Electronics Technician

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Remuneration 1: minimum: 77771; maximum: 111087; rate interval: PA; description as provided: Per Year

Pay plan 1: code: GS

Low grade: 10

High grade: 11

Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency

Electronics technicians may have gained experience assisting in work situations including: Maintenance - Developing maintenance standards and procedures for use by others. Analyzing repair practices and developing procedural instructions for use by others on methods and steps to repair equipment. Installation - Planning and directing the installation of complex systems and associated facilities, particularly where there are site selection and construction problems, dealings with contractors and public utilities, and the possible need to modify equipment for novel site characteristics. Fabrication - Designing and analyzing circuits, determining design feasibility, evaluating equipment performance under varying environmental conditions, and collecting performance data. Designing or modifying designs to achieve performance and cost objectives. Evaluating the adequacy of equipment for such purposes as repair, calibration, and testing. Testing and Evaluation/Research and Development - Developing or evaluating new or modified electronic systems. Completing testing, evaluating data, and determining acceptability of equipment modifications, validity, test procedures and data, or legality of operation. Technicians support professional engineers in performing experiments, research, and developmental activities requiring an in-depth knowledge of technical engineering methods, applications, practices, and principles to work on concepts, prototypes, and experimental projects that are without precedent and support state-of-the-art research. Sustainment - Developing, performing, evaluating, or modifying calibration and test equipment, systems, and procedures. Reporting, analyzing, and archiving test data. Performing complex calculations and manipulations of test data to improve performance of systems, instrumentation, measurement standards, techniques, and procedures. Troubleshooting - Analyzing and diagnosing faults in the operational configuration of electronic systems and equip

Job summary:

In this position you will work as a member of the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center (MWEOC), Facilities Management Division, Maintenance Branch, HVAC team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in network infrastructure and integration of software and hardware components related to Building Automation Systems or Security and Access Control Systems.

Major duties:

- All MWEOC staff have emergency assignments and are considered deployed in place. Exercises and activations are planned and unplanned, and may require long hours, nights, weekends and holidays. All MWEOC employees are: (1) required to use a government-issued electronic device (to include cellular phones); (2) subject to recall during emergency situations; and (3) required to perform work in locations both above and below ground. What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will serve as an Electronics Technician, responsible for performing testing, maintenance and installation of electronic systems such as SCADA monitoring systems, building management systems, fire alarm systems, security systems, access control systems, camera and lighting systems.

- Typical assignments include: Performing installation, repair, modifications, maintenance, and programing of digital and analog electronic systems (i.e., Tridium based Plant Jace Controllers, Alerton and Honeywell Variable Air Volume (VAV) controllers and input/output controllers, Flow Meters, Valve Actuators, Pressure Gauges, Differential Pressure Sensors, and Relays for controlling and monitoring Building Management System Platforms. Or (2) Locking systems, Electronic Strikes, Magnetic Locks, Card Readers, Motions Sensors, Balanced Magnetic Switches, site surveillance Cameras, including fixed, PTZ and thermal for controlling and monitoring our facility's Security and Access Control Systems). Performing programming tasks for related systems and hardware in specialty areas (e.g. building automation, security systems and infrastructure support systems, computer equipment, systems software and system programming). Monitoring system performance, daily operator activity and alarms.

- Reviewing and providing technical guidance for contractors performing installation projects for the MWEOC facility and assisting with Contracting Officer's Representative related duties. Developing and preparing original working sketches and alternative layouts to determine final arrangement and design configurations for component installation, support systems and related equipment for systems with specifications that cannot be obtained from traditional sources. What else do I need to know? At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites.

- All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions. Promotion Potential: Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

Requirements:

To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo, successfully pass, and maintain a background investigation for a Top-Secret/SCI clearance as a condition of placement into this position. This may include a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined, a review of financial issues, such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs (please visit: Mythbuster on Federal Hiring Policies for additional information). For more information on background investigations for Federal jobs please visit What are background checks and security clearances. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Please ensure you meet the qualification requirements described below. Key Requirements: You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position. You must successfully pass a background investigation. Selective Service registration required. Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements. You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card. You must be able to deploy with little or no advance notice to anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period of time. Please review the Additional Information section for additional key requirements.

Education:

No Educational Substitution: There is no educational substitution for this position, and you must meet the qualifications listed in the " qualifications" section of this announcement.

Evaluations:

We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the basic qualifications, your experience, education and training will be rated using a Subject Matter Expert - Structured Resume Review that is based on the following competencies needed to perform this job: Communication Customer Service Representing the Agency Teamwork & Collaboration Technical Proficiency Human Resources Specialists and Subject Matter Experts will review your two-page resume (starting with your work experience) to determine your qualifications for the position based on the required competencies and specialized experience statements. In describing your experience, be clear and specific and include start and end dates for each position. We may not make assumptions regarding your experience. Based on the review of your resume for the specialized experience required for this position, you may be referred to hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview. CTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet eligibility criteria for CTAP; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; and, 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP eligibility (see "Required Documents" section of this announcement). Well-Qualified is defined as those applicants who are rated with a minimum score of 80.00 for this position. Are you qualifying under Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP/CTAP) Eligibles? If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not ICTAP/CTAP eligible. View information about ICTAP/CTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. Well-Qualified is defined as those applicants who are rated with a minimum score of 80.00 for this position.

Due weight will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3). Are you qualifying under Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA)? To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, the veteran must 1) be a preference eligible; or 2) be a veteran separated after 3 or more years of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. (Note: Veteran's preference does not apply under Merit Promotion procedures. View VEOA information on Feds Hire Vets.)

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Control number: 891431700

Announcement number: FEMA-JD-13105570-MP

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Publication date: 2026-11-03T13:22:17.2130

Applications open: 2026-11-03T13:22:17.2130

Applications close: 2026-11-12T23:59:59.9970

Posting display ends: 2026-11-12T23:59:59.9970

Hiring paths: fed-transition, overseas, fed-competitive, disability, land, mspouse, peace, special-authorities, vet

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