Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Serves as an Electronics Technician responsible for maintaining complex electronic equipment used for Air Traffic Control (ATC) at Gray Army Airfield, Joint Base Lewis Mcchord (JBLM), WA and Yakima Training Center (YTC).

Duties

Investigate, analyze, test, diagnose, correct and tune complex systems to restore or ensure their continuous and reliable operation. Recommend modifications for adoptions where such might eliminate recurrent malfunctions or failures and improve systems performance. Provide on-the-job training to less experienced technicians. Maintain certification logs as required by federal Aviation Administration/Army and assures equipment/component inventory is replenished as needed. Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on less complex equipment and subsystems, which the Federal Aviation Administration has recognized as meeting Category I complexity.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This is an Inclement Weather Essential position, you must make every attempt to report for work on time and/or remain on duty during severe weather conditions.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal Aviation Administration or Military Air Traffic Control Electronic Maintenance Certification
• This position has been designated as "Key" and shall not be vacated during a national emergency or mobilization as doing so would seriously impair the capability of the organization to function effectively.

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. Current 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 WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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 experience 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 of specialized experience which includes demonstrated experience: Investigating, analyzing, testing, correcting and tuning complex systems to restore or ensure their continuous and reliable operation. These systems include Instrument Landing System (ILS): Distance Measuring Equipment (DME): Remote Transmitter and Receiver Units (RTR): Interim Voice Switch Replacement (IVSR): Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS); RF Communications and Surveillance coverage for 2 Airspace Information Centers (AIC), defined by the FAA as Category II level of complexity; Performing system modifications as prescribed by the FAA, U. S. Army, and the Air Force; Performing preventive and corrective maintenance on less complex equipment and subsystems, which the FAA has recognized as meeting Category I complexity. 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

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address FU-W12KAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG JBLM DO NOT MAIL Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk