Electronics Technician

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards.

This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Occupational-Series Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. This position is being filled under the Department Of Commerce Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). Under CAPS, positions are classified by career path and pay band. The ZT-4 is equivalent to the GS-11/12 grade levels.

To qualify at the ZT-4 level you must meet the specialized experience as described below. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZT-3 or GS-9 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience: Operating radiofrequency test and measurement equipment as well as antennas/antenna systems.

Performing maintenance of electronic systems and equipment Advising mid-level engineers on developing new and or adapting existing equipment AND Assisting in the design of characteristics, and functional use of a variety of types of electronic equipment and systems.

As a Electronics Technician, you will perform the following duties: Provide technical support in microwave, radar, and related technologies through waveguide design, layout, construction antenna fabrication and erection, and equipment installation maintenance and testing. Provide technical support in measurement science, instrumentation design, development, repair, and testing; includes instrument calibration, modification, and operation, and the establishment of interconnection and interface techniques.

Assemble electronic equipment & circuit boards. Operate measurement systems. Keep records of personal property, tracks its location, & excesses property no longer needed. Ensure that physical structures/activities at the Table Mountain field site are being handled appropriately & in compliance with applicable rules, regulations & agreements.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Electronics Technician ZT-0856-4, ZT-5 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience.