Electronics Technician
What you'd do
About the Position: This Electronics Technician position is with the Tobyhanna Army Depot Directorate of Engineering and Cyber SATCOM and Site Installation Division.
Major duties
Serve as project lead and is the technical authority on one or more complex Satellite Communication systems. Provide technical guidance to the customer and management for new systems design, development, fabrication, Technical Data Packages (TDP) and is the point of contact for TDP development and issues. Review all Project Management (PM) requirements for technical guidance to assure the PMs system requirements will be met. Perform engineering analysis to verify design concepts, system integrity and safety. Provide managerial leadership, guidance, and work directly with engineering shops, Sustainment Training Team, Student Instruct and Production Management. Make sound administrative and technical decisions requiring an extensive background in various electronics fields.
What you need to qualify
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 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 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 Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Overseeing testing, installing, of electronic communications systems; AND 2) Providing technical guidance on electronic theory and techniques; AND 3) Leading team members to achieve specific tasks, program and/or production goals. Time in Grade Requirement: 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-11).
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