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Scientific Research Corporation

Engineering, integration, testing for defense systems

Engineering Technician 1

Full-TimeDeadline 8/5/27
$18.98 - $31.64/hr
Junior, Mid
Associate's
St Inigoes, MD, USA
In PersonTravel is less than 15 days per calendar year.
General Maintenance & RepairEquipment Maintenance
No H1B Sponsorship
US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • An Associate of Applied Science in electrical or mechanical engineering technology and at least one year of relevant experience, or a high school diploma or General Education Development credential and at least three years of relevant hands-on experience.
  • Demonstrated experience assembling or installing parts requiring simple wiring, soldering, or connecting.
  • Demonstrated experience combining, organizing, and packaging individual hardware components, commercial parts, and custom assemblies into complete, ready-to-install kits for military systems using engineering blueprints or Bills of Materials.
  • Demonstrated experience completing routine tasks such as tensile or hardness tests, operating and adjusting simple test equipment, and recording test results.
  • Demonstrated experience performing computations, plotting data, and drawing simple curves and graphs.
  • Demonstrated experience completing tasks requiring computer-aided design.
  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • A U.S. government security clearance at the Secret level is required.
Responsibilities
  • Assemble or install equipment or parts requiring simple wiring, soldering, or connecting.
  • Perform simple or routine tasks or tests, including tensile or hardness tests; operate and adjust simple test equipment; and record test data.
  • Gather and maintain specified records of engineering data such as tests and drawings; perform computations by substituting numbers in specified formulas; and plot data and draw simple curves and graphs.
  • Assist technical staff members with the fabrication, integration, testing, operation, maintenance, and repair of electronic circuits and mechanical packaging, including the development of electrical and mechanical prototypes.
Desired Qualifications
  • Hands-on experience installing, troubleshooting, and testing command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems for air platforms or ground vehicle communications.

About the company

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Scientific Research Corporation

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Scientific Research Corporation is an advanced engineering company that provides engineering, integration, testing, support, and research and development services to the U.S. government, private industry, and international markets. Its work spans information, communications, intelligence, electronic warfare, simulation, training, and instrumentation systems. SRC designs and builds complex systems, integrates them into clients’ environments, conducts rigorous testing, and offers ongoing field support through laboratories and facilities that replicate real-world operation. The company differentiates itself through its broad, end-to-end capabilities across multiple disciplines, its long history since 1988, and its extensive network of engineering offices and state-of-the-art test facilities for both defense and commercial applications. SRC’s goal is to help customers meet emerging challenges by delivering high-quality products and technical services that perform in real-world conditions.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Atlanta, Georgia

Founded

1988

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What believers are saying

  • NAVSEA Seaport Enhanced gives SRC access to a $3.5 billion, 15-year Navy pipeline.
  • The August 2026 Navy contract for C4I engineering broadens work across multiple ship fleets.
  • CBP kept SRC as incumbent for $21.39 million aircraft sensor support through September 2026.

What critics are saying

  • CBP’s Aircraft Sensors Technical Support Services ends September 22, 2026, forcing recompete risk.
  • SRC’s growth depends on defense contracting cycles and incumbent renewals, not product revenue.
  • Private ownership and federal concentration make a single protest or budget cut damaging.

What makes Scientific Research Corporation unique

  • SRC won NAVSEA Seaport Enhanced across seven zones in March 2026.
  • SRC holds deep C4I, cyber, and aircraft-sensor sustainment work across Navy and CBP.
  • SRC remains embedded in follow-on federal vehicles, including OASIS UNR and Seaport.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Company Match

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

7%

1 year growth

7%

2 year growth

9%