Depot Technician (Entry Level)
CINCINNATI AREA, OHIO /ENGINEERING /FULL-TIME
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General Summary: The Depot Technician is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and testing a wide range of radio frequency (RF) and digital systems, subsystems, and components. This position requires the ability to take direction from the depot lead to achieve results in an engineering environment and the ability to respond quickly to customer needs and maintain flexibility while still achieving quality outputs.
Accountabilities – 1 Year
Rating Guide: N/A; 1 – Poor; 2 – Only Fair; 3 – Good; 4 – Very Good; 5 – Excellent
| Accountability | Metric |
| Develop soldering skills | Obtain J-STD-001 Certification |
| Learn to read electrical schematics | Provide presentation to supervisor |
| Learn to operate test equipment | Provide presentation to supervisor |
| Develop understanding of the circuit elements utilized in the AN/URY-3A and AN/URY-6 | Relay/Reporter/Responder (R3) Transponder | Provide presentation to NuWaves’ leadership team |
Competencies
Rating Guide: N/A; 1 – Poor; 2 – Only Fair; 3 – Good; 4 – Very Good; 5 – Excellent
| Easy to Change | Moderately Difficult to Change | Hard to Change |
| Competency | Description | Minimum Acceptable Rating |
| Risk Taking | Takes calculated risks, with generally favorable outcomes. Does not ‘bet the farm’. | 3 |
| Education | Meets formal and informal educational requirements. Exhibits continuous learning. | 2 |
| Leading Edge | Constantly benchmarks best practices and expects other to do the same. | 2 |
| Organization/Planning | Plans, organizes, schedules and budgets in efficient, organized manner. | 2 |
| Self Awareness | Recognizes own strengths and weaknesses. Not defensive. Does not rationalize mistakes or blame others. Uses feedback mechanisms. | 4 |
| First Impression | Professional in demeanor. Creates favorable first impression – body, language, eye contact, posture, etc. | 3 |
| Experience | Job Specific | 2 |
| Customer Focus | Monitors client satisfaction (internal or external). Establishes partner relationship with clients. Visible and accessible to clients. | 3 |
| Team Player | Reaches out to peers. Overcomes we-they. Approachable. Leads peers to do what is best for company. | 5 |
| Oral Communications | Communicates well one on one, in small groups and public speaking. Fluent, quick on feet, command of language. Keeps people informed. | 3 |
| Written Communications | Writes clear, precise, well-organized documents using appropriate vocabulary, grammar, and word usage. | 3 |
| Political Savvy | Aware of political factors and hidden agendas and acts effectively with that awareness. | 2 |
| Goal Setting | Sets fair stretch goals for self and others. Encourages individual initiative. | 3 |
| Judgment/Decision-Making | Consistent logic, rationality and objectivity in decision making. Neither indecisive nor hip-shooter. | 4 |
| Pragmatism | Generates sensible, realistic, practical solutions to problems. | 4 |
| Strategic Skills | Determines opportunities and threats through comprehensive analysis of current and future trends. Comprehends the big picture. | 3 |
| Resourcefulness/Initiative | Passionately finds ways over, around, and through barriers to success. Achieves results despite lack of resources. Goes beyond the call of duty. Shows bias for action. A results-oriented ‘doer’. | 4 |
| Excellence | Sets high stretch standards of performance for self and others. Low tolerance for mediocrity. High sense of responsibility. | 4 |
| Stress Management | Stable and poised under pressure. | 4 |
| Adaptability | Not rigid. Copes effectively with complexity and change. | 4 |
| Likeability | Puts people at ease. Shows emotional intelligence. Warm, sensitive, compassionate. Not arrogant. Friendly, sense of humor, genuine. | 3 |
| Listening | Tunes in accurately to opinions, feelings, and needs of people. Empathetic. Patient. Lets others speak. Listens actively. | 3 |
| Negotiation Skills | Achieves favorable outcomes in win/win negotiations. | 3 |
| Persuasion | Persuasive in change efforts, selling a vision. Convincing. | 3 |
| Change Leadership | Actively intervenes to create and energize positive change. Leads by example. | 4 |
| Conflict Management | Understands natural forces of conflict and acts to prevent or soften them. Effectively works through conflicts to optimize outcome. Does not suppress, ignore, or deny conflicts. | 3 |
| Compatibility of Needs | Needs that are consistent with opportunities in foreseeable future. | 4 |
| Life Balance | Achieves sufficient balance among work, wellness, relationships, community involvement, professional associations, friendships, hobbies, and interests. | 3 |
| Intelligence** | Ability to acquire and absorb information rapidly. A quick study. | 4 |
| Analysis Skills** | Identifies significant problems and opportunities. Analyzes problems in depth. Sorts the wheat from the chaff, determining root causes. | 4 |
| Conceptual Ability | Deals effectively with not just concrete, tangible issues but with abstract, conceptual matters. | 4 |
| Creativity | Generates new approaches to problems or innovations to established best practices. Shows imagination. | 3 |
| Assertiveness | Takes forceful stand on issues without being excessively abrasive. | 3 |
| Vision | Provides clear, credible vision and strategy. | 3 |
| Inspiring Followship | Inspires people to follow lead. Minimizes intimidation. Takes charge. Motivates by pushing appropriate hot buttons of individuals. | 3 |
| Energy/Drive | Exhibits energy, strong desire to achieve, high dedication level. 45 or more hours per week on average. | 4 |
| Enthusiasm/Passion** | Exhibits dynamism, excitement, and a positive can-do attitude. | 4 |
| Ambition | Desires to grow in responsibility and authority. | 4 |
| Tenacity/Persistence | Consistent reward of passionately striving to achieve results. Conveys strong need to win. Reputation for not giving up. | 4 |
| Integrity** | Ironclad. Does not ethically cut corners. Earns trust of co-workers. Puts organization above self-interest. | 5 |
U.S. Citizenship is a requirement.
EOE disability/vet.