Electronics Technician I (Non-Travel) with Security Clearance

About the role

Provide electronics technician services to FAALC Group/Product Divisions to ensure electronic systems, subsystems, and components meet serviceability, reliability, and availability requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform a full range of technical support services on designated equipment, including troubleshooting, repair, overhaul, testing, certification, installation, and performance analysis in support of FAALC Product Divisions and Groups.
• Perform electronic component-level troubleshooting and repair of RF circuit card assemblies and RF cabinet assemblies.
• Conduct through-hole and surface mount soldering, including trace repair and eyelet repair.
• Test, troubleshoot, repair, and modify electronic assemblies, components, cables, wiring harnesses, circuit cards, prototypes, test fixtures, and test beds.
• Assemble cables, RF cables, wiring harnesses, circuit cards, and electronic assemblies in accordance with technical documentation and schematics; terminate RF connectors as required.
• Perform equipment performance analysis, adjustment, calibration, certification, testing, and reporting.
• Install electrical, electronic, and mechanical systems, subsystems, components, engineering prototypes, and modifications.
• Utilize electronic test equipment including multimeters, oscilloscopes, and network analyzers.
• Read and interpret electronic and RF schematics and technical documentation.
• Perform moderate physical tasks including lifting up to 50 lbs., bending, climbing, crawling, kneeling, reaching overhead, and operating cranes, trucks, tractors, or motor vehicles.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with completion of formal technical training courses
• OR
• Associate Degree in Electrical Technology, Engineering Technology, or related field.
• Practical experience in an Electronic Technician support role performing component-level troubleshooting, repair, assembly, testing, and installation of electrical and electronic systems and equipment.
• Demonstrated hands-on RF troubleshooting and repair experience at the component level is required.
• Qualifying Technical Experience (Experience must include ONE or MORE of the following):
• Component-level repair of VHF/UHF radio systems.
• Troubleshooting RF amplifiers, oscillators, mixers, filters, and transceivers.
• Repair of microwave transmission equipment.
• Servicing RF power modules and RF front-end circuits.
• Aligning and tuning RF circuits.
• Performing VSWR and impedance matching measurements.
• Operating spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, RF signal generators, and RF power meters.

Qualifying Technical Skills & Knowledge

• Proficient in the use of electronic test equipment including multimeters, oscilloscopes, signal generators, AC/DC power supplies, and power meters.
• Ability to read, interpret, and follow analog and digital circuit schematics and symbols (resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, ICs, etc.).
• Ability to perform basic electronics troubleshooting (voltage, current, resistance measurements; identification of opens, shorts, and grounds).
• Experience with through-hole soldering and de-soldering; surface mount soldering preferred.
• Ability to assemble, test, and terminate RF cables and connectors; network analyzer experience preferred.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills.

Security & Eligibility Requirements

• Ability to obtain a NACI Clearance / Public Trust.
• Must possess TWO forms of unexpired identification for eligibility verification, including:
• One Primary Government-Issued ID (ONE of the following): REAL ID-compliant driver's license or state-issued ID, U.S. Passport or Passport Card, Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551), U.S. Military or Military Dependent ID (with photo), U.S. Government PIV Card, U.S. DOT Transportation ID Card.
• One Secondary ID (ONE of the following): Social Security Card, Original or certified birth certificate, Certificate of U.S. Citizenship or Naturalization, Voter registration card.