Electronics Technician - FO, GS

Position Overview

This position advertised has been exempted from the federal civilian hiring freeze.

Current FBI employees are ineligible to apply if serving under the same conditions as that for which is advertised, including:

• Appointing organization (FBI)
• Type of position (full-time, part-time, etc.)
• Same or higher grade
• Duty location (city or state)
• Type of appointment (permanent, temporary, etc.)

August 25, 2026

September 8, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (ET)

Electronics Technician - FO, GS 7/9

GS-12

Springfield Field Office

Springfield, IL

May vary based on the needs of the Division.

Full Time/Permanent

All U.S. Citizens

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Email: chaught2 and/or adsee

GS-7: $50,460.00 - $65,599.00

GS-9: $61,722.00 - $80,243.00

To attract and retain highly qualified candidates, selectees may be eligible for a recruitment incentive of up to 20% or, for eligible current federal employees, a relocation incentive of up to 15%. Eligibility for a relocation incentive requires proof of a change in residence and an assignment at a worksite in a different geographic area greater than or equal to 50 miles from the prior worksite.

Employees must sign a written service agreement completing a specified period of employment with the FBI at the new duty station. Recruitment and relocation incentives cannot be combined.

Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill positions within the same division when the position includes substantially the same duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.

Electronics technicians require knowledge of data networks, radio frequency theory, and electronic troubleshooting skills. They have knowledge of techniques, theories, and characteristics of electronics, such as basic electronics and electronic theory, algebra, and elementary physics.

Our electronics technicians are skilled in electronic equipment design, development, evaluation, testing, installation, and maintenance. They’re knowledgeable in the capabilities, limitations, operations, design, characteristics, and functional use of a variety of types and models of electronic equipment and systems related to electronic engineering.

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must have (or be able to obtain) a valid driver’s license
• Must be able to obtain a Top Secret-SCI clearance
• Some travel may be required

Work requires strenuous physical exertion such as climbing tall ladders or towers, long periods of standing, recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching or similar activities; and recurring lifting heavy objects in excess of 50 pounds such as radio and related communications systems.

Work involves high risks with exposure to potentially dangerous situations such as electrical shocks, falls from high towers, inclement weather conditions (rain, snow, ice, and high winds), requiring a range of safety and other precautions, including accompaniment by another technician when performing duties considered hazardous to life and limb.

• Perform installation, maintenance, and operational testing required to maintain the Bureau's communication and intrusion systems in optimum condition.
• Perform maintenance and service functions required to obtain optimum operational capability of a wide variety of complex equipment incorporated into the FM radio, radio teletype, secure telephone, data and teletype, and intrusion Systems.
• Use test equipment and advanced techniques to perform installation, maintenance and repair tasks as well as the operational testing of the FM radio system (base stations, repeaters, remote and mobile transmitters/receivers and personal equipment).
• Conduct preventive maintenance by regularly inspecting and testing equipment for reliability and accuracy to prevent breakdown.
• Perform corrective maintenance to restore a system which is out of operating condition through extensive analytical testing, take positive action to replace or repair deficient or malfunctioning components and units.
• Review pertinent technical manuals, remain…