Telecommunications Technician

Salary : $65,720.30 - $87,985.04 Annually
Location : Statewide, AZ
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 6321-24E-02
Division: Technical Services Division
Opening Date: 04/12/2024

Summary Statement
This recruitment will be used to establish an 18-month eligibility list to fill current and future vacancies over the life of the list. The application period may close without notice.

This classification is the core of the Telecommunications Technician series and may be entered by qualified new applicants or through promotion from Telecommunications Technician Trainee.
Telecommunications Technicians install and maintain various types of electronic communications systems and equipment such as VHF and UHF two-way mobile systems, microwave point-to-point systems, technical investigative equipment, etc. Telecommunications Technicians often travel statewide working irregular hours and under hazardous conditions in the performance of their duties. Performs other duties as assigned. This is a competitive classification.

Please review the Exam Plan relating to the testing for this position.

Must successfully complete the examination process. Written Exam - Weighted 50%
Physical Assessment = Pass/Fail
Qualifications Appraisal Board (QAB) - Weighted 50%

If you have a disability which may require an accommodation,
please notify in writing prior to the test date.

Essential Functions (not intended to be all inclusive)
1. Communicates orally and in writing with Department, other agency personnel, and vendors (e.g., to obtain and disseminate information, resolve discrepancies, respond to customer concerns, and maintain good working relationships in the course of assigned work, and to offer training to users on telecommunications equipment, etc.).

2. Installs, repairs, splices, tests, and terminates various forms of telecommunications and electrical wiring and cabling (e.g., copper, fiber, coax, etc.) to ensure proper impedance matching and connections between various pieces of electronic equipment.

3. Installs, modifies, maintains, and repairs various forms of communications equipment (e.g., analog and/or digital microwave point-to-point radios; analog and/or digital multiplex equipment to interface carrier equipment with specific local equipment; low-band, VHF, UHF, 800 MHz base station/repeater 2-way radios; site security alarm and control equipment; site grounding grids, etc.).

4. Installs and repairs antennas and wiring on communication towers, vehicles, and buildings requiring climbing and working on tower structures and poles.

5. Installs, maintains, operates and repairs technical investigative equipment (e.g., telephonic intercept, video camera, video and voice transmitting, vehicle tracking, night vision, etc.) to obtain criminal evidence and ensure the equipment is operating properly.

6. Travels to communications sites located in various cities and towns, and remote mountaintop locations located in various locations throughout the state of Arizona and all adjoining states, for the purpose of installing and maintaining communications equipment using conventional cars and trucks, 4-wheel drive trucks, towed vehicles, snow-traversing vehicles, and, where appropriate, riding in fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft, in all forms of weather (e.g., extreme heat, extreme cold, rain, blizzard, heavy snowfall, icy roads, muddy roads, etc.).

7. Schedules and/or coordinates services (e.g., repairs, installations, removal of equipment, preventative maintenance, etc.).

8. Documents job-related activity (e.g., service orders showing work performed, location of equipment, time and parts used for repairs and/or modifications, weekly time sheets, travel claims, etc.).

9. Installs, modifies, maintains, and repairs radio dispatch consoles, audio voter systems, and audio logging recorders at various dispatch facilities, including some remote facilities.

10. Responds to 24-hour/day, 7 day/week emergency call-outs to perform and/or facilitate emergency equipment repairs anywhere in the statewide communications system.

11. Installs, removes, modifies, repairs, and programs various mobile, portable, and hand held pieces of communications equipment and other electronic equipment (e.g., mobile and hand held two-way radios, mobile and hand held cellular telephones, video recording equipment, mobile data terminals, pagers, sirens, lights, and public address systems, battery chargers, flashlight chargers, tape recorders, remote control robots, etc.) for D.P.S. and D.P.S. supported governmental agencies.

12. Generates hand drawings and computer generated drawings, creating site documentation (e.g., layout of equipment within a room, electrical distribution at a site, site access maps, special site considerations and needs, and microwave baseband flow drawings)

13. Acquires, purchases, and distributes electronic parts, tools, and programming aids to facilitate the installation, modification, repair and maintenance of communications and other electronic equipment, including searching for second source items, using manufacturer's manuals, supply house catalogs, and computer based on-line services, and completing requisitions, and verifying receipt of items for correctness,

14. Repairs and maintains various electronic test equipment (e.g., RF service monitors, oscilloscopes, metering panels, audio test sets, etc.) and various hand tools (e.g., drills, drill presses, power bars, other specialized equipment, etc.).

15. Cleans communications equipment and other electronic equipment which has been removed from various locations in preparation of reinstalling the equipment into a new location.

16. Tests and evaluates new telecommunications equipment to ensure that the equipment meets the parameters of state contracts and stated manufacturer's specifications.

17. Develops and conducts training of criminal investigators on the correct use of technical investigative equipment.

18. Analyzes, searches for, and eliminates sources of RF interference (e.g., intermodulation, desense, on-carrier interference, etc.).

19. Installs and troubleshoots failures on site controllers, data modems, personal computers, terminals, and printers used in data applications within the D.P.S. organization as well as other governmental agencies supported by D.P.S.

20. Provides technical assistance to other agencies to install undercover video and audio equipment.

21. Fabricates wooden and/or metal racks and/or brackets for use during the installation of communications equipment and other electronic equipment.

22. Modifies and subsequently evaluates telecommunications equipment to incorporate after-market subassemblies and other features necessary to properly interface with and to satisfy end user system requirements.

23. Cleans work areas (e.g., garages, parking areas, work benches, etc.) using brooms, mops, and other cleaning equipment.

24. Maintains and repairs computer equipment (e.g., desktop personal computers, laptop personal computers, printers, dial-up modems, etc.) and software installations (e.g., wordprocessor, database, communications, radio programming software, etc.).

25. Catalogs, maintains (e.g., adds, deletes, updates, etc.) shop technical service manuals and reference books.

26. Writes alignment procedures, recommended test methods, and general equipment documentation packets for new telecommunications equipment to support proper system level setting and equipment operation.

27. Performs inspections and cleanup at communications sites for safety issues (e.g., fire dangers, gas leaks at LP and diesel tanks, structural damage to buildings, heating and cooling equipment operation, general site cleanliness, etc.) using visual observations against previously noted conditions and adjusts conditions (e.g., clearing weeds, repairing door and/or locks, adjusting equipment, etc.) to clear safety issues.

28. Maintains and repairs remote site backup AC power systems (e.g., generators (diesel and/or propane powered), transfer panels, battery chargers, battery systems, low voltage disconnect units, etc.) including periodic services (e.g., changing oil, filters, belts, batteries, water, etc.).

29. Constructs or assembles new telecommunications equipment (e.g., experimental, prototypes, printed circuit boards, cabinets, racks, panels, etc.) to support engineering development efforts.

30. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with public utilities to install electronic investigative equipment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

KNOWLEDGE OF:
•  the principles, applications, and physics of analog and digital electronics, microprocessors, amplifiers, antennas, transmission lines, land mobile RF, microwave, multiplexing, data circuits, and systems.
•  electronic surveillance equipment (e.g., telephone intercept, microwave transmission, telephone systems, voice transmitters, vehicle tracking devices, video camera, night vision systems, etc.).
•  FCC regulations pertaining to land mobile radio systems, licensing, transmission power, radiated power, modulation limits and spurious radiation.
•  federal and state laws governing the use of oral intercept communication equipment
SKILL IN:
•  soldering techniques.
•  working with others to accomplish tasks when required.
•  using electronic test equipment and documentation (e.g., spectrum analyzer, service monitors, time domain reflectometers, field strength meters . click apply for full job details