This position is located in the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), Marine Operations (MO), with 10 vacancies in Honolulu, HI, Newport, OR, Newport, RI, Norfolk, VA, or Pascagoula, MS. This position is also announced under vacancy number OMAO-24-12168009-DE, which is open to all US Citizens or Nationals. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Duties

Unique circumstances: This is an Open Continuous recruitment; to be open for one year. The application review periods will occur after after the following days of announcements being open: 14 days, 90 days, 90 days, 90 days, 81 days. This position requires Drug Testing. This position is in the bargaining unit. As an Electronics Technician, you will perform the following duties:

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. Physical Requirements: This position has physical requirements. Requires ability to climb 25 foot mast, prolong bending, stooping, standing and lifting up to 50 pounds. Condition of Employment: This position requires the operation of a Federal motor vehicle. Valid state driver's license to operate a government vehicle in completion of assigned tasks. 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 or GS-09 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZT-2 pay band or GS-08 grade level work in the Federal service. Specialized experience must include ALL of the following: Troubleshooting, diagnosing, analyzing, or identifying malfunctions with electronics systems to determine the source and cause of the problem; Completing maintenance and troubleshooting for integrated electronics systems such as radar, Very high frequency (VHF), Satellite Communications (SATCOM), Navigation, or interior communications systems; Collaborating with a team of technical experts to plan and perform electronics system installations; and Providing hardware or software support for Personal Computer (PC) users or communication devices. 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 pay band or GS-10 grade level work in the Federal service. Specialized experience must include ALL of the following: Completing and managing preventative maintenance programs for ship electronics systems including scientific sensors, communications systems and navigation equipment; Planning and coordinating ship system and equipment installations and calibrations; Resolving technical issues and providing hardware or software support for Personal Computer (PC) users or communication devices; and Drafting maintenance plans or technical documents for installed electronic systems or equipment.

Education

There is no education requirement/substitution for this position.

Contacts

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