Air Monitoring Electronics Tech II — Field & QA/QC

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Optional 401(k) and 457 plans

Health, Vision, Dental insurance

Paid holidays

Professional development opportunities

Longevity pay

Wellness Program

Onsite Nurse Practitioner

Work-Life Balance

Job summary

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is seeking an Electronics Technician to join the Air Monitoring Division in Fort Worth. The role focuses on maintaining, repairing, auditing air monitoring equipment, and ensuring QA/QC of collected data for compliance and enforcement teams.

The position requires heavy hands-on work with instrumentation, data validation, and collaboration with contractors. Standard hours with 30–50% travel to regional facilities are expected.

Qualifications

• Experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting electronic equipment and instrumentation.
• Experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting continuous and non-continuous air monitoring instrumentation.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience reviewing air monitoring data, or highly technical information, for quality, accuracy, and applicability.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, operate, repair, and audit air monitoring equipment and associated instrumentation, including complex surveys and data collection for the Office of Compliance and Enforcement (OCE).
• Operate and troubleshoot continuous and non-continuous air monitoring instrumentation per QA/QC procedures.
• Coordinate and/or oversee contractors for new air monitoring site construction; provide training and mentor junior staff.
• Perform QA/QC analysis of data to ensure instrument function and performance.
• Conduct laboratory checks/audits on continuous air monitoring instrumentation and assist with data validation of PM2.5.

Skills

Electronic equipment troubleshooting

Air monitoring instrumentation

Microsoft Office Suite

Data review & QA/QC

Education

High school diploma or GED + 4 years related experience

VOC/technical school certificate + 2 years related experience

Military technical training + 3 years related experience

Job description

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is seeking an Electronics Technician to join the Air Monitoring Division in Fort Worth. The role focuses on maintaining, repairing, auditing air monitoring equipment, and ensuring QA/QC of collected data for compliance and enforcement teams.

The position requires heavy hands-on work with instrumentation, data validation, and collaboration with contractors. Standard hours with 30–50% travel to regional facilities are expected.