Electronics Technician I

About the role

• Agency
• NC State Highway Patrol
• Division
• NC State Highway Patrol
• Job Classification Title
• Electronics Technician I (S)
• Position Number
• 60084760
• Grade
• NC09

Description of Work

Connect the technology that keeps public safety moving-one installation at a time.

The NC State Highway Patrol is seeking a skilled and motivated team member to join our Troop A Radio Shop as an Electronics Technician I. This position performs technical work installing and adapting complex telecommunications equipment and networks that support statewide law enforcement communications and public safety operations.

The position installs and removes base stations, mobile and portable voice and data equipment, mobile data computers, digital service units, speed-measuring instruments, video-surveillance systems, emergency lighting and warning systems, antennas, and related electronic, electrical, and mechanical equipment.

Salary Range

$41,206.00 - $52,530.00

Benefits

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• This position is located at: 4003 West Main St Ext
• W illiamston, NC 27892

To receive credit for your work history and credentials, you must provide the information on the application form. Any information omitted from the application form, listed as general statements, listed under the text resume section, or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit.

Management Prefers (Optional): These skills are not required but may be used to identify applicants who are most qualified for the position.

• Experience installing, maintaining, diagnosing, and repairing telecommunications systems and related equipment, such as base stations, switching equipment, modems, mobile data computers, multi-frequency transceivers, network controllers, trunked voice systems, antennas, and associated equipment.
• Experience applying digital logic and troubleshooting telecommunications or electronic equipment at the component level, including transistors, capacitors, integrated circuits, and diodes.
• Experience using electronic and digital testing equipment, diagnostic software, and other tools to analyze problems, identify equipment failures, and complete repairs.
• Proficiency using computers, mobile data computers, local-area networks, network applications, and multiple software applications in a technical work environment.
• Experience interpreting technical reference manuals and applying Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations related to the installation, maintenance, and operation of radio transmitting and receiving equipment.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to

• Installing, removing, configuring, and testing fixed, mobile, and portable wireless transceivers, repeaters, antennas, and associated voice and data networks across multiple radio-frequency bands.
• Installing and integrating mobile data computers, modems, GPS receivers, antennas, power sources, and related communications equipment in NCSHP vehicles.
• Installing and maintaining speed-measurement equipment, including radar and VASCAR/Tracker systems used for traffic enforcement.
• Installing or assisting with the installation and maintenance of telecommunications equipment, antennas, emergency generators, lightning protection, and related infrastructure at remote base-station sites in compliance with FCC and FAA requirements.
• Installing, adapting, securing, and integrating mobile video systems, emergency lighting and warning systems, sirens, equipment consoles, chargers, wiring, and other electronic equipment in enforcement vehicles.

Position/Physical Requirements

• Typical work schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00am-5:00pm

Note: Qualified recommended applicant(s) must undergo and successfully pass:

• Criminal Background Investigation
• Drug Screening Test

Please note: Job postings close at 11:59:59 p.m. the night before the listed Posting End Date above.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience."
• If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both.
• See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

• Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience."
• If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both.
• See of oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.

• Associate's degree in Electronics from an appropriately accredited institution
• AND one year of progressive experience in the repair and maintenance of a variety of specialized electronic devices, preferably including some responsibility for circuit modification;
• OR
• High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) diploma
• AND four years of progressive experience in the repair and maintenance of a variety of specialized electronic devices, preferably including some responsibility for circuit modification;
• OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

The Mission of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol is to protect our State with integrity, loyalty, and professionalism. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol will excel as a national leader in public service through innovative law enforcement, strategic preparedness, and community engagement.

• The primary purpose of the State Highway Patrol's Operations and Trades section is to manage and maintain a statewide communications system that provides voice and analog/digital communication for members of the North
• Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP), the Criminal Justice Information Network (CJIN), and other local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.

The primary purpose of the Troop A Radio Shop is to install, configure, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair the telecommunications systems and electronic equipment supporting North Carolina State Highway Patrol operations within the assigned geographic area. The Radio Shop helps ensure the reliable operation of fixed, mobile, and portable radio systems, mobile data computers, antennas, speed-measurement instruments, video systems, and emergency lighting and warning equipment used by NCSHP personnel.

Application Resources

State of North Carolina Hiring Process Information here.

• Be sure to complete the application in full.
• Resumes may be uploaded with your application but will not be accepted in lieu of a fully completed application and will not be considered for qualifying credit.
• "See Resume" or "See Attachment" will NOT be accepted.

Information should be provided in the appropriate areas, to include the following: Education, including high school and all degrees obtained, Work Experience, and Certificates & Licenses. It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive candidate information.

Answers to Supplemental Questions are not a substitute for providing all relevant information within the body of your application. To receive credit for the supplemental questions, you must provide supporting information within the "Work Experience" section of the application, to support your answers.

If multiple applications are submitted to an individual posting, only the most recent application received prior to the closing date will be accepted.

All applicants must complete and submit a state application for employment using the Online Application System for the State of North Carolina by 11:59pm on the night before the closing date listed or the application will be deemed untimely and will not be processed.

Please make sure that you have entered all necessary information on your application. Once you hit submit you will not be able to edit or reapply to this position to add information or attachments even if you withdraw your application.

• Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone.
• To check the status of your application, please log in to your account.
• Upon the closing date, applications are "Under Review" and will be screened by Human Resources for the qualified applicants.
• The hiring process may take several weeks.

Degree/College Credit Verification

• Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
• Transcripts, and degree evaluations may be uploaded with your application.
• If you have student loans, becoming a state employee includes eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Veteran's and National Guard Preference

• Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, along with the state application.
• Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach an NGB 23A (RPAS), along with the state application if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing.
• Applicants who are former member of either the NC Army National Guard or the NC Air National Guard, with honorable discharge and six years of creditable service must attach a copy of the DD 256 or NGB 22, along with the state application.