Senior Electronic Technician - Flood Management

City of San Antonio; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

City of San Antonio is seeking a skilled electronics technician to diagnose, repair, and maintain traffic signal and revenue control systems. Duties include troubleshooting, wiring, testing, and programming controllers, with on-site work at Southwest Service Center in San Antonio, TX.

Required are a high school diploma or GED and 3 years of experience in electronic equipment repair, plus the ability to obtain a Texas CDL or operator's license within 90 days.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in troubleshooting and repairing electronic equipment.
• Must be able to estimate time and materials for tasks or projects.
• Knowledge of reading blueprints and schematics.
• Experience troubleshooting electronic systems to diagnose problems and perform repairs.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoots electronic systems to diagnose electronic problems and performs required repairs.
• Installs, alters, repairs, and maintains metering and recording equipment used in water and sewage treatment plants.
• Maintains records/logs of time and materials used in maintenance and repair history.
• Inspects, tests, and repairs traffic/revenue control and signaling systems.
• Performs circuit analysis of digital/analog equipment and related components.
• Wires traffic-control cabinets and field wiring.
• Repairs or replaces faulty components and tests equipment.
• Programs traffic signal controllers and revenue control equipment.
• Performs preventive maintenance on electro-mechanical and electronic equipment.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Estimating time & materials

Reading schematics

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

• Full-time
• Compensation: from USD 25.70 - hourly

Company Description

The City of San Antonio's mission is to deliver quality City services and commit to achieve San Antonio's vision of prosperity for our diverse, vibrant, and historic community.

Our approximately 12,000 employees are critical in the delivery of quality services to the residents of the City of San Antonio. The commitment our employees demonstrate to their jobs and to the advancement of the City's goals is the key to our success in mission accomplishment.

The City of San Antonio has identified four core values - Teamwork, Professionalism, Integrity, and Innovation - to efficiently and effectively inspire, motivate, lead, develop and empower employees in order to serve the public economically, ethically, equitably, and continuously improve and promote the high performance of government.

To ensure commitment to these values and to further integrate them with our organizational mission and vision, it is imperative that we seek these behaviors in the people we hire.

Job Description

Under general supervision, is responsible for determining work methods and applying technical expertise in diagnosing malfunctions in solid- state and vacuum circuitry. Troubleshoots, repairs, upgrades, and maintains traffic signal and traffic/revenue control electronic and electro-mechanical equipment. Working conditions are inside and outside with exposure to temperature variations, damp/wet surfaces, high noise areas, dust, and unfavorable fumes and vapors. May exercise functional supervision over assigned staff.

Work Location

Southwest Service Center - 6927 W. Commerce, Building 1, San Antonio, TX 78228

Work Hours

6:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Monday - Thursday or Tuesday - Friday; will require working on-call, after-hours, weekends, holidays, and inclement weather events

Essential Job Functions

• Troubleshoots electronic systems to diagnose electronic problems and performs required repairs.Repairs floodgates, water circulating systems, computer operations and monitoring of flood control systems.
• Installs, alters, repairs, and maintains special metering, and recording equipment used in water and sewage treatment plants.
• Maintains accurate records/logs of time and materials used in the maintenance and repair history of all electronic equipment.
• Inspects, tests, and repairs digital, solid-state, analog microprocessor traffic/revenue control, traffic signal, alarm, and data communication systems.
• Performs circuit analysis of digital and analog traffic/revenue control equipment, volume and density computers, cycle generators, display devices, coding equipment, and vehicle detectors.
• Wires traffic-control cabinets which include field wiring.
• Repairs broken-down signal/revenue-control equipment and prepares for servicing.
• Designs and builds test equipment to perform repairs and test functions for signal/revenue control equipment, occasionally lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Troubleshoots, isolates, and replaces or repairs faulty unit components.
• Operates electronic equipment to program various types of traffic signal controllers and traffic/revenue control equipment.
• Performs preventive maintenance on electro-mechanical and electronic equipment.
• Documents all work performed in the field and in the shop.
• Performs related duties and fulfills responsibilities as required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent (recognized by the Texas Education Agency or a regional accrediting agency).
• Three (3) years of experience in troubleshooting and repairing electronic equipment.
• Must obtain the appropriate type of Texas commercial "CDL" or Texas operator's license within ninety (90) days of employment. The type of license required will be determined by the location and type and size of vehicle operated.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to estimate time and materials to successfully complete assigned tasks or projects.
• Experience maintaining accurate record/log history of time and materials used in the maintenance and repair of electronic equipment.
• Knowledge of I/A operating systems.
• Ability to read blueprints and schematics.
• Experience troubleshooting electronic systems to diagnose electronic problems and perform required repairs.
• Experience repairing floodgates, water circulating systems, computer operations and monitoring of flood control systems.
• Experience installing, altering, repairing and maintaining special metering, and recording equipment used in water and sewage treatment plants.