Instrument Technician - Specialist

Job Title: Instrument Tech Specialist                                               

Location: Arnold AFB TN

Job Family Code:

Function/Branch: O & M/Design/Manufacturing (Critter Crew)

Directorate: Engineering and Tech Support

Position Type: Craft   

Pay Type: A24

Grade:   A24

Salary Range or Starting Hourly Rate: $41.89 - $46.54/ per hour

Posting will close on November 10, 2026 @ 11:59 PM CST

Open to Internal Candidates Only.

Overview

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for an Instrument Tech Specialist, supporting TOS II, at Arnold AFB in Tullahoma, TN. The 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 Summary

The successful candidate will be under general supervision, primarily in an instrument organization.  Work must generally be accomplished with minimal or no outside technical support or procedures and requires a high level of independent problem analysis.  This job requires that diagnostic methods, including software as needed, be devised during troubleshooting and verification for corrective maintenance.

Supplementary Functions: Participation in functional specific safety training.

Job Duties:

• Performs corrective maintenance on complex electronic instrumentation systems and equipment such as computers and associated peripherals, data acquisition and control systems, display and analysis systems, high speed communication networks, and analog and digital data recording systems
• Work from general problem descriptions, coordinate with those reporting problems, assessing the normal functional behavior of equipment, verifying that trouble exists, locating the source of problems, taking reliable and credible corrective action, verifying and reporting that normal functional behavior has been restored, and documenting with sketches, block or logic diagrams, or schematics any changes and modifications required
• Adjusts and calibrates instruments as directed and adapts them to new or extended uses
• Uses a wide variety of instruments, tools, and equipment necessary to perform assigned duties
• Works primarily in a laboratory or field equipment environment
• It is a condition of employment to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
• Performs other related duties as required

Basic Qualifications:

• A High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of six (6) years of professional experience in the maintenance and repair of electronic equipment, computer systems, display and analysis systems, or data acquisition and control systems.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience operating or utilizing specialized diagnostic and test equipment for electronics troubleshooting and repair.
• Valid State Driver’s License
• Must be proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English to comprehend technical manuals, safety protocols, and emergency procedures on an active industrial facility.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance and maintain authorized user access to the AEDC local area network.
• 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
• Ability to analyze and consider the impact of the methods and thoroughness of trouble-shooting techniques on cost and effectiveness of accomplishing maintenance actions
• Ability to recognize when additional technical support is required

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. 

A24: $41.89 - $46.54/ per hour at Arnold Air Force Base, TN