Lead Electronics Technician

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management’s website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: This position requires the operation of a Federal motor vehicle. Must be able to obtain/maintain a valid state driver’s license to operate a government vehicle in completion of assigned tasks. EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify at the ZT-4 or (GS-11): SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZT-3 or (GS-10) in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Implementing, modifying, troubleshooting, and testing electronic satellite systems and equipment; Analyzing circuitry to evaluate electronic systems and equipment; and Providing technical guidance on the maintenance and operation of electronic satellite systems.
This position is located in the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Satellite Products and Operations (OSPO), Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station (WCDAS), Operations Branch, with one vacancy in Wallops Island, VA. This position is also announced under vacancy number NESDIS OSPO-25-12584951-DE, which is open to all US Citizens or Nationals. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.