Electronics Technician

• Hiring Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), Office of Business Operations and Accountability (BOA), Human Capital Management Division (HCMD), Systems Training Unit (STU), with 1 vacancy in Kansas City, MO.

As an Electronics Technician, you will perform the following duties:
Serve as an Electronics Technician Instructor within the Systems Training Unit for specialized advanced technical courses covering National Weather Service (NWS) electronic, meteorological, and telecommunications systems. Deliver instruction through a combination of traditional classroom lectures, hands-on laboratory exercises, distance learning, webinars, and self-paced e-learning platforms.

Teach complex concepts related to high-power Radio Frequency (RF) and radar transmitters, receiver signal processing, digital signal processors, Linux and Unix-based server hardware, meteorological sensor suites, and network routing equipment. Instruct students in safety protocols, including high-voltage safety, RF hazard mitigation, and electro-static discharge (ESD) procedures.

Evaluate student progress through practical bench tests, written exams, and field-simulated fault troubleshooting performance tests and provide objective performance feedback and remedial coaching. Research, design, update, and maintain instructional materials, course syllabi, lab guides, training manuals, and interactive training aids.

Analyze system engineering modifications, software upgrades, and field retrofit notifications to update instructional content in alignment with current NWS operational baselines. Coordinate with NWS systems engineers and original equipment manufacturers to translate technical engineering documentation into standardized instructional modules.

Employ Instructional System Design principles to ensure training addresses identified field skill gaps and meets operational readiness objectives. Configure, calibrate, maintain, and repair specialized electronic equipment, test beds, system simulators, and benchtop mockups used in instructional laboratories. Inject hardware, software, and system faults into simulator platforms to test and refine student troubleshooting capabilities under controlled conditions.

Evaluate and integrate advanced electronic test equipment (e.g., spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, power meters) into laboratory exercises. Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for NWS systems, offering high-level technical assistance and support for complex systems. Participate in agency work groups, system test teams, and field implementation teams evaluating next-generation observational technologies.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work requires a combination of stationary classroom instruction and active physical effort in laboratory settings. Requires standing for long periods, bending, crouching, lifting test equipment weighing up to 40-50lbs, and climbing ladders or training structures to access elevated equipment assemblies.

Substitution of education for specialized experience is not applicable to this vacancy.

This position is with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

The posted pay range is $90968 – $118261/yr.

This position is eligible for telework.

Applications close on .

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.