
Engineering Technician
Dahlgren, VAJob$90–110K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
Amentum seeks an Engineering Technician to test, evaluate, integrate, and configure U.S. Navy C5ISR systems. The role develops and executes EMI/EMC testing, analyzes results, prepares reports, and reviews technical documentation. Candidates need six years of relevant experience, including four years in specified topside areas, and a SECRET clearance or acceptable interim clearance. U.S. Navy surface ship radar, communication, and electronic warfare experience is preferred.
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Full job description
Amentum is seeking an Engineering Technician to perform test, evaluation, integration, and configuration of U. S. Navy Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems.
Essential Responsibilities:
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Developing detailed Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)/EMC test plans
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Participating in EMI/EMC test planning meetings and test readiness reviews
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Performing EMI/EMC testing by gathering, reducing, and analyzing data results
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Prepare and publish detailed EMI/EMC test reports
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Review technical documentation and technical meeting support
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Minimum Requirements:
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Six (6) years of experience, which includes design, implementation, and check out of components, peripheral equipment, or networking hardware; with experience in theoretical and practical aspects of test, evaluation, and integration related to configuration management of C5ISR systems.
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Four (4) years of demonstrated experience in one or more of the following specific topside areas: Integrated Topside Design; EMP; E3; EMI; EMC; E3 Computation and Modeling; EMP Testing and PCI shipboard testing; EMP Modeling and Simulation; Shipboard Electromagnetic Compatibility; EMI problem investigation, characterization, and quantification; E3 instructions, standards, policies and procedures; EMC document review; EMC SHIPMAIN technical assessments; EMC acquisition engineering and EMI analysis; EMI planned maintenance systems; EMC certification; USN Optimized Fleet Response Plan (O-FRP); EMI engineering; technical program support; CASREP EMI investigations; and EMI characterization and quantification; RF engineering, logistics documentation and scheduling support; EMI planned maintenance systems; or RAM EMI mitigation for removal, installation and fabrication.
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Demonstrated experience with test planning and instrumentation requirements analysis, configuration, and operation including computer-based data acquisition systems.
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Experience with systems analysis, technical documentation, maintenance, repair, operation, and support.
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Must have a SECRET clearance. An interim clearance is acceptable.
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Preferred Qualifications:
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U.S. Navy surface ship radar, communication and electronic warfare operations, understanding, and experience.
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Work Environment:
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Assignments may support Navy surface ships of various ship-classes and at shore installations in the United States and overseas.
Compensation Details:
$90,000 to $110.000
The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.
Benefits Overview:
Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:
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Health, dental, and vision insurance
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Paid time off and holidays
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Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
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Educational reimbursement
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Parental leave
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Employee stock purchase plan
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Tax-saving options
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Disability and life insurance
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Pet insurance
Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.
Original Posting:
11/06/2026 - Until Filled
Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters (https://postings.govdocs.com/#/vxSkbztPuAwwxfs) .
How this job compares
Set against the 1,893 open Engineering Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$90–110K/yr
- Virginia median$62–77K/yr53 salary ranges
- US median$66–97K/yr439 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $100K, is 46% above the Virginia median midpoint ($69K) — in the top quarter of Engineering Technician salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 158 open Engineering Technician jobs in Virginia and 1,893 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Serco29 open
- Huntington Ingalls Industries22 open
- HII19 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience — more than three in four Engineering Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 1,439 postings).
- Education
- 20 of the 1,893 open Engineering Technician jobs (1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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