
NDT Trainee I
Advanced Atomization Technologies
Clyde, NYJob$19.6–24.5/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
The NDT Trainee I will develop and maintain certifications in approved nondestructive testing methods and perform inspections according to applicable procedures. The role includes training toward Level 2 certification in Fluorescent Penetrant and Digital Radiography, examining parts for defects, operating and maintaining inspection equipment, and supporting process improvements. The position is on 3rd shift, with training on 1st shift, and requires U.S. citizenship or permanent residency.
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AA TECH, Clyde, NY, US
Requisition ID: 1540
Salary Range: $19.60 To $24.50 Hourly
Position Summary:
The employee is responsible for becoming certified in present and future approved methods within the NDT department and maintain these certifications throughout the course of employment. Also, capably perform a variety of inspections to procedures and other governances associated with the task assigned.
Key Responsibilities Include :
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Certify to level-2 in both Fluorescent Penetrant (FPI) and Digital Radiography (DR) within 2-years of NDT start date.
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3 certification tests are required to achieve this goal. (Level 2 – FPI, Level-1 & 2 – DR)
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Level-2 recertification’s must be completed every 5-years.
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Understand and comply with all levels of procedures associated with NDT and the task/method assigned.
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Operate all required equipment, perform systems checks, and routine maintenance as needed.
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Adept at reading prints/process drawings associated with AA TECH product
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Develop techniques for future AA TECH product, improve processes which enhance inspection results or help reduce ergonomic concerns.
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Examine hundreds of parts daily for weld and braze flaws, incorrect assemblies, forging and casting defects, rework evaluations, etc. while striving for a near-perfect quality record.
Required Qualifications:
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Must have completed High School Diploma or equivalent
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Ability to read, write, and understand detailed work instructions, procedures, and drawings.
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Strong computer skills required. Create spreadsheets and Word documents, develop techniques and formulas within Excel, data entry in various software suites, and adept within the Windows OS environment.
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Basic math and algebra skills required. Verification upon test.
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General science comprehension also required.
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Successfully complete eye test
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Must meet and maintain all requirements within Q09-02-4001 and NAS-410 for present and future certifications in methods within NDT.
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Must be able to travel 5% of the time (up to 3 weeks per year) either with team members or individually.
Key Competencies Include:
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Maintain work areas and equipment in an organized, clean, and foreign object damage (FOD) – free manner.
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Capable of performing under pressure. This includes performance audits completed internally and by external agencies (i.e. NADCAP), meeting production requirements without sacrificing inspection quality or other responsibilities and accepting and working within continual industry and departmental changes which impact processes performed.
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Work closely with supervision, engineering staff, or other team members to ensure both quality of inspection and production demands are met.
Due to the company’s military contractor status, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident of the United States and must provide evidence of citizenship or immigration status upon applying for the position. Advanced Atomization Technologies, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. (“Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/VEVRAA Federal Contractor”).
3rd Shift / Train on 1st
How this job compares
Set against the 623 open Quality Inspector jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$19.6–24.5/hr
- New York median$25–28/hr26 hourly ranges
- US median$25–32/hr287 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $22.05/hr, is 21% below the New York median midpoint ($28/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Quality Inspector hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 34 open Quality Inspector jobs in New York and 623 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
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- Experience
- Quality Inspector postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (381 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 284 of the 623 open Quality Inspector jobs (46%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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