Summary

• Conducts tests, equipmentsetup, equipment operations, experiments, monitoring and measuring; builds prototypes and testing equipment; maintains and calibrates standards and equipment; and devises new testing methods.
• Drafts procedures and records laboratory notes and other pertinent details.
• Works in accordance with general objectives, improving and refining devices and methods, as necessary.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Sets up test and mechanical support equipment, monitors and measures instruments and other apparatus, and performs a wide variety of testing of materials, such as breadboard circuitry, prototype units, production units, and electronic circuitry.
• Is able to comfortably follow steps to operate equipment without much guidance, that has been programmed to different simulations in outdoor environments as well as mechanical support, testing/operation of special equipment in field support activities.
• Performs technical bench and field setup, deployment, retrieval and repairs, with travel to remote site areas as required.
• Builds prototypes for testing and experimentation, and makes samples for further analysis.
• Conducts tests and experiments with new materials, equipment, and processes to develop data for specification call-out or to determine suitability of a material for particular applications.
• Gathers and evaluates test results for validity, accuracy, and completeness.
• Locates and corrects malfunctions in product and testing equipment.
• Performs post-mortem analyses to determine exact reasons for failure.
• Makes recommended changes to calibration and operating procedures based upon comprehensive knowledge of product and testing equipment.
• Makes sketches and marks up drawings as needed to show changes as they occur.
• Maintains appropriate primary and secondary metrology standards, test laboratory equipment or control consoles and associated monitoring, measuring and recording instruments; and calibrates equipment, instruments, electrical/electronic standards and standards of mass, force, dimension and other phenomena during or after maintenance, and on regularly scheduled calibration dates.
• Records laboratory notes and other details, as specified by engineering personnel.
• Performs test techniques for new product during development and to resolve product or equipment problems.
• Performs work that utilizes existing fixtures, devices, methods, process steps, or procedures, implementing changes as directed.
• Uses equipment, techniques, and tools necessary to complete tasks.

You Must Have

• Formal training or practical experience equivalent to technical knowledge obtained in military training courses or through a two-year technical degree.
• 2+ years of experience required
• Must have or be able to obtain a DOE Q clearance

We Value

• Some positions within this classification may require unique electrical, mechanical, and/or electronic skills and abilities.