Job Description:
Maintains, repairs, and troubleshoots systems to sustain operational availability for the U.S. Marine Corps. The Electronic Maintenance Technician III applies advanced technical knowledge to solve complex equipment and system problems.
Essential duties
- Maintain, repair, troubleshoot, modify, and install electronic equipment and related devices.
- Apply electronics principles to identify equipment malfunctions and restore equipment to normal operation.
- Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on training systems and system components.
- Troubleshoot equipment failures down to the discrete-component level.
- Evaluate equipment and overall system performance following repairs.
- Implement quality-control and review procedures throughout maintenance and reporting activities.
- Document maintenance actions in the applicable Management Information System.
- Complete maintenance records, logbooks, inventories, and equipment-status documentation.
- Operate and support current and future simulation software and hardware used by the Mission Training Complex.
- Prepare usage and maintenance information for inclusion in the program manager’s monthly reports.
- Support exercise operations and shifts occurring outside normal working hours, including 24/7 operations when required.
- Work in office, warehouse, and outdoor field environments under varying weather conditions.
Minimum qualifications
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent, supplemented by appropriate trade-school training.
- At least five years of experience in electronics, electronic security systems, electricity, or a closely related field.
- Broad technical knowledge of electronic equipment.
- Thorough understanding of USMC maintenance standards.
- Ability to troubleshoot failures down to the discrete-component level using electronics knowledge and logical fault-diagnostic methods.
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Valid driver’s license.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to pass a background investigation.
- Ability to meet short deadlines and work extended or nonstandard schedules.
Preferred qualifications
- Completion of a two-year or four-year electronic-technician program at an accredited technical school or university; or
- Equivalent military electronics education and experience.
Physical requirements
- Lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
- Walk, bend, push, pull, stand, sit, kneel, crawl, and reach.
- Climb small stepladders up to 10 feet.
- Perform duties in office, warehouse, and outdoor field conditions.
