About the Position: Position is located at US Army Forces Command, US Army Air Traffic Services Command, 597th Maintenance Detachment, Cairns AAF, Fort Novosel, Alabama.

Duties

Diagnose causes of unusual malfunctions in all supported tactical ATS equipment from symptoms furnished by on-site technicians by telephone or email. Serve as senior electronics technician of a mobile maintenance contact team (MMCT) which provides on-site technical assistance. Train unit technicians, MMCT members, and supported unit personnel in all facets of troubleshooting, maintenance, safety, and operation of equipment. Instruct on-site technicians in the use of special test equipment and troubleshooting techniques to be used in isolating and replacing faulty components. Serve as certification examiner responsible for administering written and hands-on evaluations for the Army's certification program. Correct malfunctions, certifies accuracy, and substantiates reliability of electronic navigational systems comprised of a wide variety of highly complex circuitry, requiring extensive and varied application of higher-level knowledge. Develop or expand on diagnostic test and alignment procedures to be used on standard and non-standard equipment when procedures are not available or are inadequate in existing publications. Serve as senior technical inspector and senior technical expert responsible for all quality control and quality assurance standards. Supervise support equipment repairs of AN/TPN-31 Air Traffic Navigation, Integration, Coordination System, AN/TSQ-221 Tactical Airspace Integration System, AN/TSQ-198, 198A Tactical Terminal Control System, AN/MSQ-135 Mobile Tower System.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 80 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
• Must be able to climb 10 feet.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of10% of the time.
• Must be granted Maintenance Certification Authority on Army air traffic control navigational aids, landing, and/or communications systems.

Qualifications

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized Experience: One-year specialized experience which includes (1)experience maintaining and/or evaluating tactical Air Traffic Control (ATC) systems/equipment using electronic maintenance theory; (2) experience serving as an ATS Maintenance certification examiner; and (3) experience performing maintenance as an Air Traffic Control Equipment Repairer to equipment such as the AN/TPN-31 ATNAVICS AN/TSQ-221 TAIS, AN/TSQ-198 and 198A TTCS and/or AN/MSQ-135 MOTS. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to DetailCustomer ServiceFlexibilityIntegrity/HonestyInterpersonal SkillsLearningProblem SolvingReading ComprehensionReasoningSelf-ManagementStress ToleranceTeaching OthersTechnical CompetenceTechnology Application 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).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address EG-APF-WJEV99 COMPANY F, 58TH AVIATION AUG DO NOT MAIL Fort Novosel, AL 36362 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk