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SIGNAL SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN 1

Code: 03714 Local Competitive

Career Family: SIGNAL SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN

Signal Systems Technician 1 is a local-government title in New Jersey's competitive civil service, which means the way in is an open exam rather than a direct appointment.

Candidates need 1 year of relevant experience and a professional license.

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Signal Systems Technician 1 is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.

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Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Education

Completion of a vocational, technical or specialized training program in electrical or electronic technology.

Experience

One (1) year of experience in work involving the installation, maintenance and repair of electrical or electronic components, equipment or systems.

License

S, CERTIFICATIONS, OR REGISTRATIONS

Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in the State of New Jersey.

Appointee will be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated only if it is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

Appointee may be required to possess a FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License, Radio Industry Competency Certificate, or equivalent license or certification specific to radio operation and repair.

<b>SUBSTITUTION</b>

Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute one (1) year of additional experience.

FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING JOB CATEGORIES, please refer to the Job Specification Information Sheet available at the New Jersey Department of Personnel or your agency's personnel office.

Occupational Group: Repair of Electrical Equipment

Occupational Family: Electrical/Electronic Repair

Level Title Code Title Reference Effective: 1 001(C) 03/19/94

Note

The above Job Category Summary and following examples of work are for illustrative purposes only. Any one position may not include all of the tasks listed, nor do the examples cover all of the duties that may be performed.

Operates a motor vehicle

Operates cherry picker, ladder, platform, or boom trucks

Repairs traffic signal equipment or systems, fire traffic signal systems, fire alarm systems, police warning light systems and traffic counters

Installs traffic signal equipment or systems, fire traffic signal systems, fire alarm systems and traffic counters

Troubleshoots problems with fire traffic signal systems, fire alarm systems, traffic signal equipment or systems, and traffic counters

Tests fire traffic signal systems and fire alarm systems

Repairs electronic balances

Repairs wiring systems, electric motors, electrical components, conduit systems, underground cables and overhead cables

Installs wiring systems, underground cables, overhead cables, electrical components, electric motors and conduit systems

Repairs base station and mobile radio communications equipment

Tests wiring systems

Troubleshoots problems with wiring systems

Repairs audiovisual equipment

Lubricates equipment, parts, systems or subsystems

Applies established security procedures and guidelines

Recommends the purchase of new and replacement materials, equipment, parts and supplies

Calls (telephones) for needed services, materials or information

Provides technical information

<b>CHARACTERISTIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES</b>

Knowledge of schematic symbol system

Knowledge of the theory and principles of electricity

Knowledge of procedures for testing wiring systems and electrical components

Knowledge of procedures for installing overhead and underground cables

Knowledge of the metric system

Knowledge of preventive maintenance procedures

Knowledge of solid-state circuitry and transistor theory and principles

Knowledge of the theory and principles of electronics

Knowledge of frequency ranges

Knowledge of electronic component color codes

Knowledge of procedures for testing electronic circuitry and traffic counters

Knowledge of lubricants and their application

Knowledge of procedures for installing fire signal systems and traffic counters

Skill in operating a motor vehicle

Ability to repair underground cables

Ability to repair overhead cables

Ability to interpret abbreviated measurement values

Ability to operate cherry picker, ladder, platform or boom trucks

Ability to troubleshoot problems with traffic counters

Ability to repair traffic counters

Ability to troubleshoot problems with fire signal systems

Ability to troubleshoot problems with traffic signal equipment or systems

Ability to read various meters, gauges or dials

Ability to measure frequency ranges

Ability to follow written orders, directions or plans

MINIMUM