Electronic Ground Station Technician

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PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under minimal supervision, performs routine technical functions related to the support of development engineering activities such as assemble, test, checkout, fabrication, modification, and assembly of electronics and electro-mechanical systems, experimental design circuitry, prototype models or specialized test equipment. Applications may include analog, digital and/or video type circuits and logic systems. Guidance is readily available from superiors. Works from schematics, diagrams, written and verbal descriptions, layouts or defined plans to perform routine testing, checkout, troubleshooting, prototype building, environmental testing, and simple developmental engineering tasks.

Performs routine operational tests and fault isolation on development systems and equipment to ensure conformance with design specifications. Diagnoses and isolates malfunctions down to component level. Conducts defined engineering tests and collects data as assigned. Utilizes routine development or diagnostic equipment including oscilloscope, VOM, DVM, signal generators and similar test apparatus. Dedicated to electronic ground support activities. Excludes those assigned to production test activities.

Entry Level. Excludes trainees with no academic preparation or experience. EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
Electronics training equivalent to 2 years technical trade school or military technical school or 4 years of aviation or spacecraft related electrical system equipment. Will consider candidates with minimum of 6 years of communication data center server and cabinet wiring and assembly.