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Lead Test and Evaluation Laboratory Technician

The Boeing Company

Patuxent River, MDFull-time$81–109K/yrPosted 4 days agoStill listed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$81–109K/yr
Location
Patuxent River, MD
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance, required

Job overview

Boeing is seeking a Lead Test & Evaluation Laboratory Technician for its MQ-25 Flight Test Program in Patuxent River, Maryland. The role plans and conducts complex tests, develops and analyzes test systems, coordinates laboratory activities, and troubleshoots test-related problems. It requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance and at least five years of experience in electrical drawings and instrumentation. Extended domestic travel is required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Electrical Drawing Interpretation, requiredSensor Instrumentation, requiredElectrical Wiring Harness Repair, requiredStrain Gauge Installation, nice to havePressure Transducer Installation, nice to haveAccelerometer Installation, nice to haveFuel Flow Meter Installation, nice to haveThermocouple Installation, nice to haveRTD Sensor Installation, nice to haveSignal Conditioning Troubleshooting, nice to haveSensor Setup, nice to haveMentoring, nice to haveTraining, nice to have

Qualifications

5+ Years Electrical Drawing Experience, required5+ Years Sensor Instrumentation Experience, requiredActive U.S. Secret Security Clearance, requiredU.S. Citizenship, requiredU.S. Person Export Control Status, requiredConflict of Interest Assessment, required

Benefits

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

Full job description

Lead Test and Evaluation Laboratory Technician

Company: The Boeing Company

Boeing is seeking a Lead Test & Evaluation Laboratory Technician to join our team in Patuxent River, MD with the MQ-25 Flight Test Program.

Extended travel to the St. Louis area and Lakehurst, NJ on Domestic Temporary Assignment will be required.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Plans, conducts and documents complex tests on products, systems, components, materials, and manufacturing processes and technologies
  • Designs, fabricates, builds and analyzes test systems, materials, components, software and methodologies
  • Coordinates test requirements, determines test methods and capabilities
  • Conducts system test preparations by guiding system integration, fabrication, modification, setup, checkout and teardown
  • Performs test article configuration control
  • Conducts complex tests, analyzes data and documents results; participates in test readiness reviews
  • Identifies and resolves test anomalies
  • Troubleshoots and resolves complex laboratory and test-related problems
  • Coordinates test laboratory activities, maintenance and repairs, and personnel training
  • Assists government agencies, safety and hazardous materials teams in the event of emergencies
  • Coaches and trains others
  • Works under minimal direction

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • This position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)
  • 5+ years of experience interpreting electrical engineering drawings, schematics, and definition
  • 5+ years of experience with various types of sensors and instrumentation including strain gages, temperature / pressure measurement, accelerometers, and deflection transducers
  • Experience inspecting, fabricating, installing, routing, terminating, soldering, and repairing electrical wiring harnesses; or any variety of electrical components, and associated equipment

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Extensive experience in the installation and check-out of strain gauges, pressure transducers, accelerometers, fuel flow meters, and thermocouple / RTD sensors, etc
  • Experience troubleshooting signal conditioning equipment and skill setting up numerous sensor types for program requirements
  • Background mentoring / training lower-level technicians while working under minimal direction

Drug Free Workplace: Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Conflict of Interest: Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Shift: This role is primarily first shift; however, there may be additional shift requirements to support program objectives.

Pay & Benefits: At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range for Lead Level (Level 4): $80,750 – $109,250

Language Requirements: Not Applicable

Education: Not Applicable

Relocation: This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement: This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive: This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance: This position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

Visa Sponsorship: Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America)

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How this job compares

Set against the 2,146 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$81–109K/yr
  • US median$51–71K/yr262 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $95K, is 55% above the US median midpoint ($61K) — in the top quarter of Laboratory Technician salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 42 open Laboratory Technician jobs in Maryland and 2,146 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Maryland
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four Laboratory Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 891 postings).
Education
279 of the 2,146 open Laboratory Technician jobs (13%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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