Electronics Technician

Air National Guard Units•Mountain Home, ID

24d

About The Position

This is a permanent National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service position with the ID 266 RANS, at the GS-09 or GS-11 level. The Electronics Technician installs, modifies, tests, repairs, overhauls, calibrates, maintains, evaluates, and certifies complex integrated electronic systems and subsystems, including systems supporting air traffic control, air navigation, and weather services. The technician ensures systems meet U.S. Air Force and Federal Aviation Administration standards and safety requirements and operate reliably within prescribed performance tolerances. The position involves diagnosing and correcting malfunctions, evaluating whether facilities and systems are operationally acceptable and safe, and coordinating service restoration with relevant users and authorities. The technician also maintains certification and maintenance records, analyzes equipment history and trend data, recommends corrective actions and procedural improvements, and supports inspections and acceptance testing of new or modified equipment. The technician provides technical guidance and on-the-job training to other technicians and apprentices, certifies task qualifications, performs quality-control inspections, and coordinates with civil and military agencies on technical specifications, equipment, standardization, modifications, policies, and procedures. Applicants hired at GS-09 will need an IDP. The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance and access to a military base. Permanent appointments are subject to a trial period.

Requirements

Meet federal employment suitability requirements as determined by a background investigation.
Be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance and gain access to a military base.
Have general experience, education, or training in simple mechanical installations and adjustments; recognizing obvious malfunctions; basic electronic theory and techniques; standard electronic components; tracing circuitry; diagnosing malfunctions; adjusting controls; using layout and schematic diagrams; troubleshooting; using test equipment and common hand tools; and following written instructions.
For GS-09: Have one year of specialized experience, education, or training equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in installing, testing, and supporting complex electronic equipment; solving technical problems; leading small project teams; and reviewing instructions for equipment repair, modification, and maintenance and related test-set equipment.
For GS-11: Have one year of specialized experience, education, or training equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in applying principles and theory of electronic systems or equipment; diagnosing problems and determining repairs; making mechanical repairs using precision measuring and calibrating equipment; using complex test equipment; and interpreting technical manuals, specifications, and publications.
Represent qualifications in the applicant's own words on the resume or application; applications that reproduce the position description verbatim will not be considered.
Serve a trial period if required; permanent positions have a 24-month trial period, or a 12-month period if hired with Veterans’ Preference.
Participate in direct deposit.
If subject to the Military Selective Service Act, meet its registration requirements.

Responsibilities

Certify assigned systems and subsystems for compliance with USAF and FAA standards and safety requirements.
Install, modify, test, repair, overhaul, calibrate, maintain, evaluate, and certify complex integrated and interfacing electronic systems.
Optimize system performance, conduct periodic testing, evaluate operating standards and tolerances, and carry out corrective procedures.
Assist with formal inspections, flight-check inspections, joint acceptance of newly installed or modified equipment, and final testing of ATCALS and weather equipment.
Coordinate with FAA flight-inspection personnel and make determinations about corrective actions needed to return systems to operation.
Advise the supervisor about significant work issues and recommend changes to procedures and technical instructions.
Maintain inspection, certification, maintenance, and training records using computerized and manual methods; annotate modifications in historical records.
Analyze equipment histories and maintenance records for trends, prepare trend-analysis reports, and recommend corrective actions.
Use stand-alone test equipment and built-in test equipment (BITE) to investigate, test, calibrate, analyze, isolate, and correct system malfunctions.
Install modifications directed by higher authorities; repair or replace components; and tune, adjust, and align equipment.
Develop and implement procedural changes when needed to expedite emergency corrective action and maintain continuous operation.
Determine when malfunctions require system shutdown and whether systems are operationally acceptable and safe.
Diagnose equipment degradation and malfunctions using electronic theory, system analysis, test equipment, schematics, wiring diagrams, and mathematical analysis.
Troubleshoot and repair complex systems and subsystems, restoring service with minimum delay and directing return-to-service procedures.
Notify relevant controlling sources, such as air traffic controllers, weather forecasters, and the military chain of command, when system loss affects operations.
Verify and certify that systems and subsystems provide required services within published parameters.
Provide technical guidance and assistance to technicians; conduct and document on-the-job training; certify task qualifications and schedule task training.
Perform quality-control inspections and coordinate with civil and military agencies on operating specifications, procurement, standardization, modifications, policy, and procedures.
Submit technical-order improvements, modification proposals, and deficiency reports as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.