An Electronics Technician helps engineers design and develop electrical and electronic equipment. Assists with diagrams and specifications for design, construction of product prototypes, testing and calibration, technical problem solving, equipment repair and maintenance while ensuring regulatory safety standards are met.
Electronics Technician U.S. Agency for Global Media Office of Cuba Broadcasting Summary This position is loced the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). Incumbent serves as an Electronics Technician in the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, Radio Technical Branch. Under the general supervision and guidance of the Telecommunicion Manager, this position is responsible for providing all aspects regarding the Radio and TV transmission operions in the Florida Keys. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). Incumbent serves as an Electronics Technician in the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, Radio Technical Branch. Under the general supervision and guidance of the Telecommunicion Manager, this position is responsible for providing all aspects regarding the Radio and TV transmission operions in the Florida Keys. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Marhon, FL No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $95,326 - $123,927 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Promotion potential 12 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0856 Electronics Technical Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
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Control number 883398500 This job is open to Help Federal employees - Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Special authorities Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring ph. Clarificion from the agency This announcement is open to all current Federal Competitive Service, Career and Career-Conditional employees. Applicants who have non-competitive eligibility, such as, Schedule A disability, Peace Corps or VISTA, reinstement eligibles, etc. AND those eligible under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) or Interchange Agreements with other Merit Systems may also apply. Duties Help As an Electronics Technician you responsible for duties to include, but are not limited to: Performs a full range of functions in the overall installion, testing, troubleshooting, maintenance and quality assurance of da and voice communicions services. Performs technical assignments in design, development and modificion of existing and planned communicion systems. Applies thorough practical knowledge of principles, methods, standards and techniques involved in the specialized field. Is responsible for detailed and complex assignments in the areas of digital sellite, frequency division multiplex equipment, time division multiplex equipment, wideband digital circuit transmission methods, technical control facility equipment and signal and power systems and grounding techniques. Applies installion techniques in the above areas we well as in hands-on troubleshooting and restorable techniques using approprie test, measurement and diagnostic equipment such as spectrum analyzer bit error re testers, protocol analyzers, etc. Conducts technical review, analysis, and evaluion of equipment and system problems or proposals in specialized area. Determines optimum solutions in terms of costs and opering performance. Compiles da and prepares technical reports in conformance with required forms. 2. Provides operional and technical expertise to site personnel pertaining to problem resolution. Reviews plans and projects for new installions and upgrades or improvements and interprets intrice installion specificions as well as new or revised procedures and policies for adequacy and compliance with regulions in order to sisfy technical and operional requirements. Clarifies policies and procedures and provides hands-on training. 3. Serves as Property Control Officer to maintain the PIPS property accountability dabase and provide accountable officers with barcodes and guidance on procurement, maintenance and disposal of equipment and property. 4. Prepares procurement documention such as request for requisitions, market research, Stements of Work, etc. in support of the Operions. Reviews invoices from vendors to ensure accuracy of billing for services rendered and resolves discrepancies concerning those services. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Nional This is a public trust position. If selected, this position requires the completion of the SF-85.
Suitability Determinion:
If selected, you may be subject to a background investigion to establish your suitability for federal employment. The background investigion may include, among other aspects, a review of your credit and legal history. This position is covered by a Union Agreement; AFGE Local 1812, 330 Independence Avenue S.W., Room 1169, Washington, D.C. 20237, afgelocal1812@gmail.com, (202)920-4884. The full performance grade level for this position is GS-12. If you are a male applicant who is born after 12/31/59, you are required to be registered for the Selective Service. You may be required to serve a one-year probionary period. Qualificions Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience a level of difficulty and responsibility comparable to the GS-11 or comparable pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the prive sector. Specialized Experience is experience th has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. For this position, all of the following specialized experience is required: Knowledge of and skill applying standard rules, procedures, or operions in standard electronics, methods, and equipment. Knowledge of and skill applying specialized electronics principles, concepts, methods, and equipment. Knowledge of Radio Frequency (RF) broadcast principles. Ability to keep approprie records and prepare informion by several graphical means via standard computer software programs. Educion Educion is not required for this grade level. It cannot be used for qualificion purposes. Additional informion Applicants who are interested in applying under Deleged Examining (DE) procedures must apply to vacancy announcement
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Candides MUST meet all qualificion requirements by closing de. 2. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered, or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency. For Military Selective Service Act requirement informion, please https://www.sss.gov. 3. Your applicion to this vacancy announcement will only allow considerion for this announcement. We cannot electronically or manually move your applicion to corresponding announcements if applicable. 4. Additional vacancies not reflected in the announcement th occur after the opening de of the vacancy announcement for position(s) identical (same grade, series and title) to the original vacancy may be filled from the selection certifice during the validity of the certifice. 5. Budgetary conditions may delay or otherwise affect filling this vacancy. However, all interested candides should apply now. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help Review our benefits How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once your resume or applicion is submitted, a review of your qualificions made to ensure you meet the job requirements and competencies required for this position.
Competencies:
Financial Management Technical Competence Technical Credibility Technical Problem Solving Possession of competencies may be addressed in a cover letter and/or resume. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documention made and compared against your responses to the occupional questionnaire. The numeric ring you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and/or experience, your score can and adjusted to more accurely reflect your qualificions. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring.
Fair Chance Act:
Under the Fair Chance Act , agencies are not allowed to request informion about an applicant's criminal history until a conditional offer of employment has been made, except as allowed for access to classified informion; assignment to nional security duties or positions; or recruitment of a Federal law enforcement officer. An applicant may submit a complaint or any other informion reled to an organizion's alleged noncompliance with the Fair Chance Act. The complaint must be submitted within 30 calendar days of the de of the alleged noncompliance. To make a Fair Chance Act inquiry or complaint, send an email with the approprie informion to HROperions@usagm.gov , subject line: Fair Chance Act. Benefits Help Review our benefits Required documents Required Documents Help You are required to provide documention th supports the eligibility and qualificion claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire. Failure to submit legible required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement may result in loss of considerion. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Resume (2 pages only): Include contact informion, educion, and detailed work experience (including work schedules, employment des, and position titles). SF-50's: Current and reinstement eligible applicants must submit a Personnel Action (SF-50) indicing grade, competitive service, and career or career-conditional tenure. Merit promotion and VEOA applicants must meet time-in-grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, subpart F. Your lest SF-50 must be submitted for proof of time-in-grade.
Performance Appraisal:
Current stus candides are required to submit their lest performance appraisal.
ICTAP:
If you are an eligible Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant, you may apply for selection priority. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be red 80 or above on the ring criteria for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separion notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separion; an agency certificion th you cannot be placed after injury compension has been termined; an OPM notificion th your disability annuity has been termined; OR a Military Department or Nional Guard Bureau notificion th you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.
Schedule A:
Applicants applying under Schedule A Disability must submit an approprie letter from a physician.
Peace Corps/VISTA:
Applicants applying under Peace Corps or VISTA eligibility must submit a letter supporting eligibility.
Veteran Hiring Authorities:
Applicants applying for veteran hiring authorities must submit a DD-214 sting character of service, such as member 4 or service 2 copy. If applying based on disability stus, must also submit proof of disability percentage such as VA letter. If you are still on active duty, you may submit a stement of service from your Personnel Command which stes the de you entered active duty, the de you are separing, and the campaign medals you have received.
Interchange:
Applicants applying for considerion under an Interchange Agreement with Other Merit Systems must submit a recent SF-50 or other personnel action (e.g., Post Office, Non-appropried fund), reflecting stus as a current employee under an approved system.
Military Spouse:
Applicants applying under the military spouse authority must submit proof of eligibility including a marriage certifice. This must also include permanent change of stion orders, proof of veteran's 100% disability, DD-1300 Report of Casualty, and/or SF-15 , as applicable.
LMWFA:
Applicants under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act must submit SF-50 forms to demonstre service in eligible appointments for more than 24 months without a break. Proof of sisfactory performance (i.e. appraisals) during this period is also required.
Special Authority:
If you are applying under a special hiring authority not listed above, please refer to the requirements for th authority and submit the necessary supporting documention, such as an SF-50 (or equivalent) or a certifice of eligibility. For more informion, the USAJOBS Special Authorities page. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. If you cannot complete the Applicion Package online, please contact the Human Resource Specialist listed in this vacancy announcement. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents and any approprie Accepted Documents. To begin, click Apply in the announcement; then, choose to cree a new USAJOBS account or Sign-in into your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before submitting it. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. Click the following link to pre-view and print the occupional questionnaire https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13048780 . After completing the questionnaire and uploading approprie documents, click the Submit Applicion to submit your applicion package. It is applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered in the profile is accure and all required documents are uploaded and submitted before 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/18/2026 of the announcement to receive considerion. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your applicion. If a document is not in legible form, applicant will not be able to view it in Applicion Manager which means applicant must again upload the documention to the system by the closing de of this announcement. To verify your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account. The page will display the positions for which you've applied as well as the stus of each applicion. To return to an incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account and click on the plus sign (+) next to the job title to expand informion about the job. Next click on Upde Applicion to complete the applicion process.
Note:
Submission of a resume alone IS NOT a complete applicion. This position requires the completion of additional forms and/or supplemental merials as described previously. Please carefully review the complete job announcement, including the Required Documents, Other Informion, and How to Apply sections of the announcement. Applicion packages will NOT be accepted via mail or e-mail. All resumes/applicions received the addresses listed in the Contact Informion or Agency Informion destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. This agency provides reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact HROperions@usagm.gov or 202-920-2400 to request this. Agency contact informion Arlene Green-Bell Phone 202-920-2400 AGreen-Bell@usagm.gov Next steps Once the online questionnaire and applicion package is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. After a review of your complete applicion is made, you notified of your stus and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help You are required to provide documention th supports the eligibility and qualificion claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire. Failure to submit legible required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement may result in loss of considerion. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Resume (2 pages only): Include contact informion, educion, and detailed work experience (including work schedules, employment des, and position titles). SF-50's: Current and reinstement eligible applicants must submit a Personnel Action (SF-50) indicing grade, competitive service, and career or career-conditional tenure. Merit promotion and VEOA applicants must meet time-in-grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, subpart F. Your lest SF-50 must be submitted for proof of time-in-grade.
Performance Appraisal:
Current stus candides are required to submit their lest performance appraisal.
ICTAP:
If you are an eligible Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant, you may apply for selection priority. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be red 80 or above on the ring criteria for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separion notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separion; an agency certificion th you cannot be placed after injury compension has been termined; an OPM notificion th your disability annuity has been termined; OR a Military Department or Nional Guard Bureau notificion th you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.
Schedule A:
Applicants applying under Schedule A Disability must submit an approprie letter from a physician.
Peace Corps/VISTA:
Applicants applying under Peace Corps or VISTA eligibility must submit a letter supporting eligibility.
Veteran Hiring Authorities:
Applicants applying for veteran hiring authorities must submit a DD-214 sting character of service, such as member 4 or service 2 copy. If applying based on disability stus, must also submit proof of disability percentage such as VA letter. If you are still on active duty, you may submit a stement of service from your Personnel Command which stes the de you entered active duty, the de you are separing, and the campaign medals you have received.
Interchange:
Applicants applying for considerion under an Interchange Agreement with Other Merit Systems must submit a recent SF-50 or other personnel action (e.g., Post Office, Non-appropried fund), reflecting stus as a current employee under an approved system.
Military Spouse:
Applicants applying under the military spouse authority must submit proof of eligibility including a marriage certifice. This must also include permanent change of stion orders, proof of veteran's 100% disability, DD-1300 Report of Casualty, and/or SF-15 , as applicable.
LMWFA:
Applicants under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act must submit SF-50 forms to demonstre service in eligible appointments for more than 24 months without a break. Proof of sisfactory performance (i.e. appraisals) during this period is also required.
Special Authority:
If you are applying under a special hiring authority not listed above, please refer to the requirements for th authority and submit the necessary supporting documention, such as an SF-50 (or equivalent) or a certifice of eligibility. For more informion, the USAJOBS Special Authorities page. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. If you cannot complete the Applicion Package online, please contact the Human Resource Specialist listed in this vacancy announcement. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents and any approprie Accepted Documents. To begin, click Apply in the announcement; then, choose to cree a new USAJOBS account or Sign-in into your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before submitting it. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. Click the following link to pre-view and print the occupional questionnaire https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13048780 . After completing the questionnaire and uploading approprie documents, click the Submit Applicion to submit your applicion package. It is applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered in the profile is accure and all required documents are uploaded and submitted before 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/18/2026 of the announcement to receive considerion. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your applicion. If a document is not in legible form, applicant will not be able to view it in Applicion Manager which means applicant must again upload the documention to the system by the closing de of this announcement. To verify your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account. The page will display the positions for which you've applied as well as the stus of each applicion. To return to an incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account and click on the plus sign (+) next to the job title to expand informion about the job. Next click on Upde Applicion to complete the applicion process.
Note:
Submission of a resume alone IS NOT a complete applicion. This position requires the completion of additional forms and/or supplemental merials as described previously. Please carefully review the complete job announcement, including the Required Documents, Other Informion, and How to Apply sections of the announcement. Applicion packages will NOT be accepted via mail or e-mail. All resumes/applicions received the addresses listed in the Contact Informion or Agency Informion destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. This agency provides reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact HROperions@usagm.gov or 202-920-2400 to request this. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Arlene Green-Bell Phone 202-920-2400 AGreen-Bell@usagm.gov Next steps Once the online questionnaire and applicion package is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. After a review of your complete applicion is made, you notified of your stus and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Marhon, FL No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $95,326 - $123,927 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Promotion potential 12 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
