Electronics Technician - LEAD

JT4•Beatty, NV

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

JT4, LLC provides engineering and technical support to multiple western test ranges for the U.S. Air Force, Space Force, and Navy under the Joint Range Technical Services Contract, better known as J-Tech II. JT4 develops and maintains realistic, integrated test and training environments and prepares our nation's war-fighting aircraft, weapons systems, and aircrews for today's missions and tomorrow's global challenges. Working as a group/team lead, an Electronic Technician III, Lead specializes in ground-based electronic systems and works on various types of electronic equipment and related devices by performing a combination of installing, maintaining, repairing, overhauling, troubleshooting, modifying, construction, and testing.

Requirements

An associate's degree, or higher, from an accredited college; or technical school with courses in math, basic electronics, and microwave theory; or a military equivalent; and a minimum of 10 years of hands-on and leadership experience are required for this position.
Expert-level knowledge of electronics
Demonstrated expertise in electronic, electro-mechanical, computer systems, and test equipment used to maintain and repair equipment
Experience with tubes, transistors, logic gates, and/or high-power RF devices
Expert-level troubleshooting and soldering capabilities
U.S. citizenship

Nice To Haves

Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance
State-issued driver's license
Other licenses/certifications

Responsibilities

Perform as a team leader with a system, project, or task, providing guidance and training to lower-level technicians
Lead effort to diagnose equipment malfunctions and effect repairs to restore equipment to required operating condition
Operate and maintain electronic transmitting and receiving equipment, digital and analog computers, industrial measuring and controlling equipment, microwave amplifiers and transmission lines, high-voltage power supplies and keying circuits, indicators and displays, and antenna positioning systems
Apply technical knowledge of electronic principles to solve complex problems using diagrams, schematics, engineering data, and test equipment
Troubleshoot to component level
Lead installation, setup, and check-out of major subsystems
Perform complex system measurements/calibrations using text equipment and established procedures, and record test results
Develop system briefings and prepare draft technical reports for technical review
Perform other job-related duties, as required
Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to the their job.