Radio Technician Apprentice

Essential Functions: Tasks that must be performed by the person in this job.Reasonable accommodation(s) may be requested to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. Other duties as assigned.

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, discuss, and resolve wireless communication equipment questions and problems with customers in a positive and efficient manner in person on customer's site, by phone, e-mail, and at Day Wireless Systems' shop location.

• Perform required diagnostic and analytical tests to diagnose and repair wireless communication equipment.

• Analyze and comprehend diagnostic test results and use to repair and program radios and wireless equipment.

• Work with customer to determine deadlines, urgency, timeline, and schedule of completing repairs, maintenance, and programming with customers, vendors, and shop management to ensure resolution of problem meets customer's needs.

• Perform wireless communications system programming, per industry practices and vendor criteria.

• Performs the installation of radio and wireless mobile and base communications systems per industry practices and vendor criteria.

• Reports any accidents, maintenance needs, or repairs to management while using any company vehicle. Practices and follows safe driving procedures as described and required in safe driver training.

• Must have California Driver's license and be insurable per an acceptable driving record.

• Must be able to work during the days / hours of Mon thru Fri, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and must be available for occasional mandatory over time, with little to no advance notice.

Non-Essential Functions: Tasks that may or may not be performed by the person in this job.

• Maintains cleanliness and maintenance of any company vehicle.

• Fill out and complete time sheets, job tickets, data entry.

• Retrieving parts from warehouse for repairs and maintenance.

• Lifting boxes, tools, computers, service monitors, and other shop equipment.

Education and/or Experience: Associate's (A A) degree or equivalent from two-year college or vocational school in electronics and wireless system repair is preferred but not required. Minimum 6 months to a year of related work experience in electronic communications repair is required; or the equivalent combination of education and experience. Acceptable previous experience in diagnostics, repair, maintenance, program wireless communication equipment such as 2-way radios, transmitters, receivers, antennas for customers.
Knowledge of radio repair, mobile installations, DC, AC, and RF Theory as it applies to wireless communications.
Licenses, Certifications: Valid driver license and must be insurable to drive.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)