Job Description

Overview

The Senior Maintenance Technician position at DRS's Electro Optical Infrared Systems (EOIS) line involves providing technical support for complex components and equipment in a challenging work environment. DRS develops and supports infrared and electro-optical solutions for military applications and offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical support to engineers and scientists on complex components and equipment.
  • Work from complex wiring and assembly drawings and engineering specifications.
  • Interpret and follow written documents such as SOPs and safety rules.
  • Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.
  • Assist in training new team members.
  • Interface with other departments to assure efficient flow of information.
  • Meet production deadlines and maintain quality of finished products.
  • Diagnose causes of equipment malfunctions and perform maintenance.
  • Modify complex electrical prototypes to correct deviations.
  • Troubleshoot and repair equipment including CNC mills, lathes, and grinders.
  • Repair and rebuild pumps and troubleshoot test equipment.

Requirements

  • Requires an associate’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience.
  • Must demonstrate strong decision-making and leadership skills.
  • Experienced in handling small delicate components and using ESD practices.
  • Soldering and wire bonding experience is a plus.
  • Must be experienced in the safe handling of chemicals.
  • Experienced in using various computer applications, including Access, Excel, and Labview.
  • Experience with MRP is a plus.
  • Must have good mechanical skills.
  • U.S. Citizenship required and must have or be able to obtain a DOD security clearance.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Flexible work schedules with a 9/80 program.
  • Competitive vacation and health/emergency leave.
  • Paid parental leave and community service hours.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Dallas, TX currently run a median of $36/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$39/hr across 44 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Dallas, TX

We're tracking 125 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 73 different employers. 42 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,245 other active welding openings from 548 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (39), Zachry Group (30), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (22). 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 Old Sixth Ward at $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Dallas at $36/hr. Dallas is among them.

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