Electronics Technician

National Telecommunications and Information Administration • Boulder, CO

15d

About The Position

The Electronics Technician works in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration within the Department of Commerce. The role provides technical support for microwave, radar, and related technologies, including waveguide design and layout, construction, antenna fabrication and erection, and equipment installation, maintenance, and testing. It also supports measurement science and instrumentation design, development, repair, and testing, including instrument calibration, modification, operation, and establishing interconnection and interface techniques. The technician assembles electronic equipment and circuit boards, operates measurement systems, and maintains personal-property records, including tracking property location and identifying excess property. The position also helps ensure that physical structures and activities at the Table Mountain field site are handled appropriately and comply with applicable rules, regulations, and agreements. The position is classified as ZT-5 under the Department of Commerce Alternative Personnel System (CAPS), equivalent to GS-13. No positive education requirement is specified.

Requirements

• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Successfully pass a background investigation.
• Meet applicable time-in-grade or time-in-band requirements by the announcement closing date, unless eligible for an exception.
• Possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZT-4 or GS-12 level in Federal service.
• Specialized experience must include operating radiofrequency test and measurement equipment and antennas or antenna systems; maintaining electronic systems and equipment; advising engineers on developing new or adapting existing equipment; and designing characteristics and functional uses of a variety of electronic equipment and systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support in microwave, radar, and related technologies through waveguide design, layout, and construction; antenna fabrication and erection; and equipment installation, maintenance, and testing.
• Provide technical support in measurement science and instrumentation design, development, repair, and testing.
• Calibrate, modify, and operate instruments, and establish interconnection and interface techniques.
• Assemble electronic equipment and circuit boards.
• Operate measurement systems.
• Keep personal-property records, track property location, and identify property no longer needed for excessing.
• Ensure physical structures and activities at the Table Mountain field site are handled appropriately and comply with applicable rules, regulations, and agreements.

Benefits

• Federal employees receive access to a comprehensive benefits package for themselves and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.

What This Job Offers

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