Engineering Technician II

Engineering Technician II

LOCATION: Huntsville, AL

JOB STATUS: Full-time

CLEARANCE: N/A

CERTIFICATION: N/A

Astrion is seeking an Engineering Technician II. This is an ACTIVE INCUMBENT position is in support of the METTS III contract at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) on the Redstone Arsenal located in Huntsville Alabama. This position is for first shift working 4-10 schedule 6:00am - 4:30pm Mondays through Thursdays.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS:

• High school diploma with at least two (2) years of directly related experience to maintaining and operating industrial pressure systems - Active/Current support of METTS III program.
• Knowledge in pressure system operations at a NASA Facility is strongly desired.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Engineering Technician Level II must meet all of the following criteria: Be able to provide semi-professional technical support for engineers working in such areas as research, design, development, testing, or manufacturing process improvement. Work pertains to electrical, electronic, or mechanical components or equipment. These technicians are required to have some practical knowledge of science or engineering. Some positions may require a practical knowledge of mathematics or computer science. Included are workers who prepare design drawings and assist with the design, evaluation, and/or modification of machinery and equipment.

This level Engineering Technician performs standardized or prescribed assignments involving a sequence of related operations, follows standard work methods on recurring assignments but receives explicit instructions on unfamiliar assignments. Technical adequacy of routine work is reviewed on completion; non-routine work may be reviewed in progress. This technician performs at this level, one or a combination of such typical duties as:

• Assemble or construct standard equipment or parts following specific instructions.

• Service and repair simple instruments or equipment as directed.

• Conducts variety of tests using established methods and operate test equipment.

• Prepare test specimens and accurately record and verify test data.

• Identify deviations caused by equipment issues or observational errors.

• Extract and process engineering data using defined algebraic and geometric methods.

• Present processed data in prescribed formats for engineering review.

• Operate within specialized, unique, "one of a kind," and/or hazardous research and test facilities, test stands, laboratories, chambers, equipment, and are required to have highly specialized skills that in many cases can only be obtained through specialized training, "on the job" work experience, and certification(s).

• Examples of specialized operational environments include:

  * Cryogenics: Liquid Hydrogen, Liquid Oxygen, Liquid Nitrogen, Liquid Helium
  * Gaseous Hydrogen, Gaseous Oxygen, Gaseous Nitrogen, Gaseous Helium
  * High Pressure Systems
  * Hypergols
  * Solid Propellants
  * Explosives
  * Other Toxic
  * Confined Space
  * Cleanliness Standards and Operations
  * Electrical Instrumentation and Controls Systems and Components Associated with Hazardous Operations
  * Mechanical Systems and Components Associated with Hazardous Operations
  * Safety Critical Equipment, Lifts, and Moves
  * Specialized Equipment
  * Large and/or Complex Facilities, Test Stands, Equipment, Special TestEquipment, and Test Articles
  * Specialized Handing, Transportation, Operation of One of a Kind Test Articles and Associated Components

Work Environment: Engineering Technicians work in indoor and outdoor test areas, test stands, laboratories, chambers, machine shops, cold and hot weather environments, heights, and confined spaces. They may work with or around Cryogenics (Liquid Hydrogen, Liquid Oxygen, Liquid Nitrogen, Liquid Helium), Gaseous Hydrogen, Gaseous Oxygen, Gaseous Nitrogen, Gaseous Helium, High Pressure Systems, Hypergols, Solid Propellants, Explosives, Other Toxic, Confined Space, Cleanliness Standards and Operations, Electrical Instrumentation and Controls Systems and Components Associated with Hazardous Operations, Mechanical Systems and Components Associated with Hazardous Operations, Safety Critical Equipment (Lifts, and Moves), Specialized Equipment, Large and/or Complex Facilities, Test Stands, Equipment, Special Test Equipment, and Test Articles, Specialized Handing, Transportation, Operation of One of a Kind Test Articles and Associated Components

Physical Requirements With or without reasonable accommodation: lifting up to 40 lbs, bending, crouching, crawling, climbing stairs/ladders, pulling cables/wires. Must use proper PPE for all tasks.

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