Electronics Technician I

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol's primary mission is to reduce collisions and make the highways of North Carolina as safe as possible. The NCSHP has more than 1,600 troopers who cover nearly 80,000 miles of North Carolina roadways, more than any other state except Texas. In addition to enforcing the state's traffic laws, state troopers also guide traffic during hurricane evacuations, re-route traffic around hazardous chemical spills, and they stand ready should any act of terrorism occur. State Troopers are committed to protecting North Carolina's motoring public.

Salary Range: $41,206.00 - $52,530.00

Salary Grade: NC09

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This position is located at:

4003 West Main St Ext

Williamston, NC 27892

To receive credit for your work history and credentials, you must provide the information on the application form. Any information omitted from the application form, listed as general statements, listed under the text resume section, or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit.

• Experience installing, maintaining, diagnosing, and repairing telecommunications systems and related equipment, such as base stations, switching equipment, modems, mobile data computers, multi-frequency transceivers, network controllers, trunked voice systems, antennas, and associated equipment.
• Experience applying digital logic and troubleshooting telecommunications or electronic equipment at the component level, including transistors, capacitors, integrated circuits, and diodes.
• Experience using electronic and digital testing equipment, diagnostic software, and other tools to analyze problems, identify equipment failures, and complete repairs.
• Proficiency using computers, mobile data computers, local-area networks, network applications, and multiple software applications in a technical work environment.
• Experience interpreting technical reference manuals and applying Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations related to the installation, maintenance, and operation of radio transmitting and receiving equipment.

• →Installing, removing, configuring, and testing fixed, mobile, and portable wireless transceivers, repeaters, antennas, and associated voice and data networks across multiple radio-frequency bands.
• →Installing and integrating mobile data computers, modems, GPS receivers, antennas, power sources, and related communications equipment in NCSHP vehicles.
• →Installing and maintaining speed-measurement equipment, including radar and VASCAR/Tracker systems used for traffic enforcement.
• →Installing or assisting with the installation and maintenance of telecommunications equipment, antennas, emergency generators, lightning protection, and related infrastructure at remote base-station sites in compliance with FCC and FAA requirements.
• →Installing, adapting, securing, and integrating mobile video systems, emergency lighting and warning systems, sirens, equipment consoles, chargers, wiring, and other electronic equipment in enforcement vehicles.

Note: Qualified recommended applicant(s) must undergo and successfully pass:

Please note: Job postings close at 11:59:59 p.m. the night before the listed Posting End Date above.

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See of oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.

Associate’s degree in Electronics from an appropriately accredited institution

one year of progressive experience in the repair and maintenance of a variety of specialized electronic devices, preferably including some responsibility for circuit modification;

four years of progressive experience in the repair and maintenance of a variety of specialized electronic devices, preferably including some responsibility for circuit modification;

High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) diploma

an equivalent combination of education and experience.

We are an Employment First state, ensuring that people with disabilities have equal opportunities to succeed in the state government workplace.  NCSHP supports pay equity for women, establishes paid parental leave for birth, adoption, and foster care, and implements fair chance policies. Join a team that welcomes, values, respects and supports all members of our work community.

Application Resources
State of North Carolina Hiring Process Information here.

Be sure to complete the application in full. Resumes may be uploaded with your application but will not be accepted in lieu of a fully completed application and will not be considered for qualifying credit.  "See Resume" or "See Attachment" will NOT be accepted. 
  
Information should be provided in the appropriate areas, to include the following: Education, including high school and all degrees obtained, Work Experience, and Certificates & Licenses. It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive candidate information. 

Answers to Supplemental Questions are not a substitute for providing all relevant information within the body of your application. To receive credit for the supplemental questions, you must provide supporting information within the "Work Experience" section of the application, to support your answers.

If multiple applications are submitted to an individual posting, only the most recent application received prior to the closing date will be accepted. 

All applicants must complete and submit a state application for employment using the Online Application System for the State of North Carolina by 11:59pm on the night before the closing date listed or the application will be deemed untimely and will not be processed.  

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.