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Engineering Technician, Junior

Booz Allen Hamilton

Wharton, NJFull-time$53–108K/yrPosted 4w agoStill listed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$53–108K/yr
Location
Wharton, NJ
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance, required

Job overview

The Junior Engineering Technician supports assembly and fabrication of electrical, electronic, and mechanical components and equipment. The role assists with maintaining machinery, calibration equipment, power tools, and basic electronic tooling, while following established procedures and applying foundational technical knowledge. It involves solving routine problems with direction from senior technicians and engineers and developing skills through hands-on work.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Shop Safety, requiredHand Tool Usage, requiredPowered Hand Tool Usage, requiredMechanical Assembly, requiredDisassembly and Reassembly, requiredTest Setup Preparation, requiredTest Results Documentation, requiredPrototyping, nice to haveBasic Electrical Systems, nice to haveTeam Collaboration, nice to have

Qualifications

Engineering Technician or Technical Apprenticeship Experience, requiredSecret Clearance Eligibility, requiredHigh School Diploma or GED, requiredTechnical School or Trade School Completion, nice to haveArmed Services Technical Curriculum, nice to haveSecret Clearance, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Engineering Technician, JuniorThe Opportunity: Support the assembly and fabrication of electrical, electronic, or mechanical components and equipment. Assist in maintaining mechanical machinery, calibration equipment, power tools, and basic electronic tooling. Apply foundational technical knowledge and follow established procedures. Solve routine problems with direction from senior technicians and engineers and grow your skills through hands‑on work.

You Have:

  • Experience as an engineering technician or in a technical apprenticeship
  • Knowledge of basic shop safety and proper usage of hand tools and powered hand tools
  • Ability to support simple munition or mechanical assemblies, including basic disassembly and reassembly following technical guidance
  • Ability to assist with system testing activities by preparing test setups and documenting results
  • Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
  • HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience in prototyping or basic electrical systems
  • Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment
  • Secret clearance
  • Completion of a technical school, trade school, or relevant armed services technical curriculum

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $53,000.00 to $108,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,888 open Engineering Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$53–108K/yr
  • US median$65–100K/yr441 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $81K, is close to the US median midpoint ($81K) — in the middle half of Engineering Technician salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 24 open Engineering Technician jobs in New Jersey and 1,888 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
Engineering Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (1,446 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 719 of the 1,888 open Engineering Technician jobs (38%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 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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