OverviewJob Title: Instrument Technician Location: Arnold AFB TNJob Family Code: Function/Branch: O & M/Flight (PWT Test)Directorate: Test OpsPosition Type:CraftPay Type: A21 Grade: A21 Salary Range or Starting Hourly Rate: $39.88 - $44.31/ per hourPosting will close on Tuesday, October 28, 2026 @ 11:59 P CSTOpen to external candidates only. OverviewThe Instrument Technician will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for [e.g. operating and maintaining or supporting] the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.
The selected candidate for this requisition must be available to work any shift, and shift determination will be made based on the priority of work at the time the selected candidate is cleared to report to work.
Job SummaryThe successful candidate will under general supervision, calibrate and repairs various instruments for electrical and mechanical measurements used in aeronautical tests and research activities and in plant control.
Supplementary Functions: Participation in functional specific safety training.
Job Duties:- Modifies, fabricates, maintains, repairs, and calibrates a with variety of mechanical, optical, electrical, electromechanical, and electronic indicating and recording instrument and precision measuring equipment
- Performs diagnostic and troubleshooting activities required to service discrete and digital logic instrument control systems
- Connect instruments to computers and recording devices
- Adjusts and calibrates instruments as directed and adapts them to new or extended uses
- Assists in servicing and adjusting computers, microprocessors, and peripheral devices
- Uses a wide variety of instruments, tools, and equipment necessary to perform assigned duties
- Works primarily in a laboratory or field equipment environment
- Assists in training lower-level technicians
- It is a condition of employment to wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
- Performs other related duties as required
Basic Qualifications:- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Two (2) years of professional experience operating, calibrating, maintaining, or troubleshooting laboratory test instruments.
- Valid State Driver's License
- Must be proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English to comprehend technical orders (TOs), safety directives, and emergency procedures in a high-hazard fuel storage or testing environment.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance and maintain authorized user access to the AEDC local area network.
- S. Citizenship is required due to federal government contract compliance requirements and the necessity to access secure federal databases and networks on Arnold Air Force Base.
Preferred Qualifications- Active Secret clearance
- Must put forward professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation
What We Offer- Competitive wages
- 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.
$39.88 - $44.31/ per hour at Arnold Air Force Base, TN
