Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic

Veterans Health Administration • Viera, FL

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About The Position

The Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic is responsible for maintenance, repair, modification, calibration, programming, and installation of industrial controls systems and components as delegated by the Maintenance & Operations Section. Equipment includes logic circuits and electronic controls; pneumatic controls and their calibration; pneumatic and electronic controller valves, thermostats, and transmitters; Direct Digital Controls (DDC); and associated building automation equipment.

The mechanic monitors systems for alarms, retrieves trending data for reports, and creates work orders as needed. The position involves installing, modifying, overhauling, maintaining, programming, troubleshooting, and repairing complex DDC and pneumatic controls systems and their components. The incumbent advises equipment users and supervisors about technical issues involving installation, repair, and modification of nonmedical electronic equipment; conducts preoperational testing; analyzes recurring malfunctions; and recommends corrective action or system modifications for approval by authorized officials. The incumbent verifies and assesses reported malfunctions, recommends and implements redesigns or procedural changes to reduce breakdowns and hazards and improve accuracy and reliability, determines whether equipment should be removed from or returned to service, and performs emergency repairs.

The schedule is one of several possible shifts: Tuesday through Saturday, Sunday through Thursday, or Monday through Friday. Each schedule may be 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m., or 11:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m. The exact tour of duty will be discussed during the interview and may be adjusted to meet facility or department needs.

The work requires significant physical effort and endurance. Duties may be performed from ladders, scaffolding, platforms, and other hard-to-reach locations. The incumbent may stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, and climb for extended periods, including while performing overhead or elevated tasks. The role involves frequently carrying tools, equipment, and parts weighing up to 20 pounds, occasionally carrying up to 40 pounds, and sometimes moving heavier objects with assistance.

Requirements

• Demonstrated training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to show the ability to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Provide detailed resume descriptions demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for the duties.
• Meet the screen-out requirement and demonstrate the ability to perform the work of the position.
• Ability to work without more than normal supervision.
• Ability to use electronics hand and power tools.
• Ingenuity and ability to suggest and apply new methods.
• Knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, and repair.
• Knowledge of electronics theory and electronic-equipment troubleshooting.
• Ability to use electronic test equipment.
• U.S. citizenship, subject to the stated exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Suitability for federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• Selected applicants in testing-designated positions must undergo preappointment urinalysis screening for illegal drug use.
• Selective Service registration for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Completion of the required online onboarding and pre-employment identification requirements.
• Successful completion of a one-year probationary period, with continued employment dependent on written certification that employment advances the public interest.
• For covered VA Health Care Personnel, annual seasonal influenza vaccination or an approved medical or religious exemption; face masks are required when an exemption is granted.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair, modify, calibrate, program, and install industrial controls systems and components.
• Service logic circuits, electronic controls, pneumatic controls, controller valves, thermostats, and transmitters.
• Service and maintain Direct Digital Controls and associated building automation equipment.
• Monitor systems for alarms, retrieve trending data for reports, and create work orders as needed.
• Install, modify, overhaul, maintain, program, troubleshoot, and repair complex DDC and pneumatic controls systems and their components.
• Troubleshoot, adjust, repair, install, and perform preventive maintenance on pneumatic and DDC systems, including control modules, air-monitoring systems, dampers, humidity controls, pressure devices, sensors, recorders, temperature devices, and valves.
• Create, troubleshoot, read, and adjust DDC system addresses and programs.
• Advise equipment users and supervisors on technical problems involving installation, repair, and modification of nonmedical electronic equipment.
• Conduct preoperational system testing to verify compliance with required technical specifications.
• Analyze recurring malfunctions and recommend corrective action.
• Recommend system modifications or interface designs for approval by authorized officials.
• Analyze and verify reported malfunctions and determine their scope, extent, and severity.
• Recommend, develop, and implement redesigns, reconfigurations, or procedure modifications to reduce breakdowns, eliminate hazards, and improve accuracy and reliability.
• Determine when equipment should be removed from service, restored to service, or left in service; perform emergency repairs.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; eligibility and specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• VA may approve credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual-leave accrual; approval is not guaranteed and must be requested before appointment.

What This Job Offers

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