Electronic Industrial Controls

Veterans Health Administration • Tomah, WI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This full-time position is in Engineering Service at the Tomah VA Medical Center in Tomah, Wisconsin, part of the VA Great Lakes Health Care System (VISN 12). The role performs work related to the control, operation, programming, maintenance, and management of complex HVAC and refrigeration systems, building automation software, and control systems. The position supports the VA’s mission of serving Veterans and works within an environment focused on diversity, inclusion, professional growth, and teamwork.

The mechanic programs and modifies building automation system (BAS) sequences and control schemes; manages alarms and set points; and uses system data, testing, drawings, manuals, and schematics to troubleshoot and repair equipment. Work includes testing and repairing electronic and electrical components, using hand and power tools, and recommissioning systems before returning them to service. The work is active and may involve lifting, ladder climbing, bending, and working in cramped or awkward positions.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience or training of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Thorough knowledge of AC/DC electricity and the ability to select gauges and types of conductors, relays, wiring harnesses, and motors.
• Skill interpreting installation and repair instructions that may describe general component applications rather than their interfaces in a specific system.
• Ability to arrange and install components and wiring to ensure safe and proper system operation.
• Knowledge to advise clinical and engineering staff on evaluation and design of systems and equipment for current and projected needs.
• Knowledge of refrigeration cycles, heat-transfer principles, and associated air-conditioning components.
• Ability to perform the work of an Electronic Industrial Control Mechanic without more than normal supervision.
• Skill using test equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, frequency counters, manometers, temperature sensors, hygrometers, anemometers, and laser and fire-systems test sets.
• Skill using electronic and electrical test equipment, including signal and pulse generators, meggers, ohmmeters, digital meters, and high-frequency and signal meters.
• Expertise using hand and power tools.
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds without assistance and heavier loads with assistance from other workers or weight-handling equipment.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must meet applicable VA pre-employment requirements, including background/security investigation and physical examination; selected applicants are subject to drug testing where applicable.
• Must participate in required VA seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccination programs.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.

Responsibilities

• Create or modify programming sequences and control schemes for a variety of equipment through a building automation computer control system.
• Manage alarms and set points to reduce trouble calls and ensure system accuracy.
• Use the building automation system to help troubleshoot, isolate faults, and make necessary repairs.
• Use electronic and electrical test equipment to trace signals, troubleshoot malfunctions, and perform functional checks of subsystems and components.
• Repair and recommission systems or equipment before returning them to service.
• Cut, braze, and solder piping, wiring, and circuit boards.
• Troubleshoot systems using computerized networks, schematics, equipment manuals, drawings, technical orders, specifications, or testing methods on the equipment.
• Interpret installation and repair instructions and arrange and install components and wiring for proper and safe system operation.
• Serve as a technical advisor and consultant to medical center clinical and engineering staff in evaluating and designing systems and equipment.
• Perform active physical work, including lifting and working in cramped or awkward positions.

Benefits

• Federal employees earn annual leave based on years of federal service; VA may approve credit for qualifying prior non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual-leave accrual.
• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available; specific benefits depend on position eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed