# Engineering Technician IV

Saalex is seeking an Engineering Technician, IV in Ridgecrest, CA to provide technical support for the assembly, integration, testing, operation, maintenance, and sustainment of small weaponized Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). This position performs complex technical tasks with minimal supervision and serves as a key contributor supporting prototype development, system readiness activities, flight test operations, and engineering evaluations. The Engineering Technician III works closely with government engineers, program personnel, and other technicians to ensure successful execution of developmental and operational test objectives. Position Type: Full-time Salary: $29-$32 per hour Work Location: Fully onsite Essential Functions: Lead the integration, operation, maintenance, modification, and sustainment of small weaponized UAS systems. Provide technical leadership for prototype development, system upgrades, troubleshooting, and engineering investigations. Plan and execute system testing, readiness assessments, and operational evaluations. Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical, electrical, electronic, and integration issues. Support flight test events, data collection efforts, a

- **Id**: 1157719
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/saalex-engineering-technician-iv-2>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Ridgecrest, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T18:15:09Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T22:16:46Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 7
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3160
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Life insurance, Retirement plans
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Managed IT Services (MSP), Engineering Services

## Company

- **Id**: 3382
- **Name**: Saalex
- **Domain**: saalex.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/saalex>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workable

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 83
- **Open postings**: 109
- **Ghost share**: 0.193
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 67
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 29
- **Max**: 32
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: hour
- **Usd annual**: 64000

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: company_stale
- **Days open**: 6

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-23T22:17:56Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 6
- **Expected fill days**: 67
- **Reasons**: conf:3, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 64000
- **Is top pay**: no

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