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The employee is responsible for providing specialized electronics technical support and assistance to the SMA in the testing, troubleshooting, and documentation of electronic, electrical, and electromechanical systems, with emphasis on present and future microwave and digital systems.
05/15/2025 to 06/27/2025
$92,520 - $120,282 per year
GS 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Occasional travel - Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required to attend scientific, technical, or administrative meetings or other functions at SAO or other institutions.
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Permanent - Career/Career-Conditional.
Full-Time
Competitive
12
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No
25-43
837118700
Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.
Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference
Military spouses relocating under PCS orders or whose spouse is 100% disabled or died while on active duty.
Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A.
Individuals who have served at least 2 years with the Peace Corps or 1 year with AmeriCorps VISTA.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path.
This Merit Promotion position is open to Current Federal Employees and Former Federal Employees with permanent status or reinstatement eligibility. Individuals who are eligible for a special appointing authority may also apply such as Individuals with Disabilities (Schedule A), former Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, and Vista volunteers; certain Military Spouses, or individuals eligible under various programs for Veterans (VRA, VEOA, 30% disabled).
Perform other related duties as assigned. Participate in meetings as required.
Other Requirements:
Occasional travel may be required to attend scientific, technical, or administrative meetings or other functions at SAO or other institutions.
Qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date.
One year of full-time experience at the GS-11 level that is close or similar to the work of this job. The experience includes activities such as technical support for state of the art analog and digital systems, operating high-speed digital oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers, and good hands-on Radio Frequency (RF) and digital electronics skills to isolate and repair faults in high frequency transmission systems and multi-layered boards with a wide range of ICs such as FPGAs, ASICs, and DSPs.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/electronics-technical-series-0856/
Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA): If you are applying for a VEOA appointment, you must be a veteran and must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed 3 or more years of active service. ("Active Service" under this law means active duty in a uniformed service and includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, full-time National Guard duty, and attendance, while in the active service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary concerned.) A veteran who is released under honorable conditions shortly before completing a 3-year tour is also eligible.
Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: The following links contain information on the eligibility requirements to be considered under a noncompetitive appointing authority:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated first for the basic qualifications described above. The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria:
Knowledge of the theory, design characteristics, operation, and functions of electronic and microwave instruments, components, and subsystems.
Practical experience with high frequency superheterodyne receivers (200 GHz and above).
Skill in applying methods and principles of electronic and electrical technician work to adapt existing precedents and/or techniques to current and future IFLO and spectrometer packages.
Ability to design, build, modify, and repair complex electronic devices from specific layouts or schematic diagrams.
Knowledge of computer software and the ability to develop and modify application programs in real time operating systems.
Practical experience with repair of surface mount electronics.
BASIS OF RATING: Once the announcement closes, your application will be automatically evaluated and rated by the system and a Human Resources Specialist. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your application and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of this position. If, after the Human Resources Specialist reviews your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that the score you have received is not a true reflection of your qualifications and/or experience, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect the information you provided that support your abilities. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Your resume should provide detailed information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.
Important Note:
Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience.
Your resume should provide detailed information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.
Your application package should include the following documents:
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