Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic

Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Fort Harrison, Montana

Salary Range: $39.36 - $45.92 Per Hour

Job Summary: This position is located at the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center in the Facilities Management Service. The primary purpose of the position is to maintain complex electronic systems and equipment which are vital to the Facility & Catchment Areas ability to provide health care to our Veterans.

Major Duties:

• Duties include, but are not limited to: Must perform scheduled and unscheduled (emergency) service on electronic equipment, software, and associated networks to ensure it is working properly, calibrated properly, and incompliance with all applicable codes and standards. Performs testing, maintenance, development and operating work involving electronic equipment and/or assists senior staff in the performance of their assignments. Responsible for the installation of a broad spectrum of complex electronic equipment systems and responsible for the comprehensive technical support of a variety of sophisticated electronic devices. Maintenance, preventive maintenance, calibration, inspection, installation, and evaluation. Incumbent plans, analyzes, documents, tests, implements, installs, integrates, maintains, and modifies electronic equipment consisting of processors, networks, and associated peripheral and software. Responsible for establishing procedure in performing preventive maintenance, and repair to correct operation of electronic equipment. Must exercise considerable ingenuity and imagination in situations, which may require unconventional applications of conventional test instruments and other hardware and software techniques. Serves as a technical advisor and consultant to a wide variety of professional personnel, and other in the purchase of new instruments and systems, design of new systems, or modification of existing systems to meet current and projected hospital needs. Be an active participant in developing detailed plans and specifications for the acquisition of new equipment/systems. Use advanced writing skills to communicate matters of significant importance and develop maintenance standards and procedures. Evaluate and recommend design, redesign, modification, reutilization, or procedural changes to obtain desired results. Participate in the development of specifications for future purchases and participate in planning field investigations as necessary. Driving is Required for this position. Work Schedule: Monday Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm Position Description Title/PD#: Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic/PD131330 Physical Requirements: The work requires some physical exertion, such as long periods of standing, recurring bending, crouching, stooping or lifting of moderately heavy objects. will frequently lift and carry, unassisted, items weighing up to 40-50 pounds. Requires frequent standing, walking, bending, crouching, reaching, and stooping. Climbing and working in high places may be required. Some work may require the aid of magnifying lenses, eye loops, and microscopes to accomplish repairs on miniature components.

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligible can are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision Ability to Use Hand Tools, Power Tools, etc., for Metal Work Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, and Repair, etc. Theory and Instruments (Electrical, Electronic) Used in Shop and Trade Practices Troubleshooting (Electronic 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.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/08/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12951477. 1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. 2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. If initial application submission is updated and resubmitted with a new resume, only the most current resume will be reviewed for consideration. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-08