ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN
What you'd do
You will serve as a ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN in the ENGINEERING & PLANNING DEPARTMENT of PSNS and IMF. GS - 10 PAY: $76,395-$99,308 GS - 11 PAY: $83,935-$109,122
Major duties
You will provide technical assistance on urgent mission-degrading CASREPs or similar problems affecting major systems. You will communicate with ship's officers, exercising leadership, tact, and persuasion to influence and control corrective actions to be taken. You will resolve complex problems in assigned systems and equipment while often under pressure for rapid results to meet operational schedules. You will provide skilled technical support to ships operating in the Pacific Ocean area, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and other locations as assigned. You will be required to investigate/resolve specific problems and provide a final field test documentation for elimination of the problems. You will provide on-board technical assistance, troubleshooting, repair, and training for advanced shipboard network architecture, local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and associated communications systems aboard naval ships You will perform routine testing, diagnostics, and repairs on localized shipboard network nodes, workstations, and peripheral equipment.
What you need to qualify
FOR GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing technical assistance on urgent and routine problems related to shipboard afloat network systems, to include installing applications, troubleshooting user problems and providing training and assistance, and ensuring the proper security and handling of communications materials, systems and equipment. FOR GS-10: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Assisting with providing technical assistance on urgent and routine problems related to shipboard systems, to include executing routine vulnerability scans, performing basic hardware/software installations, and basic troubleshooting Navy Consolidated Afloat network systems. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/electronics-technical-series-0856/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.
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