Automatic Fare Collection Electronic Technician (SEIU) (External)

BART•Lake Merritt TM Zone, CA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both: 1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and 2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability. BART is looking for people who like to be challenged, work in a fast-paced environment, and have a passion for connecting riders to work, school and other places they need to go. BART offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, and the CalPERS retirement program. The Automatic Fare Collection Electronic Technician performs skilled journey-level maintenance, troubleshooting, and both primary and secondary repair of BART's automatic fare collection equipment, including ticket vending machines, add-fare devices, and related electro-mechanical systems. Incumbents work with a high degree of independence across station environments — from underground platforms to above-ground facilities — applying advanced diagnostic techniques and sound trade judgment to keep critical passenger-facing equipment operational and reliable. In this role, you will be part of a dedicated technical team responsible for maintaining the equipment that thousands of Bay Area riders depend on every day. Current operational priorities include supporting BART's ongoing station modernization efforts, maintaining high system availability and equipment uptime across the network, and responding with urgency and precision to equipment failures that directly impact the rider experience. Technicians in this assignment are expected to not only resolve issues in the field but to identify recurring failure patterns and contribute recommendations that improve long-term equipment reliability. This is a hands-on, fast-paced position that demands technical depth, adaptability, and a strong commitment to safe work practices — including regular exposure to live voltage and work in confined or elevated environments. The most qualified candidates for this position will have highly developed competencies in the following areas, which will be reinforced with related work experience and will be clearly articulated during the selection process: Commitment to maintaining a safe work environment while working around live voltage, confined spaces, elevated areas, and active transit operations. Demonstrates dependability, ownership, and consistent follow-through in maintaining critical passenger-facing equipment. Ability to analyze operational challenges, recognize trends, and contribute ideas that improve system performance and equipment uptime. Ability to work effectively in varied environments, changing priorities, and fast-paced operational conditions. Ability to communicate technical information clearly and work cooperatively with team members, supervisors, and operational staff

Requirements

Possession of a high school diploma, GED or recognized equivalent and completion of an apprenticeship or technical training as an electronic technician.
Completion of an apprenticeship or technical training as an electronic technician.
One (1) year of (full-time equivalent) verifiable experience in the maintenance and repair of electronic and electro-mechanical equipment similar to the District’s automatic fare collection equipment.
Must possess a valid California driver's license and have a satisfactory driving record.
Must possess adequate color vision to distinguish parts and wiring, and read diagrams.
Must be physically able to lift and carry up to 75 pounds.
Must be physically able to climb, stoop and crawl to reach work.
Must be willing to work in exposure to live voltage and be willing to work underground and above ground level.
Basic operating principles of analog and digital electronics, electrical and electronic circuitry and mechanical mechanisms
Methods and procedures for the repair and maintenance of electrical, electronic, mechanical and electro-mechanical automatic fare collection equipment
Methods and procedures for testing and troubleshooting automatic fare collection equipment
Use and care of hand and power electronic and electro-mechanical testing and repair tools and equipment
Safety practices and procedures pertaining to the work
Assessing and troubleshooting electronic, electrical, and mechanical automatic fare collection equipment problems down to the component level
Installing, repairing and maintaining automatic fare collection equipment
Using and maintaining hand and power tools and equipment used in the trade
Reading and interpreting manuals, procedures, diagrams and schematics
Keeping written records of work performed and parts and materials used
Communicating tactfully and effectively with those contacted in the course of the work

Responsibilities

Repairs, removes and replaces power supplies, relays, motors, switches and related electrical components.
Adjusts, removes and replaces logic boards, sensors, magnetic reading/encoding devices and related electronic components.
Adjusts, repairs, removes and replaces mechanical mechanisms and parts such as guides, rollers, bearings, gears, chains, belts.
Installs new assemblies, parts and components for equipment modifications, new wiring, pins, and connectors.
Troubleshoots, tests and diagnoses equipment using oscilloscopes, voltage, amperage and ohm meters, magnetic field testers, calipers and related devices.
Performs preventive maintenance of equipment, including cleaning, lubricating, checking and adjusting all parts and components.
Reads work requests and discusses work to be performed with foreworkers, supervisors, work request initiators and engineers.
Reads and interprets manuals, drawings, procedures, specifications and schematic diagrams.
Determines whether equipment can be repaired in the field, and removes and sends equipment to component repair shops, maintains records of work performed, time required, parts and materials used, component serial numbers and related data; prepares brief reports of repeated maintenance problems and vandalism.
May modify new parts and equipment for compatibility with existing equipment and systems; may initiate recommendations for revised equipment operating instructions to reduce failure frequency.