Requisition Number: 30157
Required Travel: 0 - 10%
Employment Type: Full Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt
Anticipated Salary Range: $63,208.00 - $100,000.00
Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain
Level of Experience: Mid
Job DescriptionMission Technologies, a division of HII, is accelerating its growth-and we're searching for skilled Electronics Technicians who are ready to dive into fast-paced, hands-on innovation in Alexandria, VA.At Mission Technologies, we craft custom, mission-enabling hardware for the defense and intelligence communities-solutions that blend cutting-edge tech, real-world tradecraft, and the kind of creativity you can't script. Our people are imaginative builders, curious tinkerers, and relentless problem solvers. Collaboration isn't just encouraged here-it's the engine that drives everything we do.
Join small, high-trust teams where ideas become real hardware at extraordinary speed. If you thrive on open-ended challenges, enjoy experimenting with emerging technologies, and love watching your designs come alive in the field, you'll feel right at home. Bring your manufacturing expertise-and shape your role around what you're best at and most excited by.
You'll take on rapid-turn projects that move from concept to deployment, contributing to hardware used worldwide by real end users.
Your impact will include:
- Hands-On Build & Rework: Assemble, modify, diagnose, and refine electronic assemblies, PCBs, cables, and harnesses. You'll help create mission-critical systems-from vehicle integrations and electromechanical devices to motion platforms, electronics packaging, and multi-spectral signature management solutions (visible, NIR, thermal, acoustic, RF).
- Cross-Functional Teamwork: Work side-by-side with senior engineers, technicians, managers, and end-users in tight-knit, agile teams. Clear communication, quick iteration, and adaptability are core to how we work.
- Seamless System Integration: Apply your understanding of electromechanical systems to integrate mechanical designs into fully functional products that perform in demanding environments.
Joining HII means joining a team with decades of proven impact:
- Impactful Work: Earn a sense of accomplishment by making meaningful contributions to our nation's top security priorities.
- Rapid Prototyping: Access to some of the most comprehensive secure rapid prototyping facilities in the mid-Atlantic region, including a full in-house machine shop, composite fabrication, finishing, welding, electronics assembly, and testing capabilities.
Essential Job Responsibilities- Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair electronic systems and components.
- Perform functional testing using scopes, meters, generators, and other diagnostic tools.
- Assemble, modify, and rework PCBs, cables, harnesses, and electronic assemblies to spec.
- Interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, manuals, and technical instructions.
- Install, configure, and maintain electronic equipment in bench, lab, and field environments.
- Document test results, repairs, and configuration changes per company standards.
- Conduct preventive maintenance to ensure system reliability.
- Partner with engineers on prototype builds, design updates, and system integration.
- Follow quality and safety practices, including ESD, IPC, and facility protocols
- Identify root-cause failures and support continuous improvement.
- Maintain a clean, safe, organized workspace.
- Manage inventory of parts, tools, and test equipment.
- Calibrate and verify test equipment as required.
- Support onboarding and training of new technicians.
Minimum Qualifications- U.S. citizen and ability to obtain and maintain a Secret or higher security clearance
- Industry certifications such as
- IPC-A-610 / IPC-J-STD-001 (soldering, assembly)
- IPC/WHMA-A-620 (wire harness manufacturing)
Technical Skills- Ability to read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, block diagrams, and PCB layouts
- Proficiency using test equipment: oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, power supplies
- Experience with soldering, rework, and assembly of cables, harnesses, and PCBs
- Familiarity with troubleshooting analog and digital circuits
- Knowledge of ESD procedures and safe handling of sensitive electronics
- Ability to install, maintain, repair, and test electronic systems or components
- Basic computer skills and experience with diagnostic software, firmware updates, or configuration tools
Preferred Requirements- Active Secret or higher SCI security clearance.
- Experience with
- Battery pack integration
- SMT equipment (stencil printer, pick and place, reflow oven)
- PCB washer
- Familiarity with ISO-9001, AS9100 requirements
- Understanding of microcontrollers, sensors, RF systems, or power electronics
- Ability and willingness to perform other activities as needed across the organization such as electro-mechanical assembly, operation and repair of manufacturing machinery such as waterjets and laser cutters, facility maintenance, application of coatings, forklift operation, etc.
Physical RequirementsMost work is performed aboard ships or in industrial conditions. Shop, shipboard, warehouse, industrial environment. May be exposed to fumes and irritants including welding/burning fumes, paints, oils, greases and various cleaning solutions and solvents, noise, high heat and humidity hazards while wearing the required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.