Job ID: 12383
Location:
Employment Type: Contract
Date Added: 09/08/2026
Job Description
Location: Houston, TX
Description
Offering an opportunity to grow on the job skills and join a great organization: test, troubleshoot, and assemble mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic assemblies.
Level of Responsibility:
- Works under direct supervision and follows detailed written and/or verbal instructions and established procedures to perform standardized or routine tasks.
Skills Required:
- Must possess the ability to use measuring, hand, and power tools.
- The person must have a mechanical aptitude that can be verified through hobbies, side jobs, temp jobs on holidays.
- Trades such as mechanic work on cars, woodwork, construction, electrical.
Must have a foundational understanding and answer tot he following questions:
Networking understanding of the OSI (TCP/IP) model
- What are the layers of the OSI model?
- What is a switch, router, hub, modem?
- What is an IP address and MAC address?
- What is a LAN and WAN?
- Whatis DHCP?
- How does ip addressing and subnetting work?
Must have a foundational understanding of electricity
- What is current, voltage, resistance, conductance, resistance, insulation?
- How do you calculate resistance in series and paralell
- What happens to current flowing through resistors in series and paralell
- What is an ohm meter?
- How does it work?
- What is cross talk on wires?
- How does wire size affect resistance?
- Must understand schematics for hydraulics or electrical or electronics
- Explain symbols on the schematic and understand how to read legends
Computer Skills Required:
- Must be able to use microsoft suite (excel, word, powerpoint, office)
- Please test that they can, and don’t just say they can.
- Must be familiar with I pad usage and proficiency
- Temp to possible hire for the right candidates.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Tests, troubleshoots, and assembles complex mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic assemblies using proprietary software and tools.
- Works under general supervision and performs tasks based on established procedures.
- Resolves routine questions and problems independently utilizing critical thinking and troubleshooting skills and refers more complex issues to higher levels.
- Frequently interacts with others in workshop environment. Interacts frequently with Engineers to receive test procedures, service orders or other specific instructions. Occasionally contacts others in internal departments and some contact with customers during facility visits.
MAIN TASKS:
- Secures and verifies that all procedures and drawings necessary for the work to begin present.
- Reviews the target delivery dates and ensures that all tools and materials necessary to meet the dates are on hand prior to the start dates. Prepares and sets up proper equipment.
- Works independently or in teams on assigned tasks or projects.
- Collects, records, and maintains quality records and required test documentation associated with receipt, and in process and final inspection including test reports, failed test reports, in a clear, accurate manner.
- Resolves routine questions and problems in mastered competency areas. Refers more complex issues to higher levels.
- Practices safe work habits and good housekeeping, maintains the cleanliness of the work area and all tools.
- Ensures that all materials necessary for the maintenance of the work area are in stock. This includes hand wipes, solvents, cleaning solutions, etc.
- Maintains test equipment per procedures. Ensures maintenance of calibration records for all electronic, mechanical, and hydraulic test equipment of work area.
- Prepares equipment for shipping as directed. Uses material handling equipment to move parts and components as needed.
- Constructs or fabricates test fixtures as required.
- Learns procedures and best practices on safety and quality.
- Assembles, tests, and installs products according to specifications. Masters basic skills and some advanced skills in procedures, techniques, tools, materials and/or equipment in area of expertise.
- Performs refurbishments and a variety of checks and analyses using basic skills on materials, products, and components according to established procedures, objectives, and technical advice from senior workshop personnel and Engineering on all new and customer property equipment to ensure operational performance.
- Assists with FAT’s (Factory Acceptance Tests), EFAT’s (Extended Factory Acceptance Tests), and SIT’s (System Integration Tests) as required.
- Performs diagnostic troubleshooting on failed electronic, hydraulic, or mechanical equipment of minor to moderate difficulty with little guidance. Learns to troubleshoot circuits using the appropriate test equipment, schematic drawings, and knowledge of electronics to determine the location of the failure.
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent. Technical, vocational, or military training or related experience preferred.
- Typically has 2+ years of experience in Subsea Controls or a related field with the ability to independently operate/test equipment.
- Training and coursework in electrical wiring and termination and electronics preferred.
- High exposure to hydraulic and electrical schematics.
- Ability to use personal computer and/or workstation.
- Experience in MS office products, SAP, TCE, etc. and other major applicable software for Lab product support (e.g. ETU/SmartTool) a plus
- Must be able to pass product knowledge tests per training requirements.
- Ability to identify various types of hoses and fittings.
- Ability to operate/learn to operate hydraulic power units, overhead cranes, forklifts, and rigging equipment.
- Proficient using hand tools and power tools.
- Ability to troubleshoot/diagnose problems found with test equipment and product applications using critical thinking skills.
- Demonstrates ability to work independently to identifying tools, fixtures, and equipment to perform testing.
- Experience with and ability to complete standard documentation in an accurate and timely manner.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Highly motivated with a positive attitude. Works well with others in a team environment.
- Demonstrates high aptitude for customer service responsiveness.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Spends 100% of time in a workshop environment.
- Exposure to hazards such as noise, heavy equipment, temperature extremes, chemicals, high pressure equipment, etc. while working in laboratory, assembly areas, and service applications.
- Some travel and/or offshore service work may be required.
- May be subject to long working hours.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Extended periods of standing during tests.
- Frequent sitting and operating computer.
- Some lifting, pushing, walking and climbing in shop or field locations to install, test, and assemble.
