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Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
On-site Detroit, MI $38 – $44.3/hr Apply by Jun 15, 2026 Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic ESTPISTP Trades
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The Detroit VA Medical Center (DVAMC) is comprised of an approximately 1-million square foot hospital complex, 17-acre medical center campus, three Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCS), and three other offsite locations. The incumbent is assigned to the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and Controls Shop at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI. The incumbent performs the duties of a highly trained Industrial Controls Mechanic.
What You'll Do
- →Making program changes in the Building Management System.
- →Reprogramming and swapping out central, zone, local building management controllers.
- →Rebooting and making upgrades to the building management server as needed.
- →Installing, troubleshooting, and repairing a vast array of highly complex controls systems, parts, software, and programming on a vast array of major equipment and systems.
- →Making modifications and test and calibrate in accordance with instructions, and procedures which are often vague and incomplete.
- →Acting as the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) on contracts for the installation, repair, and operations of electronic industrial control systems in a large hospital complex and as part of a larger health care system of Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs).
- →Operating electronic test equipment such as multimeters, volt/ma/pressure calibrator, Magnehelic gage, flow hoods.
- →Incumbent reinstalls, tests, evaluates, calibrates, and maintains instruments or devices upon completion of repairs.
- →Performing preventive maintenance including the installation and calibrations of equipment while instructing operations on control systems.
- →Evaluates new equipment and recommends best choice as well as provides insight into the procurement of new equipment and components.
- →Detecting and diagnosing malfunctions, tearing down equipment, repairing or replacing parts or components, and aligning, calibrating, and testing the modified or repaired equipment.
- →Repairing and maintaining, inspecting, evaluating, and determining necessary modifications, performs basic repairs or removal of instruments or devices needing overhaul during scheduled maintenance.
- →Also, records and reports abnormal function of equipment or out of tolerance conditions and initiates corrective action.
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.
Benefits
- ★VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana and Michigan (VISN 10) advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers.
- ★This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest.
- ★As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.
- ★This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community.
- ★This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
Personality Fit
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