Telecommunications Specialist; RF

• Department: Department of Homeland Security
• Location: Bothell, Washington
• Hiring Path: Public
• Number of Openings: 2
• Security Clearance: Sensitive Compartmented Information

This position is located with the Disaster Emergency Communication Division in Bothell, WA. The ideal candidate for this position will have extensive operational, maintenance, and diagnostic troubleshooting experience of satellite and Radio Frequency (RF) electronic and mechanical communications systems.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling on those who want to help protect American interests and secure our Nation. DHS Components work collectively to prevent terrorism; secure borders and our transportation systems; protect the President and other dignitaries; enforce and administer immigration laws; safeguard cyberspace; and ensure resilience to disasters. We achieve these vital missions through a workforce spanning hundreds of occupations.

Make an impact; join DHS. When disaster strikes, America looks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need. FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident.

We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce. Please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). for additional information. EXCEPTED SERVICE:
This is a full-time position in the Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) Detachment. MERS positions are in the excepted service. Employees will not acquire civil service status but will have standard and optional benefits.

EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT:
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. In this position, you will perform duties as a team member, or Team lead/trainer when assigned to direct and evaluate the work of employees assigned to deploy, operate, and maintain radio frequency and communications systems.

Typical duties include:
Deploy, install, and maintain a wide array of mobile wide and narrow band radio and satellite transmission systems such as High Frequency (HF), Very High Frequency (VHF), Ultra High Frequency (UHF), all the way up to commercial satellite frequency bands and 5G network systems with their associated support equipment that provide voice, video, or data services to be employed in the field and in potentially austere environments.

Research, test, and recommend new technologies to improve communications capabilities; develop standard operating procedures and checklists to incorporate them into MERS operations. Monitor, test, calibrate, and repair radio equipment and systems with specialized test equipment to ensure they meet strict operational criteria and satisfy the mission readiness and deployment requirements of the unit.

Fabricate, modify, perform preventative maintenance and technology upgrades to mobile command and control communications platforms and transmissions systems. Troubleshoot failed systems and networks to perform repairs to the lowest replaceable units and restore system functionality. Coordinate with FEMA and other federal and outside agencies to establish, maintain, and restore voice, video, and data services.

Work with FEMA frequency management and civilian agencies to establish frequency allocation and deconflict spectrum issues. 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…