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Electronics Mechanic
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 64 days ago
About the Role
This position is located at the Portland VA Medical Center (Portland and Vancouver campuses) and all associated Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC's - currently there are 9), in the Electrical/Electronics shop of the Maintenance and Repair section, Facilities Management Service. The incumbent is responsible for on-site technical support, day to day coordination, and administration of the most critical, highly complex equipment at PVAMC.
What You'll Do
- →Converting theoretical ideas of engineers into practical units or electronic devices in support of a complex electrical or electronic system involving such functions as microwave communication, radio systems, or digital automated controls.
- →Analyzing, redesigning, modifying, installing, evaluating, repairing, and performing in service training on a wide variety of complex equipment systems within the medical center.
- →Analyze all reported malfunctions and problems, and must determine the scope, extent and severity after verification.
- →Research, design, modify, and install systems and equipment assigned.
- →Investigate causes for the failure by industry standard and modified techniques.
- →Communicate with Individuals or groups from outside the agency, including consultants, contractors, vendors, or representatives of professional associations, in moderately unstructured settings.
- →Initiates all orders for all parts or replacement boards and keep inventories up to demand levels.
- →Utilizes the capabilities and limitations of various test equipment and measuring devices such as digital multimeters, dual trace oscilloscopes, special test panels and various others, including performance of trouble shooting techniques involving signal tracing, wave form analysis, voltage, current and resistance checks and various others.
- →The incumbent is proficient in the planning, co-ordination, technical layout, installation and follow up of all electronic systems and provide a working knowledge of the NEC, NFPA and OSHA requirements during re-design and new construction at the Medical Center.
- →Performs other related duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm PST Position Description Title/PD#: Electronics Mechanic/PD21006A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation There are no physical requirements for this occupation per OCHCO Communications email to VA Handbook 5019, updated on 4/17/2026.
- ✓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 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 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 or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no education substitution at this wage level.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 79b380d2-22ee-4f12-b6c4-6e572df5365e
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