Senior Mechanical Engineering Technician

Job Title

Senior Mechanical Engineering Technician

Location

Bethesda, MD 20800 US (Primary)

Category

Research, Development, and Engineering

Job Type

Full-Time

Career Level

Staff

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Travel

Security Clearance Required

Secret

Job Description

Please note that the availability of this position is contingent upon contract award. 

Benefits: 

At Prescient Edge, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package that includes: 

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.  
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage. 
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule. 
• Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking. 
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged. 

Description: 

• The Engineering Technician III performs assignments that are not completely standardized or prescribed, selects or adapts standard procedures or equipment, using fully applicable precedents, receives initial instructions, equipment requirements, and advice from supervisor or engineer as needed, performs recurring work independently. Work is reviewed for technical adequacy or conformity with instructions.
• Constructing components, subunits, or simple models or adapts standard equipment; may troubleshoot and correct malfunctions
• Following specific layout and specific diagrams to construct and package simple devices and subunits of equipment
• Conducting various tests or experiments which may require minor modifications in test setups or procedures as well as subjective judgements in measurement, selecting, preparing, and operating standard test equipment and records test data
• Extracting and compiling a variety of engineering data from field notes, manuals, lab reports, etc., processing data, identifying errors or inconsistencies, selecting methods of data presentation.
• Assisting in design modification by compiling data related to design, specifications, and materials that are pertinent to specific items of equipment or component parts; developing information concerning previous operational failures and modifications, and using judgement and initiative to recognize inconsistencies or gaps in data and seek sources to clarify information

Security Clearance:  

• Security clearance required SECRET level.  

Job Requirements

Experience: 

• 7 years of professional experience.

Education: 

• Bachelor's level degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering.

Location: 

• Bethesda, MD.

Prescient Edge is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) founded as a counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) company in 2008. We are a global operations and solutions integrator delivering full-spectrum intelligence analysis support, training, security, and RD&E support solutions to the Department of Defense and throughout the intelligence community. Prescient Edge is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by law. We strive to foster equity and inclusion throughout our organization because we believe that diversity of thought is critical for creating a safe and engaging work environment while also enabling the organization’s success.