Engineering Technician VI - Akima, LLC
Suffolk, VA
About the Job
Work Where it Matters
Akima Systems Engineering (ASE), an Akima company, is not just another federal systems support contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.
At ASE, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.
For our shareholders, ASE provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.
For our government customers, ASE delivers solutions in maritime IT, systems engineering, and integration across the Department of Defense and stands ready to help improve operational performance at a reasonable and sustainable cost.
As an ASE employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.
Description:Akima Systems Engineering is looking for an Engineering Technician to manage systems for the US Coast Guard's C5I Service Center.
Responsibilities:- Performs engineering, design, maintenance, and installation of telecommunications systems and electronic systems. Experience performing repair, maintenance, or installation of at least four different electronic equipment and systems including MF, HF, VHF, UHF and SATCOM Communication Systems (including high and low power); US/NATO Secure Voice Systems; Radar Systems; Navigation Systems, SINS and DGPS Radio Beacon Transmitters, telephone systems, IP-PBX Key Systems; and, RADHAZ/EMI control measures. Requisite knowledge includes a comprehensive knowledge of DOD military specifications and standards including USCG specifications and standards.
- Responsible for the development and/or review of engineering drawings to provide red-line corrections for “as built” configurations.
- Designs, develops, documents, and constructs major units, devices, or equipment; conducts tests or experiments; analyzes results and redesigns or modifies equipment to improve performance; and reports results.
- Plans, or assists in planning, tests to evaluate equipment performance.
- Responsibilities include the determination of test requirements, equipment modification, and test procedures; conducts tests using all types of instruments; analyzes and evaluates test results and prepares reports on findings and recommendations.
- This technician independently plans and accomplishes complete projects or studies of broad scope and complexity or serves as an expert in a narrow aspect of a particular field of engineering, e.g., environmental factors affecting electronic engineering.
- Complexity of assignments typically requires considerable creativity and judgment to devise approaches to accomplish work, resolve design and operational problems, and make decisions in situations where standard engineering methods, procedures, and techniques may not be applicable.
- Supervisor or professional engineer provides advice on unusual or controversial problems or policy matters.
- Completed work is reviewed for compliance with overall project objectives. This worker may supervise or train and be assisted by lower-level technicians, and performs, one or a combination of the following.
- Prepares designs and specifications for various complex equipment or systems (e.g., a heating system in an office building, or new electronic components such as solid-state devices for instrumentation equipment).
- Plans approach to solve design problems; conceives and recommends new design techniques; resolves design problems with contract personnel and assures compatibility of design with other parts of the system.
- Designs and coordinates test set-ups and experiments to prove or disprove the feasibility of preliminary design; uses untried and untested measurement techniques; and improves the performance of the equipment.
- May advise equipment users on redesign to solve unique operational deficiencies.
- Plans approach and conducts various experiments to develop equipment or systems characterized by
- (a) difficult performance requirements because of conflicting attributes such as versatility, size, and ease of operation; or
- (b) unusual combination of techniques or components.
- Arranges for fabrication of pilot models and determines test procedures and design of special test equipment
- Associate degree in engineering technology or completion of USCG or DOD Technical “A” School is required. Minimum ten (10) years of experience in maintenance and installation of DOD or USCG Command, Control, and Communication Systems is required. A
- Secret clearance is required.