Electrical Test Controller (ETTC)

Beyond New Horizons

$83K — $93K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Minimum of four years' experience as an Electrician
  • Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance
  • Current U.S. Citizenship required due to DoD security regulations
  • Active Secret Security clearance preferred

Responsibilities

  • Complete all required qualifications and certifications associated with ETF Plant Control Room Operations
  • Monitor systems health and respond to operational alarms or trips as necessary
  • Coordinate operations with Test/Plant Control Room engineers and supervision
  • Perform technical, mechanical, and electrical tasks in the Control Room and associated areas
  • Prepare and check Plant Facility equipment for operation
  • Operate and troubleshoot complex testing equipment
  • Train and instruct other craftsmen in operational procedures

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries
  • Continuing education assistance
  • Multiple healthcare benefits packages
  • 401K with employer matching
  • Vacation and sick leave with a recognized holiday schedule
Full Job Description
Overview

Location: Arnold AFB TN

Job Family Code:

Function/Branch: O & M/Flight (PWT Plant)

Directorate: Test Ops

Position Type:Regular Full-Time

Pay Type: Wage

Grade: A24

Salary Range or Starting Hourly Rate: $40.37 - $44.86

Posting will close September 21, 2026 @ 11:59 PM CST

Open to internal and external candidates.

Job Summary

The successful candidate will under general supervision perform Safe, Reliable, and Effective Operations (SREO), of installation and maintenance of test/plant equipment/systems. Pursue and obtain all qualifications assigned and demonstrate satisfactory progress as measured by two quarterly process assessments based on syllabus completion, body of knowledge testing and tunnel conditions OJT as an ETF Plant Control Room Operator, start/stop and configure systems (motor/compressor, valves, heaters, coolers) as required.

Job Duties:
  • Required to complete and become qualified/certified in the following
    • QUAL0001 - ETF Plt Control Room Lead
    • QUAL0002 - ETF Plt Control Room A/S Ws
    • QUAL0003 - ETF Plt Control Room JT Pri Ws
    • QUAL0004 - ETF Plt Control Room SL Prin Ws
    • QUAL0005 - ETF Plt Control Room C-Exh Ws
    • QUAL0006 - ETF Plt Control Room C Pri Ws
    • QUAL0013 - ETF Plt Control Room A/B Exhaust Ws
  • Monitor systems health
  • Initiate appropriate response to alarms/trips
  • Coordinate and communicate operations with others as necessary
  • Coordinate with Test/Plant Control Room Operation Engineers, Supervision, Engineering Support and Base Utilities
  • Direct and perform a wide variety of technical, mechanical, electrical, and manual work in the Control Room, Testing, Operating, and/or assembly and shop areas of an Engineering Test Facility
  • Checks out and prepares Plant Facility equipment for operations
  • Operates Plant equipment
  • Accomplishes maintenance and servicing work as required to place and keep such equipment in operation
  • Operates complex testing equipment
  • Operates complex testing equipment, and troubleshoots operating equipment or test articles, and installation in case of malfunction, with a high degree of skill
  • Perform all Electrical duties as assigned
  • Use a wide variety of hand and machine tools, powered equipment, complex measuring and test equipment as required to accomplish the operations
  • Train, instruct, and direct other craftsmen(s)
  • It is a condition of employment to wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy
  • Perform other duties as required

Basic Qualifications:
  • Educational Equivalent: Must possess High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Specific Knowledge or Experience: Four years of experience as an Electrician, of 4 years of progressive experience in the electrician trade may be substituted for the required experience
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance and satisfy requirements for access to the AEDC local area network
  • Current U.S. Citizenship is required due to Department of Defense security and federal contract requirements at AEDC

Preferred Qualifications
  • Active Secret Security clearance


What We Offer
  • Competitive salaries
  • Continuing education assistance
  • Multiple healthcare benefits packages
  • 401K with employer matching
  • Vacation and Sick Leave along with a federally recognized holiday schedule


U.S. Citizenship is required. At this time BNH will not sponsor any applicants for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1b, F1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount BNH is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time jobs will be adjusted based upon the number of hours agreed to work at location Tennessee: Arnold Air Force, TN.

A24: $40.37 - $44.86 /hour at Arnold Air Force Base, TN.

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