Engineering Technician

Engineering Technician

Are you looking for a fulfilling career where your technical talents help to shape safe and reliable roadways across the Commonwealth? As an Engineering Technician with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), you will have the opportunity to learn and acquire valuable technical skills to support various road and bridge designs. This role provides hands-on experience with drafting tools and design software while helping to improve transportation systems. Each day brings new challenges that build your confidence and knowledge. Apply today to join a team that values accuracy, teamwork, and steady growth!

This position focuses on developing drafting skills and supporting the creation of transportation plans during a structured 12-month training program. Upon successful completion of the training program, final job placement will be in the Design Unit. Primary components of this role include preparing drawings, using design software, and assisting designers with plan development from early sketches to final documents. As an Engineering Technician, you will perform the following duties:

• Drafting Tasks: Prepare highway, bridge, and right-of-way plans using Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) workstations and basic drafting tools
• Design Support: Assist with checking grades, drawing profiles, creating cross sections, and calculating earthwork and materials
• Survey Use: Interpret deeds, survey notes, and three dimensional data to develop accurate plan sheets
• Plan Preparation: Create layouts, drainage sheets, maps, sketches, graphs, and other materials for presentations and design work
• Technical Tools: Use systems such as Roadway Management System (RMS) and Auto Tab to gather information and produce tabulations, summaries, and estimates
• Field Participation: Take part in field views, inspections, and meetings and prepare meeting minutes when needed

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, upon successful completion of the probationary period. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Montoursville. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $41,506.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• An associate degree in surveying, drafting, designing, civil, or any other appropriate field of engineering technology.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.