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Job DescriptionEngineering Technician IV
Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as an Engineering Technician IV supporting the GDIT FAA Airport Technology Pavement Facilities Operations and Maintenance Research team. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.
At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As an Engineering Technician IV you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on an Engineering Technician IV joining our GDIT technician team to work with the FAA Civil Engineering team to evaluate new airport pavement technologies and concrete and asphalt pavement structures to upgrade current and new airports worldwide.
HOW AN ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN IV WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
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WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
● Education: High School Diploma with some technical electrical/electronics schooling.
● Required Experience: 5+ years of related experience
● Required Technical Skills:
The candidate will be expected to assist in building and troubleshooting data acquisition systems designed by onsite engineers. The candidate will also perform installations of various pavement instrumentation at the FAA William J. Hughes National Airport Pavement Test Facility (NAPTF) ACY Airport, NJ and selected airports across the country. In addition to data acquisition and instrumentation candidate will also support acceptance and post traffic testing at the NAPTF.
● Security Clearance Level: Public Trust
● Preferred Skills: The preferred candidate shall have formal technical training to provide electrical expertise in key techncial pavement research areas needed to support Airport Technology Research and Development (ATRD) Facilities Operations and Maintenance tasks. The tasks are related to applied research, design, development, testing, process improvement, or other fields of tasking.
Preferred Skils include:
General maintenance of equipment
Instrumentation and wiring of test objects
Working knowledge of MS Office
Capable of reading electrical drawings and schematics.
Data Acquisition and Systems
Troubleshooting of test equipment and instrumentation
Data Acquisition includes- LabVIEW, National Instruments, Campbell Scientific, etc.
Instrumentation includes- Asphalt Strain Gages, Multi-Depth Deflectometers, Thermocouples, Fiber Optic Strain Gages, Pressure Cells, Moisture Sensors, Suction Sensors, etc.
Testing includes- Heavy Weight Deflectometers, CBR, Plateload, etc.
● Location:On Customer Site
●US Citizenship Required
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
● 401K with company match
● Comprehensive health and wellness packages
● Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
● Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
● Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
● Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays