Electrical Engineering Technician II Departmental Open

Electrical Engineering Technician II

Departmental Open

Exam Code: 7TR19

Department:

Caltrans

Bulletin Release Date:

03/17/2017

Final Filing Date:

04/07/2017

Salary:

$4,100.00 to $5,132.00

INTRODUCTION

Caltrans is pleased to announce the posting of the Electrical Engineering

Technician II examination. Employment from this examination may be offered in all

Caltrans Districts and Sacramento County.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Caltrans is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color,

disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave,

gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status,

medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race,

religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical

conditions), and sexual orientation.

DRUG FREE STATEMENT

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. All

applicants will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective, as the use of

illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing civil service,

and the special trust placed in public servants.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications as stated on this announcement

may apply for this examination.

FILING INSTRUCTIONS

Applications (STD 678) must be received or postmarked no later than the final filing

date. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes

available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of

determining timely filing of an application. FAXED OR E-MAILED APPLICATIONS

WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THE EXAMINATION TITLE MUST BE INDICATED ON

THE APPLICATION.

*FILE BY MAIL:

Caltrans

Examination Services (MS 86)

P.O. Box 168036

Sacramento, CA 95816-8036

*FILE IN PERSON:

Caltrans

Examination Services (MS 86)

1727 30

Street, 1

Floor

Sacramento, CA 95816

*Candidates are responsible for obtaining proof of mailing or submission of

their application to Examination Services.

POSITION STATEMENT

This is the full journey level in the series. Under the direction of an engineer,

incumbents assist in and sometimes conduct field investigations; prepare and check

complete design and contract drawings, shop drawings and construction submittals

for electrical and electronic work; design difficult electrical and electronic systems to

previously established standards and good design practice, with engineering help

only for unusual features that have not been standardized; secure information from

catalogs; prepare difficult plans, specifications and quantity and cost estimates on a

wide variety of electrical and electronic work, such as power and light distribution

systems, building, transit station, bridge and tunnel electrical systems, highway

lighting and traffic signal systems, electrical systems for motors, fans, pumps and

turbines and communication, audio-visual and instrumentation systems; prepare

difficult electrical and electronic system layouts and detail drawings; use state-of-

the-art technology, i.e., CADD, personal computers, stand-alone interactive systems

and automatic lettering devices; incorporate electrical and electronic details into

general plans and occasionally will work on drawings and designs other than

electrical and electronic; inspect routine manufacturing and installations of electrical

and electronic materials and equipment, especially where conformance to standard

design requirements are involved; make routine engineering calculations; report the

status of general electrical and electronic engineering work and completed results.

ELIGIBLE LIST INFORMATION

A Departmental Open spot eligible list will be established for Caltrans in all Districts

and Sacramento County. The list will be abolished 24 months after it is established

unless the needs of the service and conditions of the list warrant a change in this

period.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMITTANCE TO THE EXAMINATION

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements for this

examination by the final filing date. Your signature on the application indicates that

you read, understand, and possess the minimum qualifications required, and that the

information provided is true and complete to the best of your knowledge.

All applications must include: “to” and “from” dates (month/day/year), time base, civil

service or private sector titles, the duties performed, and an original

signature. Applications received without this information will be rejected.

NOTE: Qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the

requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as

“Either I,” “or II,” “or III,” etc. For example, candidates who possess qualifying

experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern I, and additional

experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern II, may be admitted to

an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirements.

Click on the link below to review the California State Personnel Board class

specification which contain the requirements for admittance to the exam:

http://calhr.ca.gov/state-hr-professionals/pages/3629.aspx

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EITHER I

Experience: Two years of experience performing the duties of an Electrical

Engineering Technician I in the California state service.

OR II

Experience: Five years of drafting and design experience in an engineering office

(one year of which may be specification writing only), two years of which must have

been electrical or electronic drafting and design experience equivalent in

responsibility to an Electrical Engineering Technician I in the California state service.

AND

Education: Completion of a two-year terminal curriculum in electrical or electronic

technology at a community college, or completion of the sophomore year (at least 60

semester units or equivalent quarter units) of a professional electrical or electronic

engineering college or university curriculum. [Candidates may substitute electrical or

electronic drafting experience for the education on the basis that one year of

experience is equivalent to one year (at least 30 semester units or equivalent quarter

units) of education.]

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

This examination will consist of a Training and Experience Evaluation weighted

100%. In order to obtain a position on the eligible list, a minimum score of 70% must

be attained.

The Training and Experience Evaluation is attached HERE and MUST be included

with the STD 678 Application by the Final Filing Date, as indicated in this bulletin.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of:

1. The design of electrical, electronic, and associated systems

2. Electrical and electronic material, components, installation, and construction

methods

3. Drafting symbols and control and instrumentation devices

4. State-of-the-art technology, i.e., Computer-Aided Drafting/Design (CADD),

personal computers, stand-alone interactive systems, and various technical

aids

5. Power and lighting distribution systems

6. Power and distribution transformers

7. Highway lighting and traffic signal systems

8. Communication systems

9. Electrical control schematic and wiring diagrams

10. Knowledge of electrical and electronic theory and practice

11. Engineering mathematics

12. The department’s safety and health policies and procedures

13. Basic safety practices contained in the California Code of Regulations, Title 8

Industrial Relations, Safety Orders, and the General Industry Safety Orders

regarding personal protective equipment

Ability to:

1. Follow directions

2. Prepare design and contract drawings for electrical and electronic work from

existing drawings and from design notes and sketches

3. Interpret all drawings, plans, and specifications encountered in the work

4. Incorporate electrical, electronic and associated drawings, plans, and

specifications into general design and contract documents

5. Prepare as-built plans

6. Use state-of-the-art technology, i.e., Computer-Aided Drafting/Design

(CADD), personal computers, and stand-alone interactive systems

7. Report the status of work and completed results

8. Work independently

9. Check and plot from field notes

10. Prepare and check complex plans, quantity and cost estimates, and

specifications of electrical and electronic work

11. Specify and estimate electrical and electronic materials and components

12. Do manufacturing and field inspection of equipment and electrical and

electronic systems

13. Correlate plans, designs, drawings, and data with physical conditions

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE

Veterans’ Preference will be applied to those competitors who are successful in this

examination and who qualify for, and have requested, Veterans’ Preference through

the California Department of Human Resources. Veterans who have achieved

permanent civil service status are not eligible to receive Veterans’ Preference.

CAREER CREDITS

Career Credits will not be added to the final score of this examination.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For more information regarding this examination, please contact the examination

analyst at (916) 227-7855.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Applications are available at https://jobs.ca.gov/pdf/std678.pdf, California

Department of Human Resources (CalHR) offices, and local offices of the

Employment Development Department.

If you meet the requirements stated on this bulletin, you may take this examination,

which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirement does not assure a place

on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination will be compared with the

performance of the others who take this test, and all candidates who pass will be

ranked according to their scores.

Caltrans reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of

the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change.

Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all competitors

will be notified.

Candidates needing special testing arrangements due to a disability must mark

the appropriate box on the application and/or contact the testing department.

General Qualifications: Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications

including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and the ability to work

cooperatively with others; and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform

the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open

examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history

and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of

date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2)

departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide

promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same

kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless

otherwise stated on the bulletin.

Veterans’ Preference: Pursuant to Assembly Bill 372, Veterans’ Preference will be

awarded as follows, starting January 1, 2014:

1. Any veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent

disabled veteran, who achieves a passing score in an open examination, shall

be ranked in the top rank of the resulting eligibility list.

2. Any veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released is not eligible

for Veterans’ Preference.

3. Veterans’ Preference is not granted once a person achieves permanent civil

service status (Permanent State civil service status means the status of an

employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the

applicable probationary period. This includes permanent intermittent, part-time,

and full-time appointments. In addition, individuals who at any time achieved

permanent State civil service status and subsequently resigned or were

dismissed from State civil service are not eligible to receive Veterans’

Preference).

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR).

Directions to apply for Veterans’ Preference are on the Veterans’ Preference

Application (CalHR Form 1093) which is available at

https://jobs.ca.gov/Public/Jobs/Veterans.aspx, CalHR, and the Department of

Veterans Affairs.

TTY is Telecommunications Device for the Deaf and is reachable only from phones

equipped with a TTY Device.

For individuals with disabilities, this document may be available upon request in

alternate formats. To obtain an alternate format, please call or write to Caltrans, Office

of Examinations and Recruitment Services, P.O. Box 168036, MS 86, Sacramento,

CA 95816. Voice (916) 227-7858 California Relay Service: Voice 1-800-735-2922 or

TTY 1-800-734-2929.