RADIO MECHANICS

Job Definition:

Job Description:

• Test or repair mobile or stationary radio transmitting and receiving equipment and two-way radio communications systems used in ship-to-shore communications and found in service and emergency vehicles.

Duties and Tasks:

• 1) Test batteries, using hydrometers and ammeters, and charge batteries as necessary.
• 2) Clean and lubricate motor generators.
• 3) Repair circuits, wiring, and soldering, using soldering irons and hand tools to install parts and adjust connections.
• 4) Test equipment functions such as signal strength and quality, transmission capacity, interference, and signal delay, using equipment such as oscilloscopes, circuit analyzers, frequency meters, and wattmeters.
• 5) Calibrate and align components, using scales, gauges, and other measuring instruments.
• 6) Test emergency transmitters to ensure their readiness for immediate use.
• 7) Mount equipment on transmission towers and in vehicles such as ships or ambulances.
• 8) Install, adjust, and repair stationary and mobile radio transmitting and receiving equipment and two-way radio communication systems.
• 9) Examine malfunctioning radio equipment to locate defects such as loose connections, broken wires, or burned-out components, using schematic diagrams and test equipment.
• 10) Remove and replace defective components and parts such as conductors, resistors, semiconductors, and integrated circuits, using soldering irons, wire cutters, and hand tools.
• 11) Turn setscrews to adjust receivers for maximum sensitivity and transmitters for maximum output.

Activities:

• 1) Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment — Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
• 2) Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• 3) Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• 4) Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• 5) Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
• 6) Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
• 7) Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• 8) Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• 9) Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
• 10) Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• 11) Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
• 12) Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
• 13) Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
• 14) Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• 15) Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
• 16) Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
• 17) Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
• 18) Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
• 19) Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
• 20) Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
• 21) Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
• 22) Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
• 23) Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
• 24) Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Abilities:

• 1) Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• 2) Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• 3) Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• 4) Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• 5) Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• 6) Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• 7) Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• 8) Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• 9) Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• 10) Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• 11) Flexibility of Closure — The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
• 12) Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• 13) Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• 14) Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Knowledge

• 1) Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• 2) Telecommunications — Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
• 3) Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• 4) Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• 5) Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.