Electronics Technician

Military Sealift Command•San Diego, CA

18d

About The Position

You will serve as an Electronics Technician in the Command, Control, Communications and Computer (C4) Systems Department (N6), Fleet Communications Division (N64), PM1 Support Unit (N6411) of Military Sealift Command. The position coordinates shipboard electronics installation, maintenance, and sustainment; ensures compliance with commercial rules, federal statutes, and MSC standards; researches and evaluates technical solutions to complex electronic problems; and reviews design specifications for shipboard electronics equipment aboard MSC ships. The role may involve travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations, including remote or isolated sites, and extended travel aboard military or commercial aircraft. Work may take place aboard surface vessels underway, during trials, and during regular operations. The employee may work outside normal hours, including overtime, evenings, weekends, and holidays, and may participate in training outside normal work hours. Shipboard inspections in a shipyard environment may require extensive walking, access through small penetrations, climbing ship structures, crawling, and bending. A security clearance must be obtained and maintained before entering on duty.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen and determined suitable for federal employment.
Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
New Department of the Navy employees must successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
Current federal employees applying for GS positions generally must meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Must obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance before entering on duty.
Must meet at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the federal service, or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must include devising methods and procedures for electronic system troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair; researching and developing electronic system or component upgrade specifications to meet regulatory requirements; using life-cycle support for corrective or preventive maintenance of electronic communication systems; executing installation, maintenance, and sustainment of command and control, communications, and navigation systems; and inspecting and evaluating shipboard communication systems for reliability, operation, readiness, and safety.
There is no educational substitute for the GS-0856-12 qualification requirement.
May be required to travel from the normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS locations, including remote or isolated sites, and travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods.
May be required to work aboard surface vessels underway, including during trials and regular operations.
Shipboard inspections may require considerable walking, accessing small penetrations, climbing ship structures, crawling, and bending.
May be required to work overtime and attend training events outside normal work hours; work may include evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

Coordinate shipboard electronics installation, maintenance, and sustainment activities, including innovative, unusual, and routine work.
Ensure compliance with applicable commercial rules and regulations, federal statutes, and MSC standards.
Research and develop proposals and work items to resolve complicated and critical electronic problems, and evaluate their effectiveness and technical adequacy.
Provide technical reviews of design specifications for shipboard electronics equipment aboard MSC ships.
Devise methods and procedures for electronic system troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair.
Research and develop technical specifications for electronic systems or component upgrades to meet new regulatory requirements.
Use life-cycle support functions for corrective or preventive maintenance of electronic communication systems.
Execute installation, maintenance, and sustainment activities for new and existing command and control, communications, and navigation systems in support of agency missions.
Inspect and evaluate shipboard communication systems for reliability, operation, readiness, and safety.