This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, US Coast Guard, Yard, Industrial Department, Electro Group in Baltimore MD.
Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than the length of experience. Eligibility will be determined by the relevance, scope, and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired. To meet the screen-out examples of the duties includes: 1. Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision. (SCREENOUT) 2. Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc. 3. Use of Test Equipment: Electronics 4. Theory of Electronics 5. Ability To Use Hand and Power Tools -Electronics 6. Trouble shooting (Electronic Equipment) 7. Ingenuity (Ability To Suggest and Apply New Methods) National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
You will serve as an Electronics Mechanic and be responsible for a wide variety of electronics duty. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Troubleshooting and repairing new systems during pre and post operational test and in procedure to identify defects. Installing, testing, calibrating, and aligning of and systems. Adjusting and aligning sensors, transmitters, amplifiers, power supplies, display devices, controls actuators, servos, and computer equipment. Locating and repairing malfunctions in defective circuit cards or chassis, such as audio frequency (AF), or radio frequency (RF) amplifiers, power supplies, oscillators and ultra-high frequency (UHF) and multi-channel very high frequency (VHF). .