Engineering Technician; Top Secret​/SCI w CI Poly

Engineering Technician (Top Secret/SCI with CI Poly)

Location: Chantilly, Virginia
Relocation Assistance Available

Job Schedule: 9/80 – Employees work 9 out of every 14 days (80 hours) and have every other Friday off.

Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with CI Poly

Base Salary: $62,500 to $116,500

Industry: Aerospace / Aviation / Defense

• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly
• Experience with interpreting engineering drawings, following detailed procedures, working with machining equipment (lathes, mills, CNC), or working in a lab/manufacturing environment

• Immediate need for an Engineering Technician to join our client’s talented team.
• Seeking a technical professional with hands‑on experience in building, testing, or assembling precision components who will help build, integrate, and test photonic components into larger system assemblies.
• Looking for candidates with a solid technical foundation from electronics, mechanical systems, optical work, machine shop operations, or related fields, who can read and follow technical specifications and work with precision equipment.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, following detailed procedures, working with machining equipment (lathes, mills, CNC), or working in lab/manufacturing environments is transferable here.
• Photonic experience is a plus but not required; we provide on‑the‑job training to learn photonics‑specific skills, including fiber optics handling, optical alignment techniques, and specialized testing procedures.
• This on‑site position is based in Chantilly, VA and involves precision lab work at facilities throughout the greater Dulles, VA area.

• Execute fabrication, assembly, integration, test, or inspection processes in accordance with detailed work instructions and drawings, such as optical fiber splicing and recoating, fabrication, assembly, and inspection of photonic circuits, mechanical builds and assemblies, metal soldering, microscopy and profilometry.
• Experience with machining parts using standard tooling and shop equipment.

If you are interested, please respond and include: a MS Word resume, required compensation, contact information, and availability. Upon receipt one of our managers will contact you to discuss the position in full detail.