Engineering Technician IV

Job Title

Primary Functions:

Prepare designs and specifications for various complex equipment or systems (e.g., a heating system in an office building, or new electronic components such as solid-state devices for instrumentation equipment).

Plan approach to solve design problems.

Conceive and recommends new design techniques.

Resolve design problems with contract personnel and assures compatibility of design with other parts of the system.

Design and coordinate test set-ups and experiments to prove or disprove the feasibility of preliminary design.

Use untried and untested measurement techniques; and improves the performance of the equipment.

Advise equipment users on redesign to solve unique operational deficiencies; plans approach and conducts various experiments to develop equipment or systems characterized by:

• Difficult performance requirements because of conflicting attributes such as versatility, size, and ease of operation
• Unusual combination of techniques or components.

Arrange for fabrication of pilot models and determines test procedures and design of special test equipment.

Education/Experience/Skills:

U.S. Citizenship and Active DoD Secret Clearance

Associate's Degree in Engineering Technology, math, or science; or Formal electronics training from: Technical School, or Class A or B military school in electronics or communications; or four-year electronics apprentice program; or High School diploma or GED.

Five (5) years with degree/formal training or seven (7) years with HS/GED of practical experience to include: design, preparation and modification of engineering documents and drawings.

Individual shall have notable experience performing one or a combination of the following duties: constructing components, subunits, or simple models or adapts standard equipment; may troubleshoot and correct malfunctions; following specific layout and scientific diagrams to construct and package simple devices and subunits of equipment; conducting various tests or experiments which may require minor modifications in test setups.

Perform assignments that are not completely standardized or prescribed, selects or adapts standard procedures or equipment, using fully applicable precedents, receives initial instructions, equipment requirements, and advice from supervisor or engineer as needed, performs recurring work independently.

Review work for technical adequacy or conformity with instructions.

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About Synectic Solutions, Inc. (SSI) Synectic Solutions, Inc. (SSI), is an award-winning, 20-year government contracting agency focused on the areas of logistics, engineering, management, and information technology. SSI is a growing organization committed to exceeding customer expectations, to continually improving all products, services, and processes, and to perform all work with the commitment to upholding the highest standards and ethics.