Instrumentation Specialist 2

City of New York • Valhalla, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Bureau of Police and Security seeks to hire an Instrumentation Specialist II based out of the Valhalla, NY office for work assignments geographically covering 9 upstate counties (Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, Sullivan, Delaware, Greene, & Schoharie) and the 5 boroughs of New York City. Working within the maintenance section of the NYC DEP Bureau of Police & Security under the Security Engineering Unit, the Instrumentation Specialist will provide immediate response to emergency conditions to various types of security equipment used by Police personnel to protect the City’s water infrastructure. The selected candidate will be required to have a sufficient knowledge base to troubleshoot and perform the required repair and maintenance tasks for hydraulic, mechanical and electrical power systems. These tasks are including but not limited to the following: electrical wiring, low-voltage electrical power, power supplies, access control and intrusion detection components, surveillance components and closed circuit television system data storage devices, various optical and metallic data transmission components, automated controls, programmable logic controls (PLCs), actuators, motors, hydraulic pumps, brakes, power supplies, and valves. In addition, assists higher level technicians in more complex repairs and maintenance tasks. Candidate must be able to use computer and TCP/IP to configure components as required.

Requirements

• An associate degree in electrical construction and instrumentation, electrical engineering technology, mechanical engineering technology, electromechanical engineering technology, or electronic engineering technology from a college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), AND one year of full-time satisfactory experience within the last ten years in the installation, maintenance and repair of electronic instrumentation and control systems, including microprocessors, and electrical and pneumatic instrumentation and control systems.
• Graduation from a trade, technical or vocational school approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization with a major course of study in electrical, electronic, electromechanical or mechanical technology AND three years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "1" above.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization AND four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "1" above.
• College education leading to a degree in one of the areas of study described in "1" above may be substituted only in "2" or "3" above for a maximum of three years of experience at the rate of 30 semester credits for one year of full-time satisfactory experience.
• Possess a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York.
• To be assigned to Assignment Level II candidates must, in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements noted above, possess an additional one year of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "1" above, for a total of five years of experience.
• To be assigned to Assignment Level III candidates must, in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements noted above, possess an additional two years of full time satisfactory experience as described in "1" above, for a total of six years of experience.
• At the time of appointment or assignment to Assignment Level III, employees may be required to possess a Federal Communications Commission license for radio repairs.

Responsibilities

• Provide immediate response to emergency conditions to various types of security equipment used by Police personnel to protect the City’s water infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot and perform required repair and maintenance tasks for hydraulic, mechanical and electrical power systems.
• Perform tasks including but not limited to: electrical wiring, low-voltage electrical power, power supplies, access control and intrusion detection components, surveillance components and closed circuit television system data storage devices, various optical and metallic data transmission components, automated controls, programmable logic controls (PLCs), actuators, motors, hydraulic pumps, brakes, power supplies, and valves.
• Assist higher level technicians in more complex repairs and maintenance tasks.
• Use computer and TCP/IP to configure components as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree