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$36 – $42 / hour
Via USAJOBS, the federal government’s official jobs site, retrieved November 5, 2026. You apply through the official announcement on USAJOBS.
What this role is
This U.S. Army Corps of Engineers role maintains and repairs the complex electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical systems that operate locks and dams. You'll diagnose faults across motors, pumps, generators, and controls, perform emergency repairs, and mentor junior technicians in a safety-critical environment with exposure to heights, moving machinery, and water hazards.
Our summary, not U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
Required
- U.S. citizenship
- Experience with industrial equipment assembly, maintenance, and repair
- Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair electrical, electronic, or mechanical equipment
- Ability to interpret building plans, electrical and mechanical drawings, schematics, blueprints, and interconnect diagrams
- Experience with analog and digital control systems, logic-based circuits, interlock circuits, and solid-state PLCs
- Ability to use and maintain hand tools and equipment
- Physical capability to stand, stoop, stretch, climb, crouch, and lift up to 50 pounds
- Ability to work at heights, over water, near moving machinery and high-voltage electrical wires
- Ability to work day and night shifts including emergency calls