Instrumentation Technician

PGS Worldwide is seeking an Instrumentation Technician in Orlando, FL for a one-year contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company.

The Instrumentation Technician will support Structures and Environmental Test Laboratories by installing, calibrating, and connecting instrumentation used for laboratory testing. This role is well-suited for candidates with strong electrical, mechanical, troubleshooting, or automotive technician experience.

Required Skills

• High school diploma.
• 2+ years of electrical knowledge, including ability to interpret electrical schematics.
• Understanding of Ohm’s Law for resistance, current, and voltage calculations.
• 2+ years of experience fabricating electronic cables, connector assemblies, or electrical circuit boards.
• 2+ years of experience calibrating and operating digital data acquisition systems.
• 2+ years of experience operating electronic test equipment.
• Experience with instrumentation such as accelerometers, thermocouples, load cells, pressure transducers, displacement transducers, or acoustic transducers.
• Ability to connect instrumentation to data acquisition systems and signal conditioning equipment.
• Strong diagnostic troubleshooting skills with electrical systems, instrumentation, computers, or vehicles.
• Strong computer skills for data recording, transfer, communication, and documentation.
• Strong math, writing, and communication skills.
• Ability to drive company vehicles and golf carts.
• Ability to obtain an ATF Explosives Possessors License.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance.

Preferred Skills

• Automotive technician experience.
• Proficiency with digital data acquisition systems.
• J-STD solder certification.
• Experience with electro-mechanical sensors and actuators.
• Mechanical aptitude and mechanical testing experience.
• Experience supporting laboratory, environmental, structural, or instrumentation testing.

What You’ll Do

• Install, calibrate, and connect instrumentation for test lab activities.
• Work with accelerometers, thermocouples, load cells, pressure transducers, displacement transducers, and acoustic transducers.
• Connect instrumentation to data acquisition systems and signal conditioning equipment.
• Collect instrumentation response data and process it into customer-required formats.
• Conduct routine and specialized laboratory tests according to test requirements and procedures.
• Interface with internal customers to review data, requirements, and test results.
• Support accurate, on-time data delivery for structures and environmental test activities.
• Fabricate electronic cables, connector assemblies, and electrical circuit boards as needed.
• Troubleshoot electrical systems, instrumentation, and test equipment.

Pay

• $32.45/hour

Job

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can.

We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.