Electronics Technician

Position
:
Electronics Technician

Type
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Full-time

Location Fort Bragg, NC

Travel
: 10%

** Contingent Upon Award**

The Electronics Technician is responsible for maintaining the operational readiness, inspection, troubleshooting, repair, calibration, and sustainment of mission-critical tactical communications, communications security (COMSEC), navigation, surveillance, and electro-optical systems supporting the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC) and related training operations. Working under the general supervision of the shop supervisor, the technician performs advanced bench-level diagnostics and maintenance to ensure training equipment remains fully mission capable and available to support continuous student throughput and tactical training requirements.

• Sustain an uncompromising equipment Operational Readiness (OR) rate to ensure continuous candidate throughput across the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC) and associated high-risk tactical training blocks.

• Operate as hands-on bench peers under the general supervision of the shop supervisor.

• Inspect, test, align, troubleshoot, and repair modern tactical communications and Type-1 cryptographic encryption systems.

• Utilize advanced test sets, oscilloscopes, and spectrum analyzers to isolate and correct faults within tactical HF, VHF, and UHF multiband transceivers, specifically including the AN/PRC-117G, AN/PRC-152A, AN/PRC-163, and AN/PRC-148 systems.

• Perform software updates, cryptographic key-loading procedures, module replacements, and technical diagnostics on secure fill devices (e.g., KGV-72, AN/PYQ-10 SKL, TKLs) in strict accordance with National Security Agency (NSA) physical and electronic security guidelines, ensuring the complete preservation of Controlled Cryptographic Items (CCI) and COMSEC data integrity.

• Diagnose, calibrate, repair, and maintain military dismounted navigation systems, surveillance arrays, and tactical electronic detection devices.

• Technical tasks include performing circuit level diagnostics, component replacement, and system functional testing on Defense Advanced GPS Receivers (DAGR) and Dismounted Assured Positioning Systems (DAPS).

• Ensure the operational readiness of tactical radio frequency (RF) repeaters, counter-UAS sensors, and specialized directional-finding surveillance platforms utilized by training committees, resolving hardware and firmware faults to prevent communication and telemetry dropouts during remote field exercises.

• Execute advanced intermediate-level maintenance, alignment, and purging cycles for standard and high-performance electro-optical, night vision, and thermal weapon systems.

• Perform technical services on standard Night Optical Devices (AN/PVS-14, AN/PVS
  31A, AN/AVS-9), high-performance White Phosphor Night Optical Devices (AN/PSQ-36 FGE, PVS
  31C), and clip-on thermal devices (AN/PAS-13 series, COTI/ECOTI).

• Technical operations shall encompass nitrogen leak testing, vacuum purging, tube gain calibration, reticle alignment, optical axis collimation, infinity focus adjustments, and high-precision resolution testing utilizing TS-4348/UV or ANV-126 test sets within specialized, dust-free darkroom environments.

• Document all technical diagnostics, parts consumption, preventive maintenance actions, and completed work orders within standard Army automated logistics database systems.

• Maintain meticulous maintenance records, track equipment repair turnaround times (TAT), manage shop parts inventories (Class IX), and initiate replenishment requisitions.

• Execute final quality assurance inspections on all serviced communications, COMSEC, and electro-optical platforms prior to inventory turn-back, verifying that repaired equipment conforms strictly to Department of the Army technical manuals, quality control standards, and manufacturer specifications.

• US Citizen

• Valid U.S. driver’s license

• Must hold an active Secret Security Clearance

• Must possess and maintain an active Department of Defense Secret security clearance, undergo a favorable Tier 1 (T1) background investigation, and complete annual Cyber Awareness, Information Assurance, and PII protection training prior to receiving access to Government-furnished computer terminals or secure COMSEC storage facilities

• Minimum of three (3) years of verifiable bench-level experience in tactical communications repair, COMSEC diagnostics, and electro-optics purging/collimation

• Minimum three years’ experience and honorably served as an Army MOS 94E…