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Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 76 days ago
On-site Lexington, KY $32.4 – $37.8/hr Apply by Jul 15, 2026 Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic ESTPISTP Trades
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This position is located within Facilities Management Service (FMS) at the Lexington VA Health Care System- a two-division medical center. Incumbent is assigned to one division but may be periodically assigned to the other campus to gain experience or for coverage purposes.
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent serves as an Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic responsible for the installation, modification, troubleshooting, calibration, and repair of complex electronic control systems and building automation systems (BAS)/Energy Management Control Systems (EMCS) that support critical healthcare operations.
- →The work involves systems that integrate mechanical, electrical, electronic, and digital controls to maintain environmental conditions required for patient care, research, and life safety systems.
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: Installs, modifies, maintains and repairs complex electronic control systems supporting HVAC and facility infrastructure.
- →Monitors system performance using EMCS workstations, analyzing trends, alarms and system data.
- →Programs and modifies control sequences to maintain environmental conditions and optimize system performance.
- →Troubleshoots and diagnoses malfunctions in BAS/EMCS systems, including controllers, sensors, actuators and network communications Performs preventative maintenance including calibration, adjustment and system verification.
- →Interprets complex electrical schematics, logic diagrams, network communication diagrams and engineering drawings integrating multiple disciplines as part of preventative maintenance of systems.
- →Participates in commissioning and retro-commissioning of new and existing systems in accordance with VA design standards and healthcare engineer guidelines.
- →Interprets engineering drawings and traces system logic to resolve complex issues.
- →Provides technical guidance to HVAC mechanics and other trades.
- →Coordinates with Engineering, clinical staff and Information Technology staff to ensure system integration and operational continuity.
- →Ensures compliance with VA cybersecurity.
- →Ensures compliance with data protection requirements with accessing BAS networks.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic/PD305690 Physical Requirements: The work requires moderate physical effort, including frequent standing, walking, bending, crouching, and reaching, occasional climbing and working in elevated or confined spaces, and lifting and carrying items weighing up to approximately 40 pounds.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In 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.
- ✓There is no education requirement for this position.
Personality Fit
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