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The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The NYPD strives to foster a safe and fair city by incorporating Neighborhood Policing into all facets of Department operations, and solve the problems that create crime and disorder through an interdependent relationship between the people and its police, and by pioneering strategic innovation.

The Support Services Bureau, Life-Safety Systems Division ls responsible for enhancing and preserving the continuity and support of Public Safety Answering Center (PSAC) dispatch operations and law enforcement personnel in the field. This includes and is not limited to managing and supporting NYPD's Citywide Public Safety Communications Radio Infrastructure, dispatch consoles, audio routing and backhaul systems.

The division is seeking candidates for the position of Radio Repair Mechanic who will be responsible for the following:

• 911 Radio dispatcher console maintenance and support
• Audio routing of MPLS Ethernet circuits
• Fault isolation and repair of LMR repeater, base station and receiver antenna systems including antennas, transmission lines, duplexer, receiver multi-couplers, circulators, dlrectional couplers and signal splitters. Perform VSWR and return loss measurements and interpret their results
• Fault isolation and repair of LMR repeaters, base stations, control stations and voting receivers
• Fault isolation and repair over the air (OTA) bi-directional amplifiers (BOA)
• Fault isolation and repair fixed point-to-point microwave radio links
• Utilize MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook,Visio) to produce reports
• Program LMR repeaters, base stations, control stations and voting receivers utilizing manufacture's radio service software
• Recording analysis within the NICE logging and recording system
• Locate and isolate defects in electronic equipment
• Repair, replace and troubleshoot defective equipment
• Adjust, align, or tune electrical equipment
  
  

WORK LOCATION:

Citywide

HOURS/SHIFT

Varies

TO APPLY

Please visit: https://cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID #717645

Additional Information

In compliance with Federal Law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a program.

RADIO REPAIR MECHANIC - 90733

Minimum Qualifications

• FIVE years of full-time satisfactory experience acquired within the last 10 years as a radio repair mechanic, or as an electronic technician repairing electronic equipment; or
• At least THREE years of experience as described in "1" above acquired within the last 10 years plus sufficient full-time training of a relevant nature, specializing in electronics, acquired in a trade school, technical school or vocational high school approved by a State's department of education or recognized accrediting organization, to make up the equivalent of the remaining required experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of approved trade school, technical school or vocational high school.
• Possession of a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.
• For appointment to certain positions possession of a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) General Radiotelephone Operator's License, with a radar endorsement, is required.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Radio frequency (RF) spectrum analyzer (Signal and Interference Analysis) - Monitor Test Reciever - RF Signal generator (Rx Sensitivity and Selectivity Testing) - Audio frequency signal generator - Communication service monitor - Vector Network protocol analyzer (digital and TDM) MPLS - Volt multi-meter (VOM) - Oscilloscope - RF Watt meter
  
  

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City Residency is not required for this position

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Law Enforcement

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