Electronics Technician

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Performs duties of a broad scope and complexity including analyzing diagnosing and maintaining electronic and facility enterprise systems.
• Analyzes organizational needs to design develop and implement customized solutions utilizing software and/or hardware.
• Developing and implementing a support strategy for the customized systems or interfaces.
• Identifies and remediate hazardous conditions and
  procedures with electronic and facility enterprise systems and initiates appropriate
  corrective action.
• Exercises extensive knowledge skill and creativity to keep electronic and facility enterprise systems operational.
• Responsible for notifying the owning service and the supervisor if they determine equipment or systems should be taken out of service because it is unsafe to operate.
• Explores alternate options and presents or implements recommendations for temporary solutions to minimize the overall impact on facility operations.
• Provides technical expertise related to electronic and facility enterprise systems via planning design implementation testing evaluation project management professional consulting and reporting data mining and full life cycle management.
• Develops the necessary requirements reviews potential contractor submissions for technical soundness and provides oversight and technical guidance during installation of electronic and facility enterprise systems which may include directing modifications to equipment and or designs to remediate issues presented by unforeseen site conditions.

Work Schedule:Monday-Friday 08:00 a.m.- 04:30 p.m.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Electronics Technician/PD148070
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 09/25/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade as required by the this instance you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.


You may qualify based on your experience and/or educationas described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: Knowledge of the techniques and theories characteristic of electronics such as a knowledge of basic electricity and electronic theory algebra and elementary physics knowledge of electronic equipment design development evaluation testing installation and maintenance; and knowledge of the capabilities limitations operations design characteristics and functional use of a variety of types and models of electronic equipment and systems related to but less than a full professional knowledge of electronic engineering. OR
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have masters or equivalent graduate degree 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. if related. OR
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond masters degree.

This position has an INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT which is a basic requirement that must be met to qualify for entry into this job series and it is something that cannot be waived. To meet the basic requirement for the Electronics Technician Occupational series applicants must demonstrate one of the following:

Specialized Experience: Some examples of qualifying specialized experience include:

• Work as a technician instructor inspector or mechanic (civilian or military) that showed progression in theoretical and practical knowledge of electronic theory and of the characteristics function operation and capabilities of a variety of types of electronic equipment. This experience must have included the use of schematic diagrams a variety of test equipment and the application of appropriate electronic formulas involved in such duties as testing troubleshooting modifying designing calibrating installing maintaining repairing constructing developing and instructing on electronic equipment or similar functions.
• Experience in developing policies standards and procedures for maintenance installation or similar functions provided the work clearly shows that the applicant applied a specialized knowledge of the theories and principles of a variety of electronic systems or equipment.

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at

Required Experience:

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