Electronics Field Technician Jr.

The Electronics Field Technician Jr. provides complete technical support for Buckeye’s field and office load management equipment, its Wide Area Network (WAN) satellite/radio and cellular data communications system. Also provides technical support to member cooperatives using Buckeye’s WAN data communications system for their Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Automated Meter Reading (AMR) systems. Tests, repairs and maintains field equipment, telecommunications, data loggers and spare inventory equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Qualifications

Education: Associate degree in electronics engineering preferred. Courses in AC and DC, solid state electronics, including discrete and integrated digital circuits, and radio and satellite communications are desirable. Must be willing to obtain valid FCC general class radio-telephone operator’s license. Some course work in computer applications and programming highly desirable. Related work experience as described below may be substituted for part of the educational requirements.

Licenses and Certifications: Valid FCC general class radio-telephone operator’s license. Must possess valid driver’s license.

Experience:

Abilities & Skills Required:

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to kneel, bend, walk great lengths at a time, close visual acuity and have considerable use of hands and tools. On occasion, the employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, work heights up to 15 feet, and have exposure to hazardous conditions such as high voltage.

Work Environment

Travel may involve up to 70% of work days to perform installations, maintenance and repairs of electronic equipment. Work outside normal schedule often requires lengthy vehicle drive times and long work days in order to reach multiple field locations for installation, maintenance or repair tasks. “Twenty-four (24) hour On-Call” status required. Hazardous conditions working near high voltage systems required on a regular basis