This position is located in the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), Office of Observation (OBS), Surface and Upper Air Division (SUAD), Logistics Branch (LB), National reconditioning Center (NRC), with 1 vacancy in Grandview, Missouri. This position is also announced under NWS-OBS-24-12284630 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: Perform depot level maintenance and reconditioning services, such as modification, troubleshooting, repair, calibration and related support for a wide range of complex weather sensing electronic, electro-mechanical, data acquisition, data processing and communications equipment. Develop and devise improvements and alterations to complex technical equipment and instruments, including modifying and conducting complex tests and analyzing the results. Provide advice to engineering and technical support staff on design and operational problems relating to equipment and processes.

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 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 GS-11 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: - Performing maintenance or inspection on electronic or electro-mechanical systems, such as testing equipment used in troubleshooting and repairing electronic systems.

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: Applicant Inquiries
• Email: [email protected]