Senior Alarms Electronics Technician

Company Description

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. 

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

Job Description

We're looking for a Senior Alarms Electronics Technician. You will provide advanced technical support for the installation, maintenance, design, modification, testing, repair, programming, and data management of data-gathering panels, control systems, fire alarm systems, emergency voice alarm systems, Life Safety Systems, and related computer-controlled infrastructure. You will troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, applying established guidelines, procedures, and diagnostic techniques to make informed decisions and ensure system reliability and performance. This position is within the Emergency Management Department (EMD), Alarms Division. This position may require work at Site 300 located in Tracy, California.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

You will 

• Design, modify, install, program, and repair specialized computer-controlled interfaces, Life Safety Systems, specialized detection systems, including fire alarm and fan control panels, fire suppression systems, emergency and general-use voice systems, criticality alarm systems, and refrigerant/oxygen monitors.
• Utilize multimeters, digital scopes, digital/logic analyzers, frequency meters, and other testing equipment to identify and resolve complex technical issues, and develop or evaluate test procedures, determine circuit requirements, and develop application software.
• Set up and operate intricate systems and electronic equipment such as data-gathering panels, computer-controlled interfaces, fire alarm systems, emergency voice paging systems, and refrigerant monitors in support of the repair and maintenance of LLNL’s Life Safety Systems and Infrastructure Systems in accordance with approved procedures.
• Interpret specifications from complex computer-controlled interfaces, data-gathering panels, Fire and Emergency Voice alarm blueprints, diagrams, specifications, software and systems programs, schematics, and operation/product manuals.
• Review, interpret, write, and document computer-controlled interfaces, data-gathering panels, and Fire and Emergency Voice alarm test results to identify and resolve complex technical problems, report results, and/or recommend solutions.
• Collect data and provide in-depth analysis and evaluation of complex technical electronics data utilizing computer-based data acquisition and controls to report results and assist in the Fire and Emergency Voice alarm design, controls, engineering planning, and decision-making process.
• Independently interact on a regular basis with scientists, engineers, and skilled technical personnel, with follow-up to supervisors outside the work group as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship. 
• Associate degree in electronics, computer maintenance, electro-optics, or another relevant field, or an equivalent combination of related technical education and experience.
• Advanced skills, technical knowledge, and understanding of computer-controlled interfaces, data-gathering panels, and Fire and Emergency Voice alarm analog and digital electronics technology, including Fire and Emergency Voice alarm electronic controls and interlocks.
• Interpret computer-controlled interfaces, data-gathering panels, and other related or unrelated alarm subsystems' blueprints and electronic schematics, diagrams, specifications, and software and systems program operation/product manuals.
• Advanced skills and significant experience in the use of multimeters, digital scopes, digital/logic analyzers, frequency meters, and other test equipment associated with testing and troubleshooting electronic circuits.
• Significant experience analyzing complex technical electronics data to resolve complex technical problems.
• Possess effective organizational, attention-to-detail, accuracy, and follow-through skills, including written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with all levels of management, technical, and administrative personnel.
• Intermediate comput