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Job Title: Aerospace Precision Machinist                    

Location: Arnold AFB TN

Job Family Code:

Function/Branch: O & M/Design Manufacturing

Directorate: Eng & Tech Support

Position Type: Regular Full-Time       

Pay Type: Wage           

Grade: A21

Salary Range or Starting Hourly Rate: $38.44 - $42.71

Posting closes on August 13, 2026 @ 11:59PM CST

Overview

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for an Aerospace Precision Machinist Lead, supporting TOS II, at Arnold AFB Tennessee. The selected candidate 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 & external candidates - 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 functions as a working group leader over lower grade craftsman, directs, set up and operate a variety of machine shop tools such as manual lathes, and milling machines, boring mills, CNC lathes and CNC milling machines, CNC wire and CNC sinker machines, ID/OD grinders, jig grinders, surface grinders, and other general machine shop tools.

Job Duties:

• Fabricate both new and replacement precision complex parts for test articles, experimental equipment, machinery, and other items
• Make parts from both ferrous and non-ferrous metals and the material including high temperature resisting alloys as well as copper, bronze, brass, and non-metallic materials
• Work from blueprints, drawings, sketches and oral instructions; applies standard shop mathematics in setting up work
• Perform all machine and hand operations including tapping holes, scraping and fitting sub-assembly work
• Perform precision grinding and lapping, drilling, filing and other operations
• Disassembles, assembles, installs and repairs test and operating equipment
• It is a condition of employment to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy
• Perform other duties as required

Basic Qualifications:

• Six years of progressive precision machinist experience which may or may not have been as an apprentice in the trade
• Must be able to direct the work of lower grade craftsman
• Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance and maintain access to the AEDC local area computer 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 vacation and sick leave 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 and 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 Towards 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!

U.S. Citizenship is required. At this time BNH will not sponsor any applicants for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1b, F1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount BNH is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time jobs will be adjusted based upon the number of hours agreed to work at the Tennessee location.

$40.37 - $44.86 per hour at Arnold Air Force, TN. 

BNH is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, veteran status, and any other grounds for discrimination prohibited by applicable law.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.