Electronics Technician III/COMMs

Essential Duties And Job Functions

• Performs preventative and corrective maintenance, installation, modification, or removal of all ground navigation (NAVAIDS) and meteorological electronic systems (AWOS) and their related sub-systems using applicable test equipment.
• Performs preventative and corrective maintenance, modification, repair or removal of all inside and outside plant copper and fiber optic infrastructure.
• Performs preventative and corrective maintenance, installation, modification, or removal of the Giant Voice speaker array system.
• Performs preventative and corrective maintenance, installation, modification, or removal of the analog and digital phone switches.
• Performs preventative and corrective maintenance, installation, programming, or modification of Land Mobile Radio (LMR) assets, including repeater stations, tone remote units, base stations, vehicle radios, and handheld radios.
• Performs preventative and corrective maintenance, installation, modification, or removal of satellite television receive only dishes, receivers, descramblers, modulators, line amplifiers, related cable television distribution systems, and FM radio broadcast and antenna systems.
• Performs installation, preventative and corrective maintenance of VSAT satellite systems and associated equipment including dish/antennas, modems, routers, and switches.
• Reports and documents maintenance activities to management.
• Processes incoming and outgoing parts and supply documents, equipment items, and test equipment (PMEL) appropriately.
• Maintains required Air Force publication and technical order files (TODO/TODA).
• Aids the FAA in the performance of periodic flight inspections of radio navigation systems.
• Aids with the repair and maintenance of switch, long-haul, and IDS systems.

Requirements

• Associates degree or better in electronics communications or equivalent job experience.
• Two (2) years hands-on experience maintaining the following military systems or their FAA equivalent systems: AN/GRN-29 Solid State Instrument Landing System (SSILS) and AN/FRN-45C VORTAC.
• Two (2) to five (5) years of fiber optic experience and Electronics Technicians Association (ETA) International certification in one of the following areas: Fiber Optics Technician (FOT), Termination Testing Technician (TTT), or Fiber Optics Technician – Outside Plant (FOT-OSP) or the ability to obtain one of these three certifications at own cost within one (1) year of hire.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook at an intermediate level.
• Valid state driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Ability to obtain and maintain SECRET security clearance.
• Must pass a background check, drug screening, fingerprints, and a fit-for-duty physical exam; candidates must be medically cleared for long-term residency in a remote location with limited access to healthcare.
• Must have FCC PG (General Radiotelephone Operator – elements 1 and 3) License or can get license within 60 days.

Preferred

• Previous experience with Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS) and ESR/MOC Reporting Database System.
• Prior U.S. Air Force and/or federal government-based experience as a base operations and services (BOS) contractor.
• Additional engineering/installation on network communication systems or splicing and fabricating copper/fiber optic cables.
• Tower rescue training certificate.
• PBX (telephone) switch experience i.e., Cisco Call Manager.