Engineering Assistant III

With little supervision, applies a broad knowledge of established procedures to the assembly, testing, or calibration of equipment developed and used in support of engineering projects related to oceanographic instrumentation.

Characteristic Duties

performs non-routine assignments of substantial variety and complexity given well-defined objectives and technical advice from a supervisor or engineering staff member;
fabricates and constructs complex components of instrumentation requiring care and accuracy, seeking advice as necessary;
uses computers to run application programs or to do simple programming tasks;
uses CAD systems to prepare schematics, drawings, or parts lists; makes recommendations concerning these items;
may direct field operations in area of specialty.

Desired Qualifications
High School diploma or equivalent plus six years' mechanical or electronics experience, or Technical School training plus four years' practical experience, or two to three years' progress toward an engineering or related degree.

Last updated: February 25, 2013

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