General Technician II​/Structures Technician III; Structures Lab

Systems Application & Technologies Inc

Systems Application & Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Position Type
:
Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Work Location
: NAS Patuxent River, MD

Pay Info
: $28/hr - $35/hr plus $4.93/Hr (Health & Wellness (H&W) benefit)

SA-TECH is a progressive and well-established Department of Defense (DoD) contractor specializing in Range operations and maintenance (O&M); weapons testing; facilities management; aerial, ground and seaborne targets O&M; technical, logistics and other engineering support; systems integration; electronics and communications maintenance services; and a growing cybersecurity business. We are highly focused and, among other efforts, currently operate a dozen active test and/or training ranges for the Army, Air Force and Navy.

Our 36-year heritage is founded on supporting complex and diverse DoD programs and we've developed a standout reputation for providing the highest quality services, superior workmanship and cost-effective results while achieving complete customer satisfaction.

At the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Patuxent River
, MD
, SA-TECH supports the Aircraft Instrumentation Division (AID) of the Prototyping, Experimentation, and Instrumentation (PIE) Department and we are currently looking to hire a General Technician II/Structures Technician III to support the Structures Lab with fabrication, installation and support of sensors (thermocouples, potentiometers, accelerometers) on test articles for various aircraft and non-aircraft platforms.

This technician will perform general engineering support functions for wiring, sheet metal, electronics, drafting, instrumentation, structures, or machining disciplines and will assist more senior Engineering Techs and Engineers on projects by gathering materials and equipment from source locations and delivering to work/test locations and returning items to proper locations. The Technician must demonstrate the ability to perform a practical application of tools and techniques to assigned duties and will receive technical guidance from a supervisor or higher level-technicians.

The technician's work is reviewed at initiation for proper technique, and monitored for specific compliance with accepted practices and work assignments. You may also be asked to provide visitor control support as needed.

• Assembling or installing equipment or parts requiring simple wiring, soldering, or connecting.
• Performing simple or routine tasks or tests such as tensile or hardness tests, operating and adjusting simple test equipment, recording test data.
• Gathering and maintaining specified records of engineering data such as tests, drawings, etc.
• Conducting computations by substituting numbers in specified formulas, plotting data and drawing simple curves and graphs.

• Work with engineers and customers to design/develop/install aircraft strain gauge and thermocouple sensors.
• Work with engineers and other technicians to fabricate and set up A/C structural testing frames.
• Provide instrumented items to QA for inspection.
• Occasional travel may be required.

• Conditions will vary but most of the work will be performed in enclosed buildings.
• Work will include sitting, standing, walking, lifting and reaching.
• Must be capable of lifting 50 lbs. unassisted and 50-100 lbs. assisted by others.
• Working hours are 05:30 to 15:00 or 06:00-15:30 with a sporadic need to work flex hours and possibly some overtime.

Education/Experience/Skills
:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Three (3) to five (5) years' minimum relevant experience required.
• For wiring, electronics, and instrumentation duties, must obtain (and subsequently maintain) IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification within 60 days (Government-taught classes may be used if available).
• Basic knowledge of electronics, small circuits, and general tool use preferred.
• Basic computer skills, focusing on…