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Engineering Technician I

Astrion
Huntsville, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 10/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/15/2026
Overview

Engineering Technician I

Location: Huntsville, AL

(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center - Redstone Arsenal)

Contract: METTS III

Clearance: Public Trust clearance required

U.S. Citizenship Required

This 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. The Marshall Engineering Technicians and Trades Support (METTS) III services provides a wide range of support to our customer. These services cover a wide range of engineering technicians and trade skills, and professional and management oversight of the technical staff contract.

The Engineering Technician I is an entry level technician, governed by the service contract act (SCLS number 30081). This position will support our manufacturing and fabrication team with semi-professional technical support for engineers, machinists, CNC programmers, senior technicians etc, working in such areas as research, design, development, testing, or manufacturing process improvement.

Duties Include But Are Not Limited To

  • Assembling or installing equipment or parts requiring simple wiring, soldering, or connecting.
  • Performing simple or routine tasks or tests such as tensile or hardness tests;
  • Operating and adjusting simple test equipment
  • Records test data
  • Gathering and maintaining specified records of engineering data such as tests, drawings, etc.
  • Performing computations by substituting numbers in specified formulas
  • Plotting data and draws simple curves and graphs
  • Perform routine tasks under supervision or from detailed procedures.
  • Gathering and maintaining specified records of engineering data such as tests, drawings, etc.
  • May be requested to drive government vehicle to receive parts and final products from venders.

Required Experience: (i.e.: Knowledge, skills, abilities, software, etc.)

These technicians are required to have some practical knowledge of science or engineering, mathematics, or computer science.

Education

  • NA

Essential Job Functions

Work Environment (office, lab, test stand etc.):

  • Machine Shop, Laboratory, test environments, test stands, possible confined spaces
  • May work at heights
  • May operate equipment such as a forklift
  • Loud/Noisy space

Physical Requirements (ability to lift X amount of weight, sit or stand for long periods of time etc.):

  • Must be able to bend, stoop or lift occasionally with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • All positions supporting the METTS III contract are contingent upon successful completion of NASA medical screenings at the beginning of employment and annually thereafter. The need for these screenings is determined based on the outcomes of the Safety, Health, and Environmental Job Assessment Questionnaire.

Other Essential Functions

  • Strong communication skillset

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