This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) with one vacancy located in Wallops Island, VA. This position is also announced under vacancy number NESDIS OSPO-23-12029195-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Duties

As an Electronics Technician, you will perform the following duties: Establish and maintain lab configurations for radio frequency test equipment including repair and calibration, and support all aspects of lab and field operations including deploying equipment, procuring test equipment, components and supplies. As a Senior Electronic Technician, apply knowledge of electronic theory, circuit design, test equipment operation and develop, test, and perform work on electronic equipment. Support professional engineers in performing experiments, research, and developmental activities requiring an in-depth knowledge of technical engineering methods, applications, practices, and principles to work on concepts, prototypes, and experimental projects.

Requirements

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-4 or GS-11 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZT-3 or GS-10 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Assisting in establishing and maintaining lab configurations for radio frequency test equipment; Supporting professional engineers in performing experiments and research; and Participating in work on electronic equipment such as circuit design or equipment repair and calibration.

Education

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

Contacts

• Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US
• Name: Aniessa Chinn
• Email: [email protected]