OverviewJob Title: Electrician LeadLocation: Arnold AFB TNFunction/Branch: O&M/Manufacturing - Model Shop (Hit Crew)Directorate: Test OperationsPosition Type: Regular Full-TimePay Type: WageGrade: A24 Salary Range or Starting Hourly Rate: $40.37 - $44.86Job posting closes on June 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM CST Job SummaryThe successful candidate under general supervision, as a working group leader over lower grade craftsmen, directs and performs a wide variety of technical, mechanical, electrical, and manual work in the testing, operating, and/or assembly and shop areas of an Engineering Test Facility.
Job Duties:- Prepares Test Facility equipment for operations
- Prepare test articles for testing
- Install test articles and checks installation
- Installs high-speed data cabling
- Troubleshoots equipment, test articles, and installations in case of malfunctions
- Operates plant and test equipment during tests
- Assists in tests and operates test articles such as controls for engines and rockets; removes test articles after tests
- Installs and maintains facility systems; accomplishes maintenance and servicing work required to place and keep test facility equipment in operation
- Uses a wide variety of hand and machine tools, powered equipment, measuring and testing equipment
- Instructs less experienced lower-level grade craftsmen
- Perform other duties as required
- It is a condition of employment to wear PPE Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy
- Must be able/available to work different work shifts and schedules
- Perform other duties as required
ResponsibilitiesBasic Qualifications:- Must possess High School Diploma or equivalent
- Six years of progressive electrician experience in the working or operating section of an Aeronautical Test Facility Laboratory, or eight years of progressive electrician experience on comparable equipment in a large plant, directly related to the position under consideration
- Ability to skillfully operate and work with a wide variety of hand and machine tools
- Ability to read and work from blueprints, diagrams, and sketches
- Must be able to direct the work of lower grade craftsman
- Must be able to work in a team atmosphere
- Must put forward professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation
- Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must nor impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance and the AEDC local area network
- Must be able to obtain and maintain Fiber Optic (Basic and Advanced) and Fusion Splicing Certification
- Current U. S. Citizenship required
