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Posted: January 6, 2026 (9 days ago)

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ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MAKER INSTALLER & REPAIRER SUPERVISOR

Air Force District of Washington

Department of the Air Force

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$162,974 - $162,974

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of workers who install, maintain, and repair electronic communication equipment for the Air Force, with a focus on supervising projects related to radio systems, satellites, and secure networks.

It requires overseeing daily tasks, ensuring safety and quality standards, and managing resources to support executive communications.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in electronics repair, strong leadership skills, and knowledge of military technical standards who enjoys coordinating teams in a technical environment.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to supervise electronic equipment installation, repair, and maintenance without more than normal oversight
  • Knowledge of principles, processes, and techniques in electronic trades, including high frequency radio, satellite communications, antenna systems, and cryptography
  • Expertise in safety regulations, lightning protection, grounding, bonding, and shielding for electronic systems
  • Skill in reading and interpreting blueprints, diagrams, technical specifications, and military standards like MIL STD 124B and MIL HDBK 419A
  • Ability to plan, organize work assignments, and determine required resources for mission accomplishment
  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Understanding of personnel management policies, including equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment prevention

Full Job Description

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The primary purpose of this position is to exercise technical and administrative supervision over subordinate workers including two WB-2601-00 Foremen in accomplishing trades and labor work, communications and support equipment projects, and programs supporting executive communications.

In order to qualify, you must meet the quality level of experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook X-118C.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Qualification Standard Handbook X-118C for the WG-2600 Electronic Equipment Installation and Maintenance Family.

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most blue-collar positions, you must meet any screen-out element listed and show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying.

Qualification requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.

The screen out element for this position is the ability to do the work of an ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MAKER, INSTALLER, & REPAIRER SUPERVISOR without more than normal supervision.

JOB ELEMENTS: Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1.

Knowledge of a wide range of principles, processes, and techniques of trade(s) and/or craft(s) supervised and personnel management policies, practices, and procedures, including sexual harassment and Equal Employment Opportunity/ Equal Employment Treatment.

2. Expert knowledge of safety regulations, practices, and procedures. 3.

Expert in technologies including high frequency radio communications systems, ultrahigh frequency and line-of site satellite communications systems, antenna systems including transmission theory, telephone systems, radio frequency propagation, and cryptographies systems.

Expert in lightning protection, grounding, bonding shielding of electronic systems and networks.

Knowledge of the use and maintenance of hand and power tools, equipment, and precision measuring and/or test equipment common to trades supervised. 4.

Ability to read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, sketches, and technical specifications. Knowledge of MIL STD 124B, Grounding, Bonding.

And Shielding for Common Long Haul/Tactical Communication Systems including Ground Based Communications-Electronics Facilities and Equipment and MIL HDBK 419A, Grounding, Bonding, and Shielding for Electronic Equipment and Facilities.

5. Ability to plan and organize work assignments to include determining resources required to accomplish mission. 6. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Major Duties:

Performs work planning responsibilities. Performs work direction responsibilities. Reviews all projects assigned to the unit for engineering and technical adherence to standards.

Performs administration responsibilities. Ensures education in, compliance with, and practice of security directives, good safety, and health habits in all work areas.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/6/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/6/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 8Q-AFPC-12860504-063119-VEM