Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Serve as an Electronics Technician to implement, maintain, and sustain industrial electronic systems and specialized equipment, for the installation.
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: At the GS-09 Level: One year of specialized experience which includes: Experience assisting with the installation and maintenance of electronic systems; Experience resolving a variety of technical problems related to electronic systems; Experience assisting with the configuration of electronic system components; or Experience operating and maintaining a wide range of electronic systems and equipment. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08). OR Education: Successful two full years (i.e., 36 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as engineering, physical science, technology, or mathematics. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education (directly related to the occupation) and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 9. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) At the GS-10 Level: One year of specialized experience which includes: Experience in the operation, integration, repairing, or maintenance of a wide variety of complex electronic systems; Experience with the set up and operation pf specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electronic components, assemblies, or systems; Experience with interpretation of diagrams, schematic drawings, or engineering instructions for assembling electronics units; and Experience applying theories, techniques, or applications of electricity, advanced analog and digital electronics, and computer/electronics technology. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. At the GS-11 Level: One year of specialized experience which includes: Experience in the operation, integration, repairing, or maintenance of a wide variety of complex electronic systems; Experience with the set up and operation of specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electronic components, assemblies, or systems; Experience with interpretation of diagrams, schematic drawings, or engineering instructions for assembling electronics units; and Experience applying theories, techniques, or applications of electricity, advanced analog and digital electronics, and computer/electronics technology. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10).Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work is both sedentary and non-sedentary, sometimes including walking or driving to various locations of the installation to collect data, perform system maintenance or to assist in equipment installation. The work requires some physical exertion such as recurring activities i.e. bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching and lifting of moderately heavy objects such as network equipment and computers. Work may also require the occasional, assisted relocation of control systems and IT components weighing up to 50 pounds using hand tools, drills, saws, and electrical tools. The employee may be required to perform travel duty (TDY) by commercial transportation for training or equipment validation. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The office work area is adequately lighted, temperature controlled and ventilated. The industrial work area involves regular and recurring exposure industrial manufacturing and outdoor exposure. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Computers and Electronics Planning and Evaluating Technical Competence Technology Application Time in Grade Requirement: GS-09:Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-08). GS-10:Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09). GS-11:Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-10).
This is a developmental position being filled at the GS-09, GS-10, or GS-11 levels. The full performance GS-11 level of this position entails the following duties:
Implement, maintain and sustain modernization efforts associated with Resource Planning Systems, Industrial Controls Systems, Computer Processing Systems, and other data collection efforts associated with increasing the efficiency and effectiveness.
Assist in the development and management of stand-alone configuration management policies.
Assist with the implementation and sustainment of all stand-alone network systems, and control system configurations.
Provide reliable, responsive service in automation and configuration of industrial control systems equipment, stand-alone computers and associated networks.