, FL Employment Type: Temp (12 months) Industry: Aerospace & Defense Compensation: $40.00/hr. Schedule: 9/80; Mon-Thurs 7am-4:30 pm Every other Friday off About the Opportunity:

• We are seeking a highly skilled Engineering Technician to support advanced test, integration, and electromechanical assembly activities for complex defense and space programs.
• In this hands-on role, you'll lead technical build and test efforts, troubleshoot sophisticated systems, mentor junior technicians, and partner closely with engineering teams to drive mission-critical project success.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
• Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
• People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
• Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.

Why This Opportunity is Exciting:

• This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.

About Acara Solutions

• Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Sound like a good fit? APPLY TODAY What You'll Do:

• Build, modify, integrate, and troubleshoot electromechanical assemblies, test equipment, fixtures, racks, and support tooling.
• Interpret and provide redline updates to electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings, interconnect drawings, and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Fabricate, repair, route, terminate, and test cables and wire harnesses, including soldering, continuity checks, resistance testing, and voltage verification.
• Manage lab assets, inventory, kitting activities, critical spares, and material availability to support program schedules and test operations.
• Mentor junior technicians, coordinate integration activities, and provide technical leadership to support successful program execution.

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 8+ years of experience in electronic test, assembly, manufacturing, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience operating RF and Digital test equipment and technology.
• 8+ years of experience in windows, navigate directories, MS office programs etc.

What Sets You Apart:

• Associate Degree.
• Hands-on experience with cable and wire harness fabrication including soldering, bonding, and routing in a high-reliability environment.
• Experience building and integrating electronic test equipment, fixtures, and racks for space or defense programs.
• Familiarity with electronic test equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, and Radio Frequency (RF) analyzers.
• Experience with interconnect verification, continuity checks, resistance and voltage measurements.
• Background with inventory management, assembly kitting, and lab asset coordination.
• Experience providing redline markups on electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Experience with qualification testing, including vibration, thermal and thermal vacuum testing.
• Forklift and Crane Certification/Experience.
• Very strong computer skills must be able to run automated tests.
• Able to adhere to strict, documented processes.
• Strong attention to detail and able to work with small/fragile/detailed parts.
• Excellent communication, technical writing and presentation skills.
• Must be able to handle very sensitive and fragile hardware, including mating and de-mating high density and RF connections.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person', as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.

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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.


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