Job Description

Overview

The Instrument/Electrical Technician II position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to NASA's deep space exploration efforts. The role involves working with a diverse team to install and troubleshoot electrical and instrumentation systems, ensuring compliance with engineering standards and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, layout, and install electrical and instrumentation wires to facility equipment per engineering work orders and schematics.
  • Perform electrical and instrumentation buildup and installations in compliance with National Electric Code and NASA standard guidelines.
  • Plan, layout, assemble, and install cable tray or conduit to facility equipment per engineering work orders.
  • Perform buildup of power distribution or data and control system panels per engineering work orders and schematics.
  • Perform buildup of cable assemblies from engineering work orders and electrical schematics.
  • Use basic machine shop tools such as drill presses, band saws, and sheet metal brakes to support facility or test stand buildups.
  • Disassemble and reassemble motors, generators, switchgear, transfer switches, and other similar equipment during buildup or troubleshooting activities.
  • Demonstrate competent use of basic electrical measurement devices given an engineering work order and schematics.
  • Trace out existing system wiring to verify or update facility drawings.
  • Troubleshoot electrical and instrumentation systems using schematics and manufacturer’s documentation.
  • Perform elevated work from ladders, scaffolding, raised platforms, man-lifts, or other similar raised locations.
  • Perform work in confined spaces as required.
  • Support test duty stations as required.
  • Perform other related tasks as required.

Requirements

  • Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
  • General computer and typing skills.
  • General knowledge of the National Electrical Code.
  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience in the field or related area.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • This is a CBA Union Position.
  • Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical.
  • Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $27/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX, whose middle half runs $22–$37/hr across 85 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 47% 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 341 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 193 different employers. 94 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,256 other active welding openings from 597 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Amentum currently has 5 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (29), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (23). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Midlothian at $38/hr, Irving at $38/hr, and Pasadena at $37/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. Instrument/Electrical Technician II figures were last recalculated when this page was built.