Electronics Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; West Haven (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking an Electronics Technician at the West Haven VA Medical Center in Connecticut.

The role is full time (40 hours/week) and requires hands-on work across multiple electronic systems, with duties across maintenance, calibration, and installation. The position emphasizes support for audiovisual, security, nurse call, wireless, and medical equipment, along with diagnostic and corrective tasks in a clinical setting.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience with electronic theory and equipment.
• Ability to read schematics and use test equipment for testing and troubleshooting.
• Experience applying electronic principles to maintenance, calibration, and repair of diverse systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for complex electronic systems, including audiovisual, security, nurse call, wireless, paging, and medical equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance, repairs, calibration, installation, modification, and user training for these systems.
• Analyze and diagnose complex equipment issues involving microprocessor-based subsystems and interrelated components.
• Identify hazardous conditions and take corrective actions, including removal from service when necessary.
• Support state-of-the-art instrumentation systems where subsystem failure risks patient safety.
• Develop cost estimates and assist in inspection/acceptance of construction projects.

Skills

Electronics theory

Troubleshooting

Schematic reading

Test equipment use

Tools

Electronic test equipment

Job description

Summary

This Electronics Technician position is in the Facilities Management Services at the West Haven Connecticut VA Medical Center. This position is full time at 40 hours per week.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 10/23/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement. In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You must qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: Work as a technician - instructor - inspector - or mechanic (civilian or military) that showed progression in theoretical and practical knowledge of electronic theory - and of the characteristics - function - operation - and capabilities of a variety of types of electronic equipment. This experience must have included the use of schematic diagrams - a variety of test equipment - and the application of appropriate electronic formulas involved in such duties as testing - troubleshooting - modifying - designing - calibrating - installing - maintaining - repairing - constructing - developing - and instructing on electronic equipment - or similar functions. Experience in developing policies - standards - and procedures for maintenance - installation - or similar functions - provided the work clearly shows that the applicant applied a specialized knowledge of the theories and principles of a variety of electronic systems or equipment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience - including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. - Peace Corps - AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. - professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies - knowledge - and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience - including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Performance of the incumbent's duties can be physically demanding involving walking - sitting - some standing - and long periods of intense concentration. Lifting of objects between 10 and up to 40 pounds is common - and on occasion lifting of heavier objects is necessary. Climbing of building radio towers 30'FT. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Duties

• The incumbent performs technical work primarily requiring a practical knowledge of the techniques and theories characteristics of electronics - the ability to apply that knowledge to duties involved in engineering functions - a knowledge of the capabilities - limitations - operations - design characteristics and function use of a variety of types and models of electronic equipment and systems and a knowledge of developing specifications - scope of work and other associated documents concerning contractor maintenance and preventive maintenance on electronics/electromechanics equipment and systems
• The employee will be expected to work at both West Haven and Newington Campuses of VA Connecticut including satellite outpatient clinics
• Duties include but are not limited to: Provides comprehensive technical support for highly complex electronic systems - including audiovisual - security - nurse call - wireless communications - paging - clinical medical equipment - sterilizers/ETO monitoring - patient beds - surgical chairs - elopement systems - and system servers
• Performs preventive maintenance - repairs - calibration - installation - modification - and user training for these systems
• Analyzes - diagnoses - develops - and plans solutions for complex equipment issues involving microprocessor-based systems with interrelated subsystems
• Identifies hazardous conditions involving electronic systems and takes corrective or preventive action - including determining whether equipment should be removed from or returned to service
• Supports state-of-the-art electronic instrumentation systems where failure of even a single subsystem may jeopardize patient safety or medical procedures
• Develops cost estimates - contract justifications - and assists in inspection and acceptance of construction projects
• May perform additional assignments typically handled by other Electronics Technicians when required for mission needs
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Monday through Friday - 8:00am to 4:30pm
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#: Electronics Technician/PD08056A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Notifications: This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50 - (Notice of Personnel Action)
• The SF-50 must identify the position title - series - grade - step - tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted)
• In some cases - more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held
• This position is in the Competitive Service
• Time-in-Grade Restriction: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-Grade requirements
• The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service
• Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System
• Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment.