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Engineering Technician

PDS Defense
Goleta, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/7/2025

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Technician 2, in Goleta, CA.

Pay Rate : 36.50 - $41.50

Job Description :

Reporting to the Operations Test Engineering Manager, the Engineer Technician, Test will be responsible for the execution of test procedures, as well as performing post-test data processing and reporting to engineers. The qualified candidate will have ownership of their work through all phases of product development, production, testing, and integration supporting internal and external teams as required.

Primary Responsibilities :

  • Provide test and technical support to engineers on a variety of technical tasks.
  • Execute comprehensive component and system-level test plans, procedures, and test events
  • Participate in test planning and test readiness reviews
  • Analyze measurement requirements and equipment measurement tolerances.
  • Define and maintain documented best practices for test processes and equipment.
  • Contribute to maintaining and improving test equipment and infrastructure.
  • Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data, such as component and systems-level test results and engineering design changes.
  • Conduct tests and record data to assist with engineering evaluation or analysis.
  • Maintains engineering documentation and reports (procedures and test reports)
  • Support internal and external customers' needs.
  • Identify, troubleshoot, and solve test problems and aid manufacturing, inspection, and engineering issues.
  • Analyze data and provide reports in a variety of customer formats

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Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and / or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable :

  • The California Fair Chance Act
  • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
  • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
  • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
  • Salary : $37 - $42

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