Engineering Technician C

Job Title: Cleared - Engineering Technician C
Pay Rate: up to $40/hr.
Location: Malabar, FL, 32950
Shift: 1st shift, 6a-4:30pm; Mon–Thur | 9/80; Every other Friday off | OT and weekends as needed
Contract to hire: 12 Months (This role has a probationary period before the candidate will be converted into a PERM HIRE, which can be provided during interview with manager)
Benefits:
Belcan provides a competitive pay and benefits package. We consider several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to education, experience, geographic location, and discipline.
Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law.
Summary:
Test Engineering Technician who will support the manual and automated testing of space hardware. Testing may be performed at the circuit card, assembly, sub-system and/or space vehicle level. Experience handling sensitive hardware, very strong computer skills and the ability to strictly adhere to documented procedures is a must. Prior experience with RF, optical and/or digital technology is a must.
Responsibilities:
○ Performs a variety of duties in the electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, and/or optical areas.
○ Assists in the design, construction, test and check-out of test equipment.
○ Constructs, troubleshoots, calibrates, adjusts, tests, diagnoses, and maintains equipment, components, devices, or systems.
○ Works from schematics, operating or repair manuals, engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions.
○ May work with complex machines or computer systems.
○ Transport test equipment, fixtures, and cables to required testing locations.
○ Setup tests per written documentation and engineering direction.
○ Verify all test equipment is in calibration.
○ Verify all licensed test software is not expired.
○ Assemble custom or COTS equipment/fixtures.
○ Performs test and records required information.
○ Document failures and reports any anomalies to key stakeholders.
○ Executing automated software using LabVIEW and/or TestStand GUIs.
○ Troubleshooting failed assemblies with engineering oversight.
○ Operate RF, optical and/or digital test equipment including network analyzers, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, noise figure analyzers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, OTDRs, OBRs, lasers, SOAs, BERT, DMMs and power supplies.
Qualifications:
○ Must be US Citizen & active secret clearance
○ Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
○ Experience operating RF and Digital test equipment and technology is a must
○ Very strong computer skills, must be able to run automated tests. Strong windows, navigate directories, MS office programs etc., able to adhere to strict documented processes.
○ Strong attention to detail and able to work with small/fragile/detailed parts
○ Excellent communication, technical writing and presentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
○ Excellent communication, technical writing and presentation skills.
○ Experience handling very sensitive and fragile hardware, including mating and de-mating high density connectors, RF and optical connections.
○ Experience with qualification testing, including vibration, thermal and thermal vacuum testing.
○ Willing to work overtime as requested.
○ Forklift and Crane Certification/Experience