ELECTRONICS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN

Salary : $107,138. 40 Annually

Location : Los Angeles County, CA

Job Type: Full time

Job Number: J6541R

Department: SHERIFF

Opening Date: 07/02/2024

Position/Program InformationFIRST DAY OF FILING
July 3, 2024 at 8:00 A. M. (PT)

THE FILING PERIOD MAY BE SUSPENDED AT ANY TIME WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. THIS EXAMINATION MAY REOPEN AS THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE REQUIRE. NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED OUTSIDE OF THE OFFICIAL APPLICATION FILING PERIOD, NO EXCEPTIONS. EXAM NUMBER
J6541R

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT
OPEN COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY

REBULLETIN INFORMATION:THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS BEING REPOSTED TO UPDATE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE. DEFINITION
Maintains, repairs, tests, configures, and installs fixed, mobile, and portable radio communications and related equipment.

CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS
Positions allocable to this journey-level class typically report to an Electronics Communications Technician Supervisor.

These positions require incumbents to exercise knowledge of the protocols, procedures, techniques, and equipment used to maintain, repair, test, configure, and install fixed, mobile, and portable radio communications and related equipment.

Individual positions may have specialized assignments within functional areas such as fixed and mobile two-way public safety radio; microwave transmission; command and control; and helicopter and light aircraft communications.

Incumbents frequently lift tools, supplies, and equipment weighing 10 - 25 pounds, and occasionally over 25 pounds. Equipment installation, repair and replacement duties require incumbents to regularly use 6-foot and taller ladders, and perform tasks that require bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching. Physical dexterity, color perception, and visual acuity are required for working with color-coded wires and cables.

Essential Job Functions

Maintains, repairs, tests, configures, and installs fixed, mobile, and portable radio communications equipment such as mobile and hand-carried radio transmitters and receivers; base and remote station transmitters, receivers, and repeaters; and related equipment.

Maintains, repairs, tests, configures, and installs telecommunications network circuits, land line interfaces, and communications equipment such as dispatch consoles, modems, channel banks, multiplexers, and repeaters.
Maintains, repairs, tests, configures, and installs mobile data computer system equipment and related devices.

Maintains, repairs, and tests mobile electronic equipment such as sirens, public address systems, and video cameras and displays; global positioning and radio-tracking vehicle location devices; light bars and visual emergency indicators; and associated controls.

Maintains, repairs, tests, configures and installs specialized aviation and airborne electronic equipment, assisting others where Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification is required, and perform in-flight equipment testing and troubleshooting, as required.

Adapts commercial equipment for specialized uses.

Participates in the set-up and operation of temporary emergency communications systems.

Tests, troubleshoots, and repairs equipment interconnection wiring and cabling.

Installs and removes cables and cabling infrastructure such as wire management systems, patch panels and jacks according to industry and County standards.

Maintains, repairs, tests, configures, and installs miscellaneous electronic equipment such as telemetering devices, encoders, converters, closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems, and associated equipment, as required.

Demonstrates and explains the correct operation of equipment.

Requisitions and orders parts and supplies as needed.

Keeps time, material, and service records.

Drives automotive equipment to and from work sites.

RequirementsMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Four years of experience in the installation, maintenance, and repair of radio communications transmitting and receiving equipment, one year of which must have been at the journey level. *

VISION: Vision and color perception must be adequate to effectively and safely perform essential job-related functions.

LICENSE(S)
A valid General Radiotelephone Operator License issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). *

A valid California Class C Driver License is required to perform job-related essential functions. Candidates offered these positions would be required to show proof of a California Class C Driver License prior to appointment.

Out-of-state applicants must have a valid license from the state in which they reside at the time of filing. Out-of-state applicants will be required to obtain a California Class C Driver License prior to appointment. LICENSE INFORMATION: Successful applicants for this position will be required to obtain a copy of his / her driving record from the California State Department of Motor Vehicles before being appointed. A copy of your driving record must be presented at the time of your appointment. License must not be suspended, restricted, or revoked. AN APPLICANT WHOSE DRIVING RECORD SHOWS THREE (3) OR MORE MOVING VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE LAST YEAR WILL NOT BE APPOINTED. PHYSICAL CLASS
Physical Class III - Moderate: This class requires that the incumbent stand or walk most of the time with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, reaching, working on irregular surfaces, occasional lifting of objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION
• Journey-level experience applies to a person who has completed an apprenticeship program or is an experienced worker, not a trainee, and is fully qualified and able to perform a specific trade without supervision.
• In order to qualify, applicants must submit a copy of their valid General Radiotelephone Operator License at the time of filing, or within seven (7) calendar days from the date of filing your online application. Please submit documentation to sheriffexamsunit@lasd. org and indicate your name, the exam title and the exam number. Failure to provide the required documentation will result in application rejection. SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE
As part of this application process, applicants will be required to complete a supplemental questionnaire. The questionnaire contains a pre-investigative questionnaire which will be utilized as part of the background investigation process to ensure applicants meet the standards set forth by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Applicants who fail the pre-investigative questionnaire will be disqualified and will have to wait twelve (12) months from the dat.