Electronics Technician

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Incumbent will serve as an Electronics Technician with the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobility and Security Airfield Division, Fort Bliss Texas.

Oversee ATC systems installation, evaluation, maintenance, modification, flight inspection, certification and operator familiarization on fixed base ATC fielded systems.

Fine-Tune and calibrate flight -critical landing systems, ensuring they meet rigorous technical specifications

Resolves critical issues independently and has the authority to stop the use of any ATC system not providing advertised services, in support of the NAS and Army aviation.

Maintains all of the latest digital ATC equipment available, such as (1) Standard Terminal Automation Display System (STARS), (2) Digital Airport Surveillance Radar System ASR-11 (DASR), etc.

Verify the accuracy of meteorological sensors and adjust ground-to-air radio frequencies

Evaluates and determines if equipment/systems/services are within prescribed FAA and Army standards and tolerances by performance of system analytics.

Review maintenance logs, system status databases, and open trouble tickets.

Perform initial shift walkthroughs and read-outs of key parameters (voltage, signal-to-noise ratios, power levels)

Maintains authority for the certification (IAW all Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ) of all ATC electronic navigational aids, RADAR systems, communication systems and automation systems .

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