Job Description

Position Summary

Alion is looking for an Engineering Technician 5 to join the team in China Lake, CA and contribute to "Many Moves Ahead". This is an SCA position. The Engineering Technician performs research and engineering laboratory functions involving the testing, analysis and evaluation of materials and processes.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical support to engineers on a variety of technical tasks.
• Analyzes technical data to determine applicability to design problems; selects from several possible design layouts; calculates design data; and prepares layouts, detailed specifications, parts lists, estimates, procedures, etc.
• Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data, such as laboratory or material test results and engineering design changes. Produces engineering documentation, reports, drawings (flow charts, block diagrams, and schematics).
• Performs detailed mathematical calculations using established formulas; preliminary analyses of data where guidelines are provided in such areas as trajectory adequacy, model dimensional consistency; and quantitative judgments concerning technical data. Uses personal computer in performance of analyses and development of documentation/reports.
• Assembles electrical and electronic systems and prototypes according to engineering data and knowledge of electrical principles, using hand tools and measuring instruments.
• Sets up and operates test equipment to evaluate performance of developmental parts, assemblies, or systems under simulated operating conditions, and records results.

• High School Diploma plus additional specialized training with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Must be able to communicate effectively.
• Has a thorough knowledge of the organization's databases and the types of information stored in each file.
• Must have active Secret clearance.