Forrestjohnson

Forrestjohnson

Field Services Technician

Knoxville, TN, United States

No sponsorship$90k-$110kDetected 89 days ago
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About the role

  • What It's Like to Work Here At AMS, you'll join a collaborative team of experts across nuclear, electrical, mechanical, computer, and materials engineering.
  • We invest heavily in research and development, encourage creativity in problem-solving, and provide hands-on opportunities to contribute from day one.
  • Through careful data collection, clear communication, and reliable field execution, you will help ensure the long-term safety, performance, and reliability of critical plant systems across the nuclear fleet.

Responsibilities

  • Communicate clearly and professionally with internal stakeholders and external partners, providing timely updates on work performed, issues encountered, and next steps.
  • Demonstrates professionalism, reliability, and a strong work ethic; maintains a consistent employment history and shows commitment to long-term career growth in technical fields.
  • Shows strong work ethic, reliability, and stability (demonstrated by consistent employment history); is a self-motivated learner who embraces hands-on training, remains patient during structured multi-year technical development, and maintains a positive attitude in high-responsibility environments.
  • Many employees build long careers here because they're able to learn continuously, take on diverse technical challenges, and work in an environment guided by teamwork, respect, and shared purpose.

Requirements

  • Holds an associate degree in electronics, or equivalent technical training such as military instruction, or brings hands-on experience in field services, instrumentation, electrical systems, or related maintenance work.
  • Brings hands-on technical skills, including the ability to read electrical schematics, use multimeters and lab equipment, solder, and troubleshoot electronic systems
  • As a result, U.S. citizenship is required to meet federal compliance and security-access regulations.

Compensation

  • Paid Time Off - Four weeks annual vacation plus at least 10 paid holidays per year
  • Career Growth - Annual salary reviews, raises, and advancement opportunities within a fast-paced, team-oriented, mission-driven organization
  • We comply with all applicable employment laws and do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic.
  • Certain roles may require U.S. citizenship or other federally mandated clearances.
  • This job posting is being managed by FractionalRecruiter on behalf of AMS Corporation.
  • Brings genuine enthusiasm for extensive travel (90-110 days annually) and is willing and able to travel on weekends, holidays, and at short notice with a positive attitude.

Benefits

  • In this hands-on, travel-intensive role, you will conduct non-destructive electrical testing to assess equipment health and support clients during normal plant operation, outages, and/or commissioning activities.
  • Shows self-motivation and eagerness to learn; embraces hands-on training, asks questions, and demonstrates a teachable spirit committed to developing expertise over a structured multi-year learning process.

Company info

  • AMS Corporation is a nuclear engineering services company based in Knoxville, Tennessee, with a mission to ensure the safe operation of the worldwide nuclear fleet.
  • Founded in 1977 as a spinoff of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, AMS has nearly 50 years of experience developing innovative testing technologies and engineering solutions that help nuclear facilities maintain safe, reliable, and compliant instrumentation and control (I&C) systems.
  • AMS supports nuclear facilities worldwide with specialized expertise in years in the areas of instrumentation and control (I&C) system testing, digital I&C qualification, EMI/RFI troubleshooting, cable aging management, nuclear instrumentation system troubleshooting, wireless technology implementation, rod control system testing, online monitoring for condition-based maintenance, and custom data acquisition equipment development.
  • Our engineers work across all U.S. nuclear power plants and many in Europe and Asia as well as research reactors and national security installations to ensure systems perform safely, reliably, and in full compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • What It's Like to Work Here
  • At AMS, you'll join a collaborative team of experts across nuclear, electrical, mechanical, computer, and materials engineering.
  • As a Field Services Technician on the Cable Testing & Technical Services Team, you will play a key role in supporting nuclear and industrial facilities by performing advanced on-site testing for performance evaluations, diagnostics, condition monitoring, and troubleshooting using AMS's proprietary platforms and other specialized tools.
  • Who We're Looking For

Equal opportunity

  • AMS Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • citizenship is required to meet federal compliance and security-access regulations
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