Instrument Technician

Job Title: Instrument Technician Lead - INTERNAL ONLY

Location: Arnold AFB TN

Function/Branch: O & M / Aeropropulsion Plant

Directorate: Test Operations

Position Type: Craft

Pay Type: A24

Grade: A242 - A244

Starting Hourly Rate: $40.37 - $44.86

This position closes at 11:59pm November 27th, 2025

Open to internal, current BNH employees only.

****Current U.S. Citizenship is required****

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Overview

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

Open to Internal, current BNH employees only. 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 under general supervision, calibrates 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:

Functions as a Working group lead over lower grade craftsmen, and assists in training primarily in an instrument branch
• Instruct and direct technicians engaged in installing instruments of test articles, in tunnels and test cells
• 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 instrumentation phases of photographic set-ups for tests; repair photographic equipment as required; checks out and troubleshoots instrument systems; from general instructions, sketches performance requirements; modifies and adapts instruments to new or extended uses; tests new instruments; checks out circuits for voltage, current, speed, and temperature controls; installs and test controls on models
• Performs diagnostic and troubleshooting activities required to service discrete and digital logic instrument control systems
• Connects 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
• 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:

• Educational Equivalent: Must possess High School Diploma or equivalent
• Specific Knowledge or Experience: Six years of progressive experience in technical instrumentation or advanced electronics of a minimum of four years' experience plus two years of college or technical school study in advance electronics or technical instrumentation
• Thorough knowledge of operational characteristics and construction of laboratory test instruments and complex electronic circuits
• Ability to analyze and understand instrumentation circuits and to direct the work of lower grade technicians
• Licenses/Certifications: Valid State Driver's License
• Communication Skills: Must be able to read, write, and speak English well enough to understand, give and take directions
• Must put forward a professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation
• Current United States Citizenship required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance and maintain access to AEDC local area network
• Current U. S. Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Multiple healthcare benefits packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule

Who We Are

Beyond New Horizons (BNH) is a fully populated joint venture of Astrion and Fluor Federal Services, Inc. formed to provide unmatched Test Operations and Sustainment services for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.

We chose our name to serve as an enduring reminder of our commitment to AEDC's rich aerospace research and development legacy anchored in AEDC's Toward New Horizons founding study and the unprecedented opportunities to greatly expand AEDC's capabilities and capacity Beyond those existing today. Leveraging the capabilities of our parent companies, BNH specializes in testing and evaluation for military and space systems combined with proven capability in large-scale Government program management, integration, engineering, and construction services for specialized and technically advanced high-hazard facilities.

Join our Team!

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