Automotive Technician Boston

Exam Requirements

This job has an exam requirement. Currently, applicants for this posting who do not yet have an exam score are being invited to take the exam. Examining will continue until capacity has been reached.

Applicants must have a valid state driver's license, a safe driving record, and at least two years of unsupervised experience driving passenger cars or larger. The driving must have taken place in the U.S. or its possessions or territories or in U.S. military installations worldwide. Must be able to communicate in and understand the English language with or without a reasonable disability accommodation under the Rehabilitation Act.

Postal Service employment is conditional upon your meeting medical suitability, general eligibility and suitability, and background check requirements. Therefore, if you receive a job offer, note that it will be conditional upon you meeting these requirements, even if you are allowed to begin working first.

This section is composed of the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities which are required to satisfactorily perform the tasks of the position.

• Knowledge of electrical/ignition systems – terminology, characteristics, and operation of components such as alternators, batteries, voltage regulators, starter motors, ignition and lighting systems, indicating devices, electronic computer enhanced components, sensors, and starting aids.
• Knowledge of automotive fuel systems – terminology, characteristics, and operation of fuel delivery systems and related assemblies such as fuel pumps, turbochargers, superchargers, intercoolers, fuel injectors, and the interface of the fuel system with electronic controls.
• Knowledge of automotive emission control systems – terminology, characteristics, and operation of emission control systems as they relate to overall engine operation and performance specifications and conformance to environmental quality regulations.
• Knowledge of engine systems – terminology, characteristics, and operation of engine valves, piston assemblies, engine bearings, cylinders, cylinder heads, cylinder blocks, crankshaft assemblies, compression ignition, and cooling system.
• Knowledge of automotive power‑train systems – terminology, characteristics, and operation of components such as clutches, universal joints, manual and computer enhanced automatic transmission systems, differentials, and drive axles.

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Applicants must successfully complete Postal Service Test 943 and Test 944, to demonstrate their knowledge and ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, and make minor and major repairs to automotive systems.