Electronics Technician

About the Role

This position is 100 percent travel throughout the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Central Service area, with all travel expenses paid. The role supports the FAA’s Technical Support Services Contract 5 (T5), a $1.8 billion+ contract with a 4-year base period and two 3-year options. Work includes site selection and engineering, construction, environmental and fire/life safety, equipment installation and testing, CAD, and other technical services across the nation in each of the FAA’s nine regions, the Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and several U.S. territories.

Responsibilities

• Support site preparation for contractor installation of FENS racks, ranging from wall mount racks to multiple racks per site.
• Provide critical power circuits and grounding for each contractor-furnished rack.
• Provide essential power convenience outlet circuits for alternating FENS racks.
• Support the installation of new cable trays and conduits for FENS racks and cables.
• Install a separate path for fiber at each site, with specific requirements provided by the local FAA POC.
• Support site preparation for LTE antenna installation on roofs, ensuring paths for antenna cables are established.
• Provide a CCSI to report to the FAA Technical Officer Representative (TOR).
• Support general installation and construction efforts, including redlines. Drafting personnel will convert redlines into as-built documents.
• Remove and repair or replace components, wires, wire bundles, terminal blocks, and/or connectors.
• Solder, splice, or otherwise install/repair various wire types including coaxial, shielded, solid, and stranded wires.
• Test and troubleshoot electrical components by applying the theory of operation of transistors, solid state components, integrated circuits, motors, servos, power transmissions, and other electrical devices utilizing electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, blueprints, color codes, publications, and other technical data.
• Troubleshoot, repair, align, and calibrate audio equipment and voice communication systems to the component level, utilizing schematics, theory of operation, general and system specific test equipment.
• Install sensors, wires, cabling, computers, radios, and satellites in an unpredictable, fast-paced environment in all weather conditions.
• Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Requirements

• Ability to work in extreme weather conditions (heat, cold, etc.).
• Ability to lift at least 50 pounds.
• Proficiency in basic Microsoft suite, Internet, and email.
• Must be able to meet customer security requirements (moderate to high risk). A background check by federal authorities will be performed.
• Must be able to travel up to 100% within the Central Service Area.

Qualifications

• Advanced electronics training from institutions such as junior college, military service, or trade school training.
• 5+ years’ experience with testing, repairing, troubleshooting, and installation of Fiber Optics, other Radio Control Systems (RCE), and other complex electronics equipment.
• Experience maintaining, repairing, troubleshooting, modifying, and installing various types of electronic equipment and related devices such as electronic transmitting and receiving equipment (e.g., radar, radio, television, telecommunication, sonar, and navigational aids); personal and main frame computers and terminals; industrial, medical, measuring, and controlling equipment; and industrial robotic devices.
• Applies technical knowledge of electronics principles in determining equipment malfunctions, and applies skill in restoring equipment operation, evaluates performance and reliability of prototype or production mode, and recommends changes in circuitry or installation specifications to simplify assembly and maintenance.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life insurance.
• Flexible work schedules and holidays.

Pay

Salary Range: $15.68 - $71.30 per hour.