Engineering Technician IV

Job description

Purpose and Scope: On the Kennedy Propellants and Life Support Services (KPLSS II) program on Kennedy Space Center FL, perform assignments that are not completely standardized or prescribed. Selects or adapts standard procedures or equipment. Using fully applicable precedents, receives initial instructions, equipment requirements, and advice from supervisor or engineer. Performs recurring work independently. Work is reviewed for technical adequacy or conformity with instructions. Essential Responsibilities: Construct components, subunits, or simple models or adapts standard equipment; may troubleshoot and correct malfunctions. Following specific layout and scientific diagrams to construct and package simple devices and subunits of equipment. Conduct various tests or experiments which may require minor modifications in test setups or procedures as well as subjective judgments in measurement, selecting, preparing, and operating standard test equipment and records test data. Extract and compile a variety of engineering data from field notes, manuals, etc., processing data, identifying errors or inconsistencies, selecting methods of data presentation. Assist in design modification by c...