Electronics Technician

This position is located in the National Environmental Satelite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Satelite & Product Operations (OSPO), with six vacancies in Wallops Island, VA.

This position is also announced under vacancy number NESDIS OSPO-24-12294332-DE, which is open to all US Citizens or Nationals. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Qualifications:

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.

EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 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.

To qualify at the ZT-3 (GS-09) grade level:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZT-2 (GS-8) in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following:

• Experience working with antennas/ground systems and spacecraft/satellites;
• Perform maintenance of electronic systems and equipment under supervision; and
• Interpret plans and specifications on technical equipment and instruments under supervision.

OR

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: Two full years of graduate education or a master's degree.

OR

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience as described above.

Note: Only graduate education in excess of one year is qualifying for combination.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license to operate a government vehicle in completion of assigned tasks.

Responsibilities:

This is an open continuous announcement. The open period is 12 months. Applications will be reviewed on the established cut-off dates: 03/01/2024, 04/01/2024, 04/30/2024, 05/29/2024, 06/28/2024,07/29/2024, 08/27/2024, 09/25/2024, 10/24/2024, 11/25/2024, 12/26/2024, and at the closing date. NOTE: The period of eligibility for applications is through each cut-off date. The agency will issue a list of eligible applicants at each cut-off date to hiring officials within the period of eligibility. Applicants will not need to reapply to be considered. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', or 'not qualified'. If this occurs, you are eligible to reapply to a future cut-off date. As an Electronics Technician, you will perform the following duties:

• Serve as Electronics Technician and maintain, operate, configure, and assure the readiness of unique computer and computer-controlled data acquisition, processing, dissemination, satellite command and control and networking systems and equipment.
• Perform satellite systems maintenance engineering services (e.g. electronics maintenance and quality assurance, equipment replacement) for a diverse group of extremely complex and sophisticated operational systems and equipment.
• Isolate and repair satellite ground equipment including antenna electro/electronic mechanical drive systems, high power amplifiers to transmit commands to satellite, amplifiers, down converters, fiber optic and copper cabling to receive and deliver the nation's National Critical Satellite data from the satellite through the antennas into the operations building for distribution via broadband links or rebroadcast from the satellite.

• Will need to be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Will need to be able to climb and work from ladders.
• This position requires 24 hour 7 days a week coverage so shift work will be required for this position.

Salary : $59,966