Voice Technician (Electronic Technician)

Aetos Systems•Merritt Island, FL

About The Position

Aetos Systems, Inc. is hiring a Voice Systems Electronic Technician to support voice systems at Kennedy Space Center, including OIS-M, OIS-Q2, PAWS, and radios. This represented staff position is covered by the IBEW Union. The technician installs, tests, repairs, fire-stops, and maintains electronic and voice-system equipment, including unified power systems, converters, battery plants, amplifiers, mixers, cable racks and harnesses, radio antennas, and grounding. Applications may involve analog, digital, or video circuits and logic systems. Work may be assigned in development, engineering, test equipment, system checkout, fabrication, or related areas. The technician performs hands-on technical work supporting engineering activities, interpreting documentation and instructions and applying knowledge of electronic theory and principles. The role includes diagnosing and correcting malfunctions or design problems, recommending design modifications, fabricating custom support equipment, installing and maintaining surveillance video and radio systems, operating video and sound-reinforcement equipment, and upgrading sustaining-system software. The work may take place indoors and outdoors in varied weather and site conditions. Assignments may involve hazards and protective gear, heights, ladders, confined spaces, noise, limited lighting, and prolonged standing or physical activity. Second- or third-shift work may be required.

Requirements

Associate of Science or technical trade school education in electronics, telecommunications, computer science, or a related field; experience may substitute for education at 1.5 years of related experience for each year of formal education.
Four years of related experience, or successful completion of a State- or Military-approved bona fide work-related apprenticeship program recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Understanding of electrical theory and ability to exercise independent judgment in circuit diagnostic analysis.
Ability to read and comprehensively understand electronic schematics.
U.S. citizenship and ability to pass a NASA background investigation.
Ability to pass initial and random drug testing.
Must have and maintain a valid Florida Driver’s License.
Ability to recognize or interpret differences in wire and cable colors.
Ability to receive and transmit auditory information using telecommunication or electronic devices.

Responsibilities

Construct, troubleshoot, calibrate, adjust, test, and maintain electronic equipment, components, devices, and systems.
Interpret and work from documentation, written or verbal instructions, schematics, sketches, diagrams, layouts, and plans.
Conduct development-mode testing and determine corrective actions for malfunctions or design problems.
Recommend modifications to engineering designs as necessary.
Assist with the design, construction, testing, and checkout of test equipment.
Fabricate custom support equipment from steel, aluminum, galvanized steel, wood, and plywood for voice and data system installations.
Install, remove, control, and replace serial digital closed-circuit surveillance television and webcam systems supporting spacecraft, payload, and security operations.
Install, set up, and operate video equipment and portable sound-reinforcement equipment.
Perform software upgrades on sustaining systems.
Install and maintain handheld, fixed, and mobile RF radios.
Install, test, repair, fire-stop, and maintain voice-system equipment, including power systems, converters, battery plants, amplifiers, mixers, cable racks and harnesses, radio antennas, and grounding.