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Overview

Eaton’s IS AER FED division is seeking a Tester for the 1st Shift in Glenolden, PA. The Tester will be responsible for testing electro-mechanical products for compliance with Acceptance Test Procedures and customer/internal drawings.

Responsibilities

  • Verify product compliance to Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) and maintain accurate ATP records.
  • Utilize test fixtures and equipment to perform ATP.
  • Troubleshoot and diagnose common failure modes when test failures occur.
  • Inspect and diagnose PC Boards to component level for failure analysis.
  • Work from work orders, engineering drawings, and visual/written work instructions to assemble electro-mechanical components.
  • Coordinate with Engineering group for shared resources and test validation.
  • Identify and initiate continuous improvement for product safety, quality, and efficiency.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in an electro-mechanical environment.
  • Must be a U.S. person as defined by U.S. Government export regulations.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Core hours are 7 am - 3:30 pm, M-F.
  • Hourly rate is $26.50 per hour.
  • No relocation benefit is offered; candidates must be within a 50-mile radius.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Glenolden, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania, whose middle half runs $24–$35/hr across 168 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 42% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Glenolden, PA

Glenolden, PA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 315 other active welding openings from 206 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

Eaton currently has 1 other opening live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (15), Aerotek (11), and Hanwha Philly Shipyard (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $32/hr, York at $27/hr, and Lancaster at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Tester - 1st Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.