ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN- DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY

For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please click here. In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management positions located HERE. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower broadband NJ-03 or equivalent to the next lower grade GS-08 in the Federal Service. Specialized experiences is experience relating to fabrication, evaluation and documentation of instrumentation data acquisition systems, subsystems and their components in a laboratory environment and testing, calibration, repair and modification of instrumentation data acquisition systems, subsystems, and their components. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Knowledge of the theories, principles, practices, and techniques of electronics, mechanics, servos, pneumatics and optics as applied in airborne instrumentation systems/subsystems and test facility/laboratory instrumentation systems. Knowledge through practical experience of precision design, fabrication and test equipment, and work standards, including computer applications in support of instrumentation design, fabrication, calibration, and laboratory testing along with skill in their use. Also, skill in soldering applications to affect fabrication, modifications, and repairs of instrumentation systems to the component level. Ability to research, analyze, interpret and apply rules, instructions, and procedures to a variety of situations and to recommend timely and economical solutions. Also, ability to adopt precedents or make minor departures from standardized approaches. Ability to plan and organize work and to coordinate efforts with engineering, maintenance and operations organizations as well as the ability to maintain good working relationships and to provide technical leadership and project management oversight. Ability to move, install, set up, and maintain electronic test equipment. Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of personnel both orally and in writing and to use modern computer software applications in support of communications and presentations. Desired Skills: 2 or more years of flight test experience desired 2 or more years of test program experience desired 2 or more years laboratory equipment calibration experience desired Experience using acceptance test plans (ATP)
To find additional information on “What Is DHA” and to view and/or apply to current DHA opportunities listed on Air Force Civilian Services “Direct Hire Job Board”, please click here. The primary purpose of this position is to provide electronics and measurement systems engineering support for designing, developing, acquiring, installing, operating, and maintaining instrumentation systems used for data acquisition and telemetry in aerospace systems test and evaluation programs.