Instrumentation Technician III

Position Description

Clearance Requirement: Must have an Active Top-Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility.

Network Runners is seeking an Instrumentation Technician III to support The 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) Flight Test Data Center (FTDC) which conducts data collection operations on F-35s, F-22s, F-15

Es, and F-16s utilizing multiple unique instrumentation systems. The aircraft Instrumentation Technician III will meet the need for data-driven Operational Test outcomes resident to the 59th TES Operational Test mission.

• Must possess the ability to plan, develop, modify, troubleshoot, and maintain one-of-a-kind airborne instrumentation systems and upgrade their capabilities based on emerging technology in aircraft such as, but not limited to, F-15E, F-16, F-22, and F-35.
• Possess the ability to perform calibration and troubleshooting for installed instrumentation systems, including video recording, digital data recording, weapon function monitoring, and other data collection systems.
• Possess practical knowledge of electronic principles and practices and skill in using various electronic test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, PLA/PLC programmers, telemetry systems, spectrum analyzers, oscillators, amplifiers, and power supplies.
• Ability to evaluate, upgrade, modify and operate instrumentation systems prior, during and post operational missions, including integration, functional checkouts, and mission data capture activities.
• Ability to coordinate instrumentation requirements, schedules, work plans and other functions between the Operations division and Aircraft Maintenance Unit to verify mission readiness.
• Possess the skill to interpret technical data such as drawings, schematics, blueprints, and specifications of complete electronic systems.
• Ability to provide technical leadership to other technicians and support personnel.
• Possess the skill to control electronic data collection systems using nonconventional modification hardware and understand their capabilities and plan, develop, construct, and integrate new devices into the system to perform multiple tasks not previously associated with aerospace and/or other test and evaluation system capabilities.
• Possess practical knowledge in support of modification, and operations activities the Contractor shall move, store or load instrumentation systems, conduct system functional checks, cockpit integrity checks, data uploads/downloads, and mission configurations.
• Possess the ability to coordinate and work with operating personnel in related fields and test support personnel as required and to plan, accomplish, and analyze test results.
• Possess the ability to coordinate data reduction and analyze data to ensure instrumentation compatibility with data reduction capabilities and to monitor the validity of data and operational dependability of instrumentation.

• Level III – High School diploma or equivalent plus ten (10) years’ aircraft instrumentation system experience.
• Active Top-Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility.
• Excellent and professional verbal and written communication skills.

Full Time

Competitive Salary

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, HSA/FSA, LTD/STD, PTO, Federal Holidays

ONSITE at Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Network Runners, Inc. is an Information Technology Solutions Company - providing innovative IT solutions and organizational support within the DOD and the Civil sector. Our largest presence is in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, DHS/USCG, DHS/S&T, USSTRATCOM etc., providing Information Technology and Organizational Support solutions. Today, NRI’s experienced, and highly qualified team members are in nearly a dozen cities nationwide.

We are recognized for our value, ingenuity, and mission focus. Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, NRI is an established CMMI Maturity Level 3 and ISO 9001: 2015, ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011, ISO/IEC 27001:2013, ISO 14001 Certified Small Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business.

Network Runners, Inc. (NRI) is an equal opportunity employer. NRI prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, ethnic or national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. NRI conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.