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Lead Transit Electronic Technician (SDA)

King County

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 Jul 2026

💰 $122,020/yr

About the role

Posting number: 2026ECB27489

Department: MTD - Metro Transit

Division: Vehicle Maintenance

Job classification: Transit Electronic Technician - Lead (J2 : ATU L587-Transit)

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Trades, Transportation, Vehicle Maintenance, Transit, Electronics

Summary

**This is an internal recruitment for King County Metro Transit. We are accepting applications from qualified King County Metro Transit Employees who have passed the probationary period for their current career service position. **

Metro Transit’s Vehicle Maintenance Division is seeking a Lead Electronic Technician for a Special Duty Assignment lasting one year, with the possibility of extension.

This role serves as a working lead, combining hands on technical work with oversight and coordination of a team of Transit Electronic Technicians. The Lead is trusted to provide daily direction, support, and technical expertise while ensuring work is completed efficiently and to established standards.

Although this position works under the general supervision of a Transit Vehicle Maintenance Chief, Leads are expected to operate with a high level of independence, managing workflows, and resolving issues at the lowest appropriate level. Key responsibilities include:

Coordinating work assignments: organizing tasks, distributing workloads, and ensuring staff have the resources needed to complete repairs efficiently.
Monitoring workflow: tracking progress, addressing bottlenecks, and ensuring repairs meet quality and schedule expectations.
Maintaining quality standards: reviewing work for accuracy, safety, and compliance, and coaching team members to strengthen skills and performance.
Ensuring preventive maintenance compliance: verifying that all work aligns with established maintenance schedules and operational requirements.
Upholding division policies and safety regulations: ensuring all tasks follow operating standards and federally mandated safety-sensitive rules.

The Vehicle Maintenance Division operates three shifts (day, swing, and graveyard), seven days a week across multiple King County locations. Vacancies may occur on any shift or at any base, so candidates must be willing to accept any work assignment if selected. Work sites are located in the following areas: Bellevue, SODO/ Downtown Seattle, Shoreline, and Tukwila.

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Safety Sensitive Position
This position is considered safety sensitive. Applicants for positions defined as safety sensitive are required to undergo drug testing prior to employment, and subsequent to commencement of employment, will be subject to random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty and follow-up drug and alcohol testing in compliance with Federal DOT alcohol and controlled substances testing program protocols.

Vacancy Information: This recruitment will be used to fill one (1) Special Duty Assignment (SDA) Transit Electronic Technician Lead position at Atlantic Base VM that has an expected duration of one year, with the possibility of extension. An eligibility list may be created to fill future SDA vacancies in this classification and workgroup. If created, the eligibility list would be active for 12 months from the posting date above and may be used at the discretion of the hiring authority.

For more information regarding this recruitment, please contact the recruiter: Emily Clark (she/her) emclark@kingcounty.gov or 206-477-8373.

Examples of duties

Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all King County employees. You will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of the work. In addition to performing the full range of responsibilities of the Transit Electronic Technician classification, you will: