Training Specialist - Apprentice Technical Training

About the role

This individual will be an Electronic Technician / Fire Controlman subject matter expert/instructor as part of a multi-instructor workforce providing instruction in the courses described below. This individual will report to the Instructor Leader at Naval Station Great Lakes, IL.

Responsibilities

• AC/DC circuits: AC test equipment; Kirchhoff’s laws; multimeter measurements; Ohm’s law; parallel circuits; resistors, current, and voltage; resonance; RL and RC circuits; series circuits; transformers; troubleshooting; and voltage division.
• Electronic circuits: Bridge circuits, diodes, electron tube circuits, full- and half-wave rectifiers, operational amplifiers, oscillators, power supplies, pulse circuits, transistors, troubleshooting, and Zener diodes.
• Digital electronics: Basic microprocessors, binary system, combinational logic, counters, digital logic functions, flip-flops, octal and hexadecimal systems, registers, and sequential circuits.
• Electronic communications: Broadcast systems, electromagnetic propagation, frequency spectrum, networks, satellite systems, telecommunications terminology, telephone systems, and transducers.
• Microprocessors: Binary mathematics operations, computer input/output interfacing, data register timing operations, digital computer circuits, micro-computer system hardware and software components, microprocessor architectures, and microprocessor brand and model characteristics.
• Fiber optics and cabling: Conductor troubleshooting and repair, data cable fault isolation, light emitting diode (LED) and laser light sources, light sources and optical detectors, optical signal transmission, printed circuit board connections, signal and multimode optical fibers, soldering, and wire wrap.
• Electronic systems troubleshooting and maintenance: Block diagrams; general safety concepts; mechanical safety marking requirements; mechanical, electrical, and electromagnetic safety procedures; schematics; signal flow considerations; static electricity safety concepts; tag-out operations; test equipment explanation and usage; troubleshooting concepts and extensive practice sessions; and wiring diagrams.
• Industrial safety: Electromechanical safety parameters, electronic and electrical safety parameters, emergency procedures, handling equipment safety, mechanical safety parameters, and proper hand tool usage procedures.
• Rotating machines: AC and DC motor construction principles, motor control block diagrams, motor voltage and current measurements tools, proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control theory, pulse width modulated (PWM) motor control, rotating machine application principles, safe maintenance procedures, and series and shunt field motor windings.
• Radar systems: Alignment and maximum power output concepts, auxiliary systems, radar cavities and frequency generation, radar system components, radar theory, radar wavelength and impacts on waveguide lengths, receiver and transmitter block diagrams, and standing wave ratios.
• Industrial electronics: Control concepts, DIAC, diodes, feedback systems, motors, operational amplifiers, PID algorithms, safety, servos and synchro’s, Thyristors, transistors, TRIAC, unijunction transistor (UJT), and Zener diodes.
• Methods of Instruction: Audiovisual materials, classroom exercises, computer-based training, laboratory, lecture, and practical exercises. Additionally the candidate should be an expert in the delivery of both classroom and practical lab instruction.

Qualifications

• Three Years Instructor Experience
• NEC 9502/805A Preferred Experience

Skills

• Digital Electronic
• Electronics
• Technical Training

Benefits

GDIT offers a comprehensive benefits and wellness package, including a 401(k) plan with company match, competitive pay and paid time off, and a variety of additional benefits such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance. We also offer full flex work weeks and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.

Pay

The likely salary range for this position is $59,500 - $80,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Additional Work Locations

Total Rewards: At GDIT, our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.

About GDIT

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development. Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to equal opportunity employment and provide a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. We actively seek to recruit and retain a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve and values the unique perspectives and experiences each employee brings to our organization.