Senior UAS Electronics Technician; Crane, Indiana

Precise Systems delivers integrated, mission-ready solutions that advance warfighter readiness and strengthen our nation’s most critical defense programs. Through the power of our combined capabilities, we provide deep expertise in Advanced Engineering;
Digital Transformation;
Electromagnetic Warfare;
Interactive Training & Simulation;
Physical Sciences Research;
Platform Lifecycle Support; and Foreign Military Sales. Unified by decades of trusted performance and expanded through strategic growth, our team applies innovative technologies, engineering rigor, and customer-focused execution to solve complex challenges and accelerate mission success. Guided by our commitment to partnership, precision, and performance, we deliver the scalable solutions and technical excellence our customers depend on—today and into the future.

Precise Systems is seeking a Senior UAS Electronics Technician (30086) to provide dedicated support to our SOCOM customer within the NSWC Crane Expeditionary Electromagnetic Warfare Division (MXQW). The technician will maintain, build, configure, test, troubleshoot, repair, and manage small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) and associated support equipment. This position requires hands‑on technical support, inventory accountability, assembly and kitting, parts planning, and schedule management.

Travel is required to support test‑event surges.

• Maintain accountability and inventory of MXQW UAS assets, components, tools, batteries, support equipment, and supplies.
• Build, assemble, configure, function check, troubleshoot, repair, and return small unmanned aircraft systems to operational status.
• Perform hands‑on diagnostics of UAS electrical, electronic, RF, power, control, communication, and mechanical subsystems.
• Conduct assembly, kitting, labeling, staging, and preparation of UAS systems and support equipment for testing, fielding, and operational events.
• Develop and maintain buy lists for replacement parts, consumables, tools, test equipment, and other materials needed to sustain UAS assets.
• Track parts usage, shortages, repair status, asset condition, and material requirements to maintain readiness and reduce schedule impacts.
• Develop and manage task‑completion timelines and coordinate priorities to support customer schedules, test events, and surge requirements.
• Perform pre- and post-operation inspections, functional checks, configuration verification, and documentation of maintenance or repair actions.
• Coordinate with engineers, UAS operators, test personnel, logisticians, and Government stakeholders to resolve technical issues and support mission requirements.
• Travel as required to support UAS test events, field activities, demonstrations, troubleshooting, and short‑duration surge requirements.

• High School Diploma, GED, vocational/technical school certificate, or equivalent military technical training in electronics, aviation, unmanned systems, or a related field.

• Ten (10) or more years of relevant electronics, aviation, unmanned systems, engineering-technician, or military technical experience.
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience building, configuring, function checking, troubleshooting, and repairing small UAS platforms and associated electronics.
• Experience using electronic test equipment, hand tools, diagnostic tools, schematics, wiring diagrams, technical manuals, and maintenance procedures.
• Experience managing equipment inventories, parts accountability, material requirements, assembly/kitting activities, and technical work schedules.
• Ability to safely operate a forklift in support of UAS equipment movement, inventory, staging, and kitting activities.
• Ability to independently diagnose technical…