Electronic Measurement Equipment Mechanic (T32)

Army National Guard Units • Montgomery, AL

21d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted-service position in the Alabama Army National Guard, assigned to AL CSMS 1 in Montgomery, Alabama. The position calibrates, repairs, tests, aligns, inspects, modifies, and certifies test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment (TMDE) within authorized support capabilities. The work includes interpreting test results and technical references, isolating equipment faults, replacing or repairing components, and ensuring precision equipment meets performance and calibration requirements.

The mechanic sets up and operates specialized electronic and physical test equipment, performs measurements across electrical, electronic, environmental, mechanical, and radiation-related characteristics, and uses schematics and technical manuals to diagnose problems. Duties also include maintaining required maintenance, calibration, and radiation records; tracking equipment through the TMDE Integrated Maintenance Management System (TIMMS); supporting operational readiness; and following safety and regulatory requirements for high voltage, radio frequency, pressure instruments, and radioactive sources or waste.

National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment and grade is required. The selectee must wear the military uniform, participate in direct deposit, and may be required to complete a probationary period. Work outside normal duty hours and overtime may occasionally be required. Education cannot substitute for the wage-grade experience requirements. A recruitment or relocation incentive of up to 25% may be authorized, subject to approval.

Requirements

• National Guard membership is required in a compatible military assignment in the Alabama Army National Guard; applicants not already members must be eligible for immediate membership.
• Military grade must be within the listed range: minimum PVT and maximum MSG.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of electronic principles involved in generating and measuring voltage, current, impedance, capacitance, frequency, and inductance.
• Experience using precision measurement instruments and standards.
• Experience or training with oscillations across a broad range of frequencies; signal and waveform behavior, distortion, and amplification; pulse, trigger, and synchronization techniques; digital and analog processing and data conversion; and display and indication methods.
• Experience tracing signals and voltage paths and analyzing waveform timing, duration, frequency, and phasing.
• Experience originating test setups to isolate malfunctions and check performance characteristics of special or unique test panels or mockups.
• Experience interpreting and applying technical electronic information, including schematic symbols, mathematical expressions and formulas, calibration procedures, and reference materials.
• Experience applying established repair, testing, alignment, and calibration methods to test equipment or precision measurement standards.
• Experience using electronic circuits to measure electrical or electronic quantities and determine the performance and accuracy of other instruments and equipment.
• Knowledge of signal modulation and electromagnetic radiation methods.
• Knowledge of precise measurement methods for electrical and electronic quantities and relationships, including standing wave ratio, power, impedance, reactance, and attenuation.
• Familiarity with functional relationships among circuits, assemblies, and serviced equipment, and ability to judge how repairs affect related devices and make further adjustments and alignments.
• Familiarity with the operation, capabilities, and limitations of precision measurement instruments such as spectrum and distortion analyzers, digital and differential meters, multichannel oscilloscopes, waveguide equipment, oscillators, and frequency and time measurement standards.
• Ability to install major instrument and equipment modifications according to instructions and procedures.
• Applicants must substantiate their qualifications in their own words; copying the vacancy announcement or position description may result in disqualification.
• Selectee must wear the military uniform and participate in direct deposit.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• May occasionally need to work outside normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
• If applicable, must meet Military Selective Service registration requirements.
• Education cannot substitute for the wage-grade experience requirements.

Responsibilities

• Calibrate, repair, test, align, inspect, modify, and certify TMDE within support capability and authority.
• Perform functional electronic, physical, and radioactive testing, and interpret and analyze measurement data in accordance with inspection requirements.
• Set up and operate system test sets and other electronic and physical test equipment.
• Diagnose equipment faults; repair equipment and replace defective parts and components.
• Test repaired equipment using known signals and measurements to isolate faults and verify performance.
• Use schematics, technical manuals, manufacturer specifications, and other references to analyze circuits and determine component operating characteristics.
• Disassemble, clean, inspect, repair, and replace equipment parts as needed.
• Use special test devices and radioactive samples or other calibrated sources.
• Complete Army maintenance, calibration, radiation, and other required records and reports.
• Use TIMMS to track supported equipment through turn-in, repair, calibration, and return to users.
• Provide technical data to the supervisor and recommend equipment improvements and solutions to unusual testing or TMDE problems.
• Follow safety procedures when working with high voltage, radio frequency, radioactive sources, and high-pressure instruments; perform and interpret radiation-source wipe tests.
• Comply with Federal and State regulations for handling, transporting, and disposing of radioactive waste or devices.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits are available, with eligibility dependent on position type and other factors.
• A recruitment or relocation incentive of up to 25% may be authorized, subject to approval.

What This Job Offers

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