Highway Safety Equipment Technician 1 - Albany, United States - Division of Criminal Justice Services

Description

Highway Safety Equipment Technician 1

NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services

Albany, NY

Minimum Qualifications:

Four years of experience* in electronics installation, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, or design of solid-state electronic equipment, intelligent transportation systems, or commercial, industrial, and/or military electronic/electrical integrated system components.

*A Bachelor's degree in engineering, technology, chemistry, or physics may substitute for four years of the required experience. 60 semester credits hours of college-level study in engineering, technology, chemistry or physics; or successful completion of a two-year technical professional certification program in the electronics field may substitute for two years of the required experience. Graduation from a high school technical electronics education program recognized by the New York State Education Department as meeting the standards for technical education may substitute for one year of the required experience.


Position Description:

Under the direction of the Highway Safety Equipment Technician 2 within the Highway Safety Technology Unit of the Office of Public Safety, the Highway Safety Equipment Technician 1 is responsible for the inspection, diagnosis, repair, modification, and certification of evidential breath test devices, alcohol screening devices, and all associated accessories used in the testing of alcohol impaired drivers.

This position is also responsible for computer hardware and software maintenance, along with data management, report generation, and data analysis associated with the evidential testing of impaired drivers.

Specific duties include but are not limited to:

• Troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctions, perform repair/modification work, and maintain and certify all types of evidential and screening breath test devices and their associated accessories and all types of speed enforcement devices such as radar and LIDAR units and their associated accessories.
• Generate and verify courtready certification documents to identify all maintenance, repair, and modification work performed on electronic instrumentation.
• Source and obtain inventory replacement parts required to repair instrumentation.
• Research product specifications, perform all necessary repairs/modifications, and conduct final inspections within all required standards and policies.
• Maintain hard copies and computerized databases to document all services performed on instrumentation.
• Provide expert courtroom testimony on the use and maintenance of all instruments the Highway Safety Technology Unit services.
• Approximately 2% statewide travel. Some overtime may be required.

Pay:
From $55,152.00 per year


Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Albany, NY 12210: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
In person