Electronics Industrial Controls Mechanic

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for aWG-2606-10, Electronics Industrial Controls Mechanic located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, OFFICE OF NAVAL ENGINEERING in Baltimore, MD.

Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than the length of experience.

Eligibility will be determined by the relevance, scope, and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired.

Applicants will be rated and ranked based on their knowledge of the following job elements: 1. Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision. (SCREENOUT) 2.

Knowledge of Equipment, Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc. 3. Use of Test Equipment; Electronics 4. Theory of Electronics 5. Ability to Use Hand and Power Tools; Electronics 6.

Troubleshooting (Electronic Equipment) 7.

Ingenuity (Ability to Suggest & Apply New Methods) National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. Major Duties:

You will serve as an Electronics Industrial Controls Mechanic and be responsible for to work on a wide variety of marine craft.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.

Typical work assignments include: Servicing on teams to install and put into operation major electronic and electric control systems that are new to the fleet or that are major modifications of existing systems.

Troubleshooting and repairing new systems during the operational test and following procedures to cope with and identify unforeseen defects, as well submitting changes to existing schematics to reflect any corrections or changes.

Most assignments are made on Coast Guard Vessels: advanced Programmable Logic Controllers installing and upgrading (including PLC software), you will install/test/calibrate\align propulsion systems (diesel, diesel electric, DC, turbo, and turbine) May be tasked and detailed to support Ordnance shop work: assignments on both fire control and ordnance side, travel to Coast Guard vessel locations to perform work, can be assigned travel for Foreign Military Support Work.