MCS Lab Technician (Philadelphia)

Opportunity Summary
As a Machinery Control System (MCS) Technician, you will support lab and shipboard activities for a ship sustainment program for our U.S. Navy customer. You will work alongside U.S. Navy government and civilian engineers at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintenance, installation, and testing support activities for the land-based test site as well as occasional shipboard support for installation upgrades and ship force tech assist.
 
Primary Responsibilities

• Support lab testing efforts by troubleshooting and repairing lab mechanical and electrical issues
• Support installation and testing of newly designed hardware in the lab
• Occasional travel to support shipboard installations and tech support during modernization and fleet emergent events
• Document and update hardware installation procedures and preventative maintenance guidelines
• Test and validate equipment in the lab to support shipboard equipment fulfillment requests
• Perform board-level maintenance and fault isolation for embedded control systems

 Security Clearance Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Active U.S. DoD Secret security clearance

 Required Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in a related technical discipline, the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or 4 years of directly related work experience in lieu of a degree
• Ability to work well in a team environment coordinating tasks to support different work
• Demonstrated problem solving ability, equipment troubleshooting, and attention to detail
• Ability to follow equipment electrical schematics
• Ability to thoroughly document hardware installations
• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills to diagnose equipment failure root causes
• Experience using standard electronics test equipment (multimeter, oscilloscope)

 Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Naval or commercial shipboard machinery control systems
• Experience with modular backplane based hardware architecture
• Familiarity with basic networking concepts