Summary This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), Aircraft Operations Center (AOC), Science and Engineering Branch (SEB), with one vacancy in Lakeland, FL. This position is also announced under vacancy number OMAO-24-12558770-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both. Responsibilities As an Electronics Technician, you will perform the following duties: Plan and perform improvements to electronic equipment. Devise and develop improvements and alterations to complex technical equipment, instruments or software, modify and conduct complex tests, and analyzes results. Perform development work and conduct research. Establish experimental and empirical methods and techniques, interpret results and select or recommend approaches to design problem solutions. Plan, organize and execute a limited project which requires the solution of both design and operational problems. Coordinate with engineering and customers to perform improvements to electronic equipment via technical data and diagrams. Requirements Conditions of Employment The GS-11 is the full performance level of the position. This position requires a Moderate Risk Security Clearance. NOTE: * A one year probationary period may be required. * Payment of relocation expenses is not authorized. * This position is in the bargaining unit. This position is covered by NWSEO Branch 9-10. Key Requirements: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation. Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year probationary period. More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information. Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov) Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position? This position is subject to both pre-employment and random drug testing as a condition of employment. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test is received. A background investigation will be required for this position. Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system. Qualifications Physical Requirements: The work requires some physical exertion, such as long periods of standing, recurring bending, crouching, stooping or the lifting of moderately heavy objects. Work Environment: Work involves regular and recurring moderate risks that may require the use of special safety precautions or devices. The incumbent works around machines, moving parts and other potentially hazardous items. Condition of Employment: This position requires that the incumbent engage in mission flights, which may include flights into severe storms, and perform the duties of this position and NOAA Air Crewmember duties during these flights. As a crewmember is subject to drug testing. Physical demands involve the lifting and handling of equipment in excess of 50 pounds in a cramped environment and a considerable amount of walking, stooping, crawling and climbing. The incumbent is required to meet and maintain the Aircraft Operations Center (AOC) Air Crewmember medical requirements and the aeromedical requirements of any assigned duties. The position requires extensive knowledge of accepted aircraft wiring procedures, AOC installation procedures and avionics maintenance procedures. The position requires strict adherence to safety procedures due to the potentially hazardous environment into which flights are made, and systems involving explosive and incendiary devices. Travel for extended periods of time is a requirement of the position. Travel status of up to 90 days per year and for periods of four to six weeks at a time is not uncommon. Qualifications: Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify at the GS-11 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Operating, troubleshooting, and repairing of Flight essential Avionics equipment, such as Electronic Flight Display Systems (EFDS), Flight Management Systems, Attitude, Heading, Altitude, Airspeed, or Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) Indicators; Using diagrams to troubleshoot and repair electrical equipment and instrumentation, such as Digital Fuel Quantity System (DFQS), Engine Instrument Display System (EIDS), Turbine Inlet Temperature (TIT) Indication, oil and fuel quantity or pressure indications; and Using diagrams in troubleshooting and repairing airframe and engine electrical systems, such as the engine driven generators, Supervisory Panels, Transformer Rectifiers, or relays. Education Substitution of education for specialized experience is not applicable to this vacancy Additional Information CTAP and ICTAP candidates will be eligible for selection priority if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by attaining at least a rating of 85 out of 100. Information about ICTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management's Career Transition Resources website at: Employee Guide to Career Transition CTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents: A copy of your specific RIF notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate; a Certificate of Expected Separation (CES); or certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation (this could be a position abolishment letter, a notice eligibility for discontinued service retirement, or similar notice). A copy of your SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action", noting current position, grade level, and duty location; A copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential. ICTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents: A copy of your RIF separation notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate; notice of disability annuity termination; certification from your former agency that it cannot place you after your recovery from a compensable injury; or certification from the National Guard Bureau or Military Department that you are eligible for disability retirement; A copy of your SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" documenting your RIF separation, noting your positions, grade level, and duty location, and/or Agency certification of inability to place you through RPL, etc; A copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential. NOAA participates in e-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that enables participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees.