Signal Systems Electrician

SIGNAL SYSTEMS ELECTRICIAN 3819

Salary
$ Annually

Location
CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CA

Job Type
FULL-TIME

Job Number
3819 OP 2026/09/18 C

Department
Transportation

A Signal Systems Electrician performs skilled technical work and may act as a lead for and work with a signal construction or signal systems crew installing, repairing, maintaining, and modifying electric and microprocessor based traffic signal control devices and video and computer communications systems.

$121,438 (flat rated)

• Completion of a recognized apprenticeship as an electrician, which provides experience or training in electrical or electronic control work; or
• Two years of full-time paid experience as an Assistant Signal Systems Electrician with the City of Los Angeles or two years of full-time paid experience performing electrical or electronics control work. Both require 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in electrical or electronic technology, such as Basic Electrical and Electronics Theory, Solid State Devices and Circuitry, Digital Electronics, and Microprocessors and Microcomputers from an accredited college or trade school;
  
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• Four years of full-time paid experience as an Electrical Craft Helper with the City of Los Angeles and completion of the educational requirement specified in Requirement #2.
• Completion of the Electrical Training Institute (administered by IBEW) – Intelligent Transportation Systems Program and one year of journey level experience in Traffic Signal Systems; or
• Possession of a valid State of California Electrician Certification; or
• Successful completion of the International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA) Traffic Signal Technician Level III.
• Successful completion of a military electrician or electronics course of 24 weeks or longer may be substituted for the educational requirement specified in Requirement #2.

Applicants filing under Requirement #1 must attach a copy of their Apprenticeship Certificate at the time of filing. A copy of the Apprenticeship Certificate must be attached to the on-line application BEFORE the application is submitted. If a copy of the Apprenticeship Certificate is attached AFTER the on-line application has been submitted, applicants WILL NOT be credited with having submitted it, and WILL NOT be considered further in this examination.

Applicants filing under Requirement #2 or Requirement #3 must list the school name and location, course titles, number of semester or quarter units, and completion dates in the Supplemental Questions Section of the on-line application. Applicants who fail to provide this information on their application will not be considered further in this examination and their applications will not be processed.

As a condition of employment, a valid Class C driver’s license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is required at the time of appointment. Applicants will be deemed ineligible for hire if their DMV record reflects three or more moving violations and/or at-fault accidents, or a conviction of a major moving violation within the last 36 months in any state or jurisdiction.

The City of Los Angeles reserves the right to issue a notice of ineligibility at any time before a final job offer is extended.

As a condition of employment, a valid Class B driver’s license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and a valid medical certificate approved by the DMV is required at the time of appointment. Applicants will be deemed ineligible for hire if their DMV record reflects three or more moving violations and/or at-fault accidents, or a conviction of a major moving violation within the last 36 months in any state or jurisdiction.

Candidates will be…