Laboratory Tech III

Job Description
Our employees work on the world's most advanced electronics. At BAE Systems, you'll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry's most difficult problems. Drawing strength from our differences, we're innovating for the future. And you can, too. We put our customers first - exemplified by our missions: "We Protect Those Who Protect Us®" and "We Innovate For Those Who Move The World™." Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.
The FAST Labs organization is looking for a Laboratory Technician IV to join their fast-paced Lab Services team in (Location). You will be supporting a wide variety of non-routine complex assignments including test and troubleshooting of complex precision electronic circuit cards, subsystems, and systems in the Digital and RF Domain. The candidate will acquire product knowledge, use, and advance their technical skills while performing their assigned responsibilities in the product development on advanced projects. Additionally, you will be responsible for providing oversight to assure compliance to company procedures and safety requirements for the day-to-day operation of engineering labs.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work in the Engineering Product Support lab prioritizing multiple assignments and functions in a fast-paced engineering environment.
• Prepare facility work orders, information technology (IT) orders, and track and manage test equipment utilization and movement.
• Conduct weekly and quarterly lab self-assessments to ensure labs are operating in a safe and compliant manner.
• Perform periodic verification of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) lab bench mats as per company guidelines while documenting results on an online database.
• Support both internal QA audits and outside audits for DCMA and ISO AS9100. Assist with deficiencies as required to close out corrective actions.
• Support day-to-day technician activities for programs and engineers by providing basic engineering supplies such as cables and other related hardware items.
• Perform repairs on both deliverable and non-deliverable product such as Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA's) and sub-assemblies.
• Able to read and interpret electronic schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Assemble or repair engineering test fixtures with both electro and mechanical skills.
• Build new CCA's to latest operations and or engineering pre-release work sheets and identifying any discrepancies to engineering.
• Supports the rework or build of test support or systems cables
• Use a Digital Voltmeter to measure / verify installed CCA components and perform continuity checks on cabling or follow circuit traces
• Documentation of the following: Rework and non-conformances in a controlled database. Regular lab safety and compliance reports including close out on any deficiencies in a timely manner.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• High School Diploma or GED
• At least 2 years related work experience
• Effective communication and teamwork
• Must be able to lift 20-40lbs.
• Requires an electro/mechanically oriented individual with experience interpreting drawings, standards and specifications as well as procedures and work instructions.
• Must be familiar with the operation of various types of basic and advanced test equipment such as and not limited to oscilloscopes, function generators, attenuators, terminations, etc. to be able to accommodate Engineering needs in labs
• Proficiency in standard and industry-related software including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Highly effective written and verbal communication skills
• Work with minimal supervision in a high paced Engineering environment.
• Able to multitask and work efficiently to support program milestones
• Secret clearance - eligible

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience executing to engineering test procedures
• Experience setting up engineering test stands
• Secret Clearance
• Understanding and operation of RF test instruments

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $56195 - $89912

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems Electronic Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems' game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere - from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact - for our customers and the communities we serve.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.