Electronics Mechanic

Full Job Description

This position is located at Independence National Historical Park in the Facility Management Division, which also supports Edgar Allan Poe NHS, Thaddeus Kosciuszko NM, and Gloria Dei NHS.

The primary purpose of this position is to maintain, install, repair, and modify residential and commercial electronic systems across historic and modern buildings, offices, housing units, and park areas.

Requirements Continued: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service.

In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized.

In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT) Ability To Use Hand and Power Tools -Electronics Ingenuity (Ability To Suggest and Apply New Methods) Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation Repair, etc.

Theory of Electronics Trouble shooting (Electronic Equipment) Use of Test Equipment: Electronics If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration.

In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job.

Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone.

Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors.

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:

Performs all preventative maintenance, operational checks, repair, layout, installation, troubleshooting, tracing, locating defects, and modification on all new and existing electronic systems park wide.

Applies all relevant standards, codes, and regulations to select the correct materials and methods for installing, maintaining, repairing, modifying, or upgrading covered systems.

Plans and lays out the routing, placement, type, and size of devices, fixtures, wiring, and related components.

Establishes and maintains an extensive supply of parts, sensors, panels, wiring, and other materials to support maintenance of intrusion alarm systems and the park-wide intrusion two-way radio reporting system.

Performs initial acceptance testing for new fire alarm systems and completes all required system certification testing on annual, biannual, or longer intervals.

Provides and maintains a supply of replacement radio parts, including batteries, chargers, antennas, and similar components.