About this opportunity
Twenty-Six Defense lists this Senior Engineering Technician opportunity in hollins, Virginia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Summary:
The role as a Product Transition Technician is focused on implementing tactics designed to establish new product lines. Product Transition personnel are a critical means of collaboration between Product Development and Operations; and are members of each integrated product team.
The Product Transition Sr. Technician will conduct engineering tests and lean six sigma analyses, design fixtures and processes, and build/evaluate prototypes. Responsibilities include troubleshooting product, process and equipment issues, performing fault isolation, and working with complex machines or computer‑controlled systems. The Technician will also assemble, adjust, repair, calibrate, and operate equipment using layout plans, blueprints, sketches, and technical manuals.
Meticulous documentation is essential, recording record process steps, results, findings, and communicate effectively with engineering staff, design leads, and facility personnel. Other duties as required by the department manager.
Key Responsibilities
Perform engineering tests and analyze data to support process development and optimization
Troubleshoot processes and equipment, identifying root causes of issues
Collaborate with Operations to ensure designs meet cost and manufacturability targets and to schedule use of production equipment
Participate in peer reviews and contribute insights on manufacturing capability, potential failure modes, process controls, and process qualification
Required Qualifications
Associate degree in Engineering Technology or equivalent experience If related experience we can consider 2 – 3 years to replace Associates
5+ years of related hands‑on technical experience
Ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
Effective written and verbal communication
Effective interpersonal skills (team player) and trainer
Ability to perform process engineering tasks appropriate to experience
Soldering Certified or ability to certify
Electronics experience
Ability to comply with OSHA, EPA, fire regulations, and company policies
Computer literacy MS Office
Preferred - CAD experience, Windchill, Cadence
Preferred Experience
Vacuum technologies and semiconductor processing
Clean room operations
Night Vision goggle assembly and test; optics skills
Familiarity with use of low power microscopes
MIL-STD familiarity
Mechanically and electrically capable
Able to use hand tools, precision gauges and test equipment
Lean Six Sigma certification:Green Belt or higher
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