Engineering Technician IV - Military veterans preferred

The MIL Corporation is now hiring!

Let your imagination take flight supporting the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). Looking to find work that stimulates your mind, challenges your skills, and satisfies your curiosity? MIL currently holds several multi-year contracts with NAWCAD in the areas of Cyber, C5ISR, and Information Technology systems.

Summary

The MIL Corporation is looking for an Engineering Technician IV that will serve as a Communications Installation Technician to perform installation of new and retrofit communications infrastructure in accordance with all applicable plans, specifications, codes and industry standards for each project. This includes conducting site surveys, pulling cable, terminating and testing both copper and fiber optic cable to the highest level of specifications as well as installing ancillary communications systems such as Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)s and Power Distribution Units (PDU)s, shelving, media converters etc. In addition to these duties, the Communications Installation Technician will serve in multiple roles as installation team foreperson, quality inspector, trainer and safety lead.

The candidate must have extensive experience with the installation, termination and testing of structured cable in commercial and Government environments. The candidate should have knowledge of BICSI guidelines for proper installation and termination procedures. This position requires that you be able to train and oversee less experienced installation personnel in a team environment while facilitating the installation of cabling and IT infrastructure. A focus on safety, quality, production, and schedule is fundamental to all work performed.

Responsibilities

Interface daily with Government Customers, professionally representing MIL.
Interface with Project Managers and function as a site foreperson during site surveys, installations, and maintenance visits.
Read and understand engineering plans and specifications.
Creating and submitting daily status reports.
Surveying IT infrastructure creating rack elevations, cable run sheets, patching, testing fiber and copper.
Installation of surface mount raceway systems and cable trays within communications rooms.
Installing EMT conduit, pull and junction boxes, surface mount raceways, wall and floor sleeves.
Installation of fiber optic cable and termination with mechanical and fusion splicing.
Terminating and testing of horizontal and riser copper cabling.
Labeling of communications infrastructure including cable, panels, patch cords and electronics.
Rack and Stack Installation of panels, enclosures and electronics.
Installation of plywood, racks, and cabinets.
Installation of grounding and bonding of IT equipment and pathways.
Troubleshoot and fix communications cable issues.
Testing of copper and fiber cabling with TDRs and Power Meter Tester.
Mentor less experienced installation personnel.
Function as a site safety lead.
Maintain clean work area and participating in job site cleanup.
Lead and assist in the packing of tools and materials to be shipped to and returned from job sites.
Assist in outside plant (OSP) installations.

Required Qualifications

8-10 years prior experience in commercial and Government communications industry.
Must have a valid driver's license.
Prior experience in communications work including build-out of data centers and other related rooms, Cat6, Cat6A, and fiber optic termination, interpret and maintain (redline) drawing and as-built drawings.
Well qualified to test, troubleshoot, and repair copper and fiber optic cabling.
Familiarity with Fluke Versiv, TDR/OTDR, and similar tools.
Experience using MS Office Word and Excel.
Able to lift a maximum of 50 pounds at one time.
Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
Must possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
Can use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.

Desired Qualifications

Top Secret / SCI clearance.
Associates degree in a technical area.
BICSI Tech Certification.
OSP Confined Space Trained.
Experience using MS Visio.
Experience installing Wireless Networks, Radio Frequency (RF) principles, and Distributed Antennas Systems (DAS).

Education

High School diploma or GED.

Travel

Candidates must be willing to travel CONUS and occasionally OCONUS sites up to four weeks at a time.

Clearance

All applicants for this position must possess a current Secret clearance; please note that the clearance process takes into account financial background aspects.

Why MIL?

MIL is a dynamic workforce of industry professionals who deliver world-class solutions in cyber, engineering, financial management, and information technology â?? and we are looking for candidates like you. Whether you're fresh out of college or the military or well into your professional services career, MIL has great job opportunities that might be right for you.
Here at The MIL Corporation, we pride ourselves on the family-like environment instilled amongst our team. Our employees love working here, and it truly shows through our various recognitions & awards. Some of our most recent awards include:

2020, 2019, 2018, & 2017 Top Workplaces Award, The Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
2020, 2017 Top Workplace Award, Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly, and Charleston Business Magazine (South Carolina)
2019 & 2018 Certified Great Workplace, Great Place to Work®
2018 Fortune, Great Place to Work: Best Place to Work for Diversity
2018, Above & Beyond Award, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), Department of Defense

If your goal is to help the federal government deploy leading technologies, improve financial management, or defend the nation in cyberspace, The MIL Corporation welcomes you. Become a part of something greater, where you, the people, make the difference.

The MIL Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.