Instrumentation Engineering Technician V Engineering Technician V Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, OH HX5 is currently seeking an Engineering Technician to join our team at the Wright Patterson Air Force Bases Wind Tunnel Testing Facility (AFRL/RQVX). AFRL/RQVX primarily provides wind tunnel testing and experiments to satisfy the requirements of researchers within the DoD as well as from industry. The testing facility consists of a full spectrum of wind tunnel types and sizes that all require complex mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and high-pressure systems to generate the various air speeds involved in the research. Instrumentation Technicians work as a part of a larger team that may consist of Project Engineers, Aerospace Engineers, Mechanical Technicians, Buyers and outside customers. Together these personnel work toward the completion of Aerodynamic Validation Research. **Essential Duties and Responsibilities ** Support test preparation/execution/breakdown schedules generated by the test project engineers and guided by the Test Matrix. Design, prepare, fabricate, assemble, install, modify, checkout, maintain, calibrate, operate, analyze, and conduct tear-down activities associated with various instrumentation systems as well as document those efforts. These systems are typically prototype models comprised of thermocouples, heat transfer gauges, pressure transducers, acoustic pickup transducers, accelerometers, anemometers, load cells, and strain gage balances internal to the model. Calibrate and install various sensors on the test article and/or wind tunnel as well as document those efforts. Calibrations will be done on-site and involve calibrating sensor output levels against specification limits. Typical sensors used are accelerometers, microphones, pressure transducers, strain gage balances, heat transfer gages, and thermocouples. Learn and be trained by senior technicians in this somewhat specialized niche of instrumentation and electronics. This job is located in an industrial environment where large machinery, tools, industrial supplies, raw materials, etc. are common. Noise level is usually moderate but can be loud when certain tunnels are in operation, or loud tools are used. Candidate must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, which may include, but is not limited to the following encounters: Frequently lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision requirements include both close and distant as well as adjusting focus Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk