11132 - Electronic Technician Senior

Virginia Department of Transportation•Hampton, VA

About The Position

Accountable for Eastern Region Operations tunnels, electro-mechanical systems, and movable bridges. Performs diagnosis, repair, fabrication, installation, maintenance, and preventive maintenance of specialized electronic, electrical, and traffic-control equipment in traffic management systems for assigned areas. Performs emergency repairs and provides total maintenance for facility structures, operations, and equipment replacement needs, supporting service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, while ensuring the safety of internal and external customers. Ensures compliance with safety standards, VDOT policies and procedures, and electronic and ITS equipment operational standards. Uses available resources to resolve assigned work and return equipment to proper operational status within predetermined time frames. Monitors and inspects contractors’ work, tests and evaluates systems after contractor maintenance or repairs, and diagnoses, repairs, modifies, and fabricates equipment. Performs routine, corrective, preventive, responsive, first-response, and emergency maintenance. Maintains records and inventories, prepares reports, trains staff, responds to off-duty emergencies and assigned call-outs, and performs work-order tasks. Develops and updates instruction manuals and schedules and performs system software database backups to support recovery from system failures and disasters.

Requirements

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with internal and external customers.
Ability to coordinate and work with others and maintain effective working relationships.
Ability to oversee others’ work and plan, coordinate, and prioritize multiple assignments and competing priorities.
Ability to keep detailed and accurate records and manage time efficiently.
Ability to develop and maintain Excel and data-access spreadsheets and programs.
Ability to modify and fabricate electronic equipment and read and interpret electronic schematics and manuals.
Ability to operate a bucket truck and perform physical labor.
Ability to troubleshoot at system, unit, board, and component levels.
Ability to use electronic diagnostic tools and equipment, hand tools, and power tools; skill in equipment repair, fabrication, and operation of electronic test equipment.
Considerable knowledge and experience in electronics, including troubleshooting, circuit analysis, and repair of electrical and electronic equipment.
Knowledge of applicable federal and state rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards related to traffic signals, pedestrian signals, electronic and ITS equipment, and traffic-control equipment maintenance and operations.
Knowledge of electrical and electronic applications and installation, maintenance, and repair of traffic signal and detection equipment, CCTV, RFID, microprocessors, servers, video cameras, imaging equipment, and intercom systems.
Skill in using computers and web-based applications.
Demonstrated ability to understand and apply electronic theory in testing, troubleshooting, and repair.
Experience applying federal and state regulations and standards related to electronics, electrical equipment, and traffic-control equipment maintenance and operations.
Experience in electronics, including troubleshooting, circuit analysis, and repair of electrical and electronic equipment.
Experience in traffic signal maintenance and operations, including a variety of traffic-control devices.
Valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Training, experience, or education in electronics or a related field.
Certification in fire alarm systems.
F.C.C. Maintenance Technician certification and other professional certifications.
IMSA Traffic Signal Level II certification.

Responsibilities

Monitor and inspect contractor work; perform visual and electronic testing and final system evaluations after contractor maintenance, upgrades, or repairs.
Use electronic test equipment, prints, schematics, and diagnostic software to analyze circuitry and complex system faults; isolate faults and repair, fabricate, or modify equipment.
Prepare routine and technical reports, logs, and documentation; report deficiencies to a supervisor and instruct and train staff on technical equipment and safety.
Respond during off-duty hours to emergencies, equipment failures, backup needs, and inclement weather, and respond to emergency call-outs during assigned call-out periods.
Assist the Contract Administrator with tracking inspection and contractor-work records; provide accomplishment and activity reports and prepare weekly and/or daily reports.
Install, remove, inspect, clean, lubricate, adjust, and calibrate electronic and electrical equipment according to manufacturers’ specifications and technical publications.
Perform corrective and preventive maintenance using a bucket boom truck.
Monitor maintenance activities and troubleshoot and repair systems at system, unit, board, and component levels.
Perform routine operations and equipment verifications; provide first-response testing and diagnostics and same-day repairs when parts are available.
Maintain spare units and replacement parts; return defective equipment to the shop within 24 hours, create and attach repair tickets, and track equipment using a PDA/barcode scanner inventory system.
Assist shop staff with bench repairs and with gathering information needed to purchase parts or spare equipment.
Maintain assigned vehicles, tools, and test equipment and prevent loss or damage caused by negligence or misuse.
Enter time and data into financial tracking and maintenance systems; maintain testing, troubleshooting, and repair documentation and provide required checklists or reports.
Perform work-order requests according to priority status.
Develop and update instruction manuals and provide staff training as needed.
Develop schedules and perform software database backups for facility systems to support recovery from system failures and disasters.