Electronics Technician - GS-0856-10

Work consists of a number of different and unrelated processes related to operating, maintaining, modifying, testing, and evaluating portions of projects of limited complexity. Such work may involve communications or weapons systems. Equipment is well-documented and has schematic diagrams, maintenance schedules, troubleshooting procedures, etc. The employee selects the appropriate process from many alternatives to validate and devise technical fixes to operation, safety, and reliability problems within the system. The employee coordinates closely with other technicians, organization engineering personnel, and contract engineers to ensure the adequacy of test parameters and the equipment used for data collection; and assists higher-graded technicians or engineers in operating, troubleshooting, and isolating faults of various system control units that have developed unusual problems in an operational weapons system in the field. Exercises independent judgment in following well-established work methods but typically makes decisions on problems not specifically covered in technical data by using knowledge of functional parameters. Identifies and analyzes the conditions affecting problems with designing, testing, modifying, troubleshooting, or maintaining electronic systems. Determines the interrelationships among electronic components.