Our client, a prestigious Federal contractor is seeking a motivated, career and customer oriented, Assembler/Break Fix Technician to join their team in Sterling, VA. You will be responsible for fabrication, assembly, maintenance, and repair of components according to specifications with the highest level of quality. You will have to adjust to shifting priorities as demand shifts between production, and maintenance and repair. Additionally, you will offer internal support, utilizing your expertise in cutting-edge software, hardware, network infrastructure, and/or information technology to troubleshoot intricate user/system issues. Additionally, their duties will include consulting on field reports and LIVE deployments and installations in the field.

Responsibilities for the Assembler/Break Fix Technician Include:
- Maintain up-to-date technical proficiency in your field, and meticulously document problems and their resolutions.
- Analyze and report findings in support of data analysis to identify problems, improvements, and trends.
- Collaboration with development teams will be essential in determining effective problem-solving and mitigation strategies.
- Offer technical guidance for site-related endeavors, encompassing installation, deployment, and operational aspects of client systems
- Mounting provided components to pre-drilled panels including but not limited to PC104 Single Board Computer, I/O paddleboard, Power Supply, Ethernet Hub and terminal blocks on din rail.
- Install factory-built cables between components as well as cut, strip and install hookup wire between some components.
- Install standard AC power plug on power supply.
- Drill out polycarbonate enclosure using template and install waterproof fittings and install duplex outlet in the bottom of the enclosure.
- Label enclosure per documentation as well as panel.
- Package controllers in boxes and label for shipment.
- Assist with palletize boxes.
- Use duplicator to duplicate hard drives.
- Remove hard drives from Micro sized computers for reimaging and reinstall.
- Configure bios settings on Microcomputer.
- Configure RFID readers following documentation.
- Perform maintenance to maintain compliance with current build standards.
- Perform initial inspection and root cause analysis for non-compliant equipment.
- Participate in data gathering in support of analytics.
- Report findings in a timely manner.

The position is 100% Onsite in Sterling, VA and our client is looking to onboard as a 6 months contract with the option to extend or convert based on job performance and business need.

Required Skills

- Must be US Citizen due to government requirement
- Must be able to obtain a DHS Public Trust
- 4 years related experience
- Bachelor's degree is desired, but not required

Required Skills:
- Prior assembly experience or an electrical or electronics background is needed.
- Soldering components on PCBs
- Comfortable using a multimeter
- Ability to stand on your feet for 8 hours a day.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to safely use hand tools and some basic power tools for specified tasks.
- Be able to consistently follow directions to complete assembly or configuration tasks.
- Willing to travel to local sites (5-10% as needed)