Mechanical Engineering Technician

Mechanical Engineering Technician

Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc. (UTRS) is currently seeking a Mechanical Engineering Technician to join our team! At UTRS, we enjoy the benefits of working in a collaborative environment of close-knit team members. As a company, we provide a wide range of leading-edge engineering, management, and digital services to the public and private sectors. We are looking for someone that will support our mission to consistently deliver creative, high-quality, technology-based services to our customers on time and within budget.

This position will support the Medium Caliber Weapon Systems (MCWS) Team at Picatinny Arsenal. The technician performs hands-on technical work related to assembly, inspection, refurbishment, testing, and documentation of medium-caliber weapon systems including the M230, M242, XM813, XM913, XM914, XM915, and associated components. The position requires strict adherence to Army physical security, safety, AA&E handling, and configuration-control standards while supporting engineering, test, and project teams across DEVCOM Armaments Center.

• Disassembly, inspection, refurbishment, and reassembly of medium caliber weapon systems in accordance with technical manuals, engineering instructions, and configuration requirements.
• Conduct functional checks gauging, torque verification, and hardware replacement of MCWS weapons, subsystems and test fixtures.
• Support engineering test events, including fixture setup, barrel installs, component swaps, instrumentation installation, and safe to fire verification procedures.
• Maintain test readiness ensuring weapons, mounts, tools and support equipment are serviceable, properly stored. And compliant with AR 190-11 and AR190-13.
• Document maintenance actions, deficiencies, and part replacements using army forms, logs, and configuration control processes.
• Assist with loading, transport, and accountability of inert weapon components/test articles per DA Pam 710-2-1.
• Support engineering staff during developmental, qualification, and endurance testing on and off site.
• Perform shop level machining, fabrication, and repair tasks as required.
• Operate and maintain technical tools and measurement equipment.
• Follow all Armaments Center safety and weapons handling protocols.
• Provide technical support to engineers and other technicians.
• Operate manual machine tools as well as hand tools
• Perform basic quality checks on machined parts using all types of Micrometers, height gages, gage pins, and venire calipers
• Basic laboratory functions
• Provide support as required by the project officers

• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain security clearance through the DoD security background investigation process
• Pass drug and alcohol testing
• Must have good mechanical skills and experience
• Must be able to pass medical surveillance testing specific to job duties working with energetic materials
• High standard of quality and efficiency
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Must be a team player, able to multitask and prioritize accordingly
• Basic PC knowledge (MS Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Must be able to work in a physical capacity, lifting and moving heavy object
• Must have machine shop experience
• Must have firearms experience from military or law enforcement experience or hobbyist/hunting
• Must be able to take and pass AMMO-45 online certification and appropriate safety training provided by the test facility
• Must have a valid NJ driver's license and be able to obtain a government driver's license
• High School diploma required, College degree not required but beneficial
• Past or present military personnel are encouraged to apply
• Ability to Lift/move heavy weapon components
• Ability to read/interpret Army technical manuals and engineering drawings.
• Experience with M230/M242/XM813/XM913 series of weapons strongly preferred
• Military armament/armorer or depot level maintenance experience preferred.
• Must be available to travel a minimum of 20%