Supervisory Electronics Technician

United States Army Installation Management CommandJoint Base Lewis-McChord, Washingtonusajobspublished 10/20/2026
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Your tasks

  • Oversees technical work supporting maintenance services at the Gray Army Airfield Air Traffic Control Center.
  • Troubleshoots complex air traffic control systems within the National Airspace System as the technician of record.
  • Evaluates maintenance procedures to improve efficiency.
  • Monitors the maintenance program for trends affecting the operational mission.
  • Supervises the supply function to ensure required lists, stock, registers remain compliant with regulations.

Requirements

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 5 years by a current permanent Army employee. Time-limited promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Time-limited reassignments and changes to lower grade may exceed five years, however return rights may be impacted. Position may be made permanent without further competition.

Specialized Experience: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which includes: 1) Providing oversight of maintenance and certification actions involving complex air traffic control systems; 2) Conducting evaluations of maintenance procedures to identify trends affecting system reliability and; 3) Directing supervision of supply functions to ensure parts and materials were obtained from proper sources within budget limits.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS 12.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone - no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Other

About the Position: Serves as Chief, Air Traffic Control Maintenance Branch, Aviation Division, Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security, Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM), WA.