START DATE: August 5, 2019

END DATE: December 20, 2019 (anticipated)

STATUS: 675-hour AmeriCorps Service Terms (subject to change)

STIPEND: $415/week

LOCATION: Flagstaff, AZ, US

BENEFITS: Paid training, grocery budget while on project, AmeriCorps Education Award

VETERAN STATUS IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION.  

Summary:

ARIZONA CONSERVATION CORPS (AZCC)

Arizona Conservation Corps, a program of Conservation Legacy, aims to continue the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930's. AZCC is focused on connecting youth, young adults, and recent era military veterans with conservation service work projects on public lands. AZCC operates programs across Arizona that engage individuals and strengthen communities through service and conservation. AZCC has program offices in Flagstaff, White Mountains, and Tucson. 

AZCC and Conservation Legacy are proud to be part of the continuing operation of the Veterans Fire Corps program. The VFC aims to retrain recent era military veterans for careers in conservation, fuels management, and wildland fire-fighting. VFC programs accomplish this goal by immersing participants in a conservation crew experience.

ASSISTANT CREW LEADER RESPONSIBILITIES

The Assistant Crew Leader (ACL) is responsible for facilitating a positive crew member experience by setting an example of enthusiasm throughout work and camp life. The ACL works together with the Crew Leader in a strong partnership communicating directions, projects specifications, and constructive criticism through the length of the term. The ACL is expected to be able to learn new skills rapidly and assist the Crew Leader in teaching these skills to crew members. Previously Corps experience is highly recommended.  

JOB PROGRESSION 

Over the term, the ACL will be expected to expand their role, learn leadership strategies from the Crew Leader, be able to correctly and completely fill out paperwork, and on occasion, assume management duties for the duration of a project. The hope is that ACL and Crew Leader will act as one leadership unit.

TRAINING

Over the course of a typical 3-6 month season corps members receive training in wildland firefighting, chainsaw operation, and a variety of other topics. Members then go on to serve as members of a fire-fuels conservation crew, performing a variety of forestry and conservation work on Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and US Forest Service land in Arizona and New Mexico. At the conclusion of a program members are aided in the transition to federal wildland firefighting jobs. 

Additionally, leaders will participate in an intensive 8 day leadership training to include things like conflict resolution, project partner interactions, leadership theory and more.

EXPECTATIONS:  

AZCC is a drug-free organization; alcohol and illegal substances are prohibited. AZCC is an independent, non-residential program. The ACL must supply their own personal outdoor gear and equipment such as a tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, day pack, multi-day pack, work pants, hiking/work boots, etc. AZCC will provide the tools, grocery budget on project, protective gear, and transportation to projects. 

SCHEDULE:  

The typical schedule is eight to nine days on with six days off, either in town or on spike (camping at the project) depending on proximity to the work site from Flagstaff, AZ. The day starts at 6:00 AM with a stretch circle and safety meeting, and one hour of physical training. The day includes two fifteen-minute breaks and a half hour break for lunch. The day concludes at 5:30 PM. 

COMPENSATION:

$415 per week. Upon completion of the term the participant will receive an education award of $2,255.24 for a 675 hour term of service. The education award can to be used for paying off student loans or paying tuition for a Title IV accredited college.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Leadership experience. 
• Experience and/or desire to work exclusively with recent era military veterans. Strong technical skills including: trail maintenance, chainsaw operation and maintenance, crosscut use and maintenance, hand tool maintenance, fencing, ecological restoration, and backcountry work and travel. 
• Flexibility, adaptability and capacity to work in a fluid, changing work environment. 
• Excellent communication and teaching/mentoring skills. 
• Strong conflict resolution and team building skills. 
• Proficient in computer programs and technology, especially email and Microsoft programs. Ability to perform administrative such as managing crew budget and documents. 
• Strong time-management skills and ability to work both independently and in collaboration with a small group. 
• Ability and willingness to work a flexible and varying schedule, including long term (2 weeks – multi-month) assignments away from the regional office. 
• Valid driver’s license and an insurable driving record. 
• Must be able to pass a criminal history background check. 
• Must hold an official certification in Wilderness First Responder and CPR. 
• B Faller Chainsaw certification, or the ability to attain certification prior to beginning of project work.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Prior AmeriCorps service. 
• Veteran status and/or previous work experience with OIF/OEF veterans. 
• Experience with backpacking, wilderness travel, LNT, camp management and outdoor leadership. 
• Previous employment with a federal land management agency. 
• Professional forestry or wildland fire experience. 
• Professional technical certifications in chainsaw operation, 4x4/OHV, wildland firefighting. 
• Relevant bachelor’s degree.

PARTICIPANT ESSENTIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: 

Essential eligibility requirements for the program must be met. If you are unable to meet certain requirements, we may be able to assist you with some modification unless it alters the fundamental nature of the program, compromises the health and safety of participants or staff, or places an undue financial or administrative burden on the organization. These requirements are written the same for all positions and therefore may not apply directly to your particular position. 

PARTICIPATION AND EXPEDITION BEHAVIOR: 

• Work effectively as a member of a team despite potentially stressful and difficult conditions. This may require problem solving on an interpersonal or group level as well as a willingness to accept differences. 
• Contribute to a safe learning environment; no harassment of others for any reason. 
• Willingness and ability to complete all aspects of the program including conservation projects, education, training and national service.  Members must commit to participating in all crew/team activities, including service days in local communities where applicable. 
• Effectively communicate ideas and concerns as they arise directly to supervisors, colleagues and organization staff. 
• Have the cognitive ability to learn necessary skills and apply them to effectively carry out the service work requirements 
• Appropriately represent the Program and AmeriCorps to the public and project partners at all times

SAFETY AND JUDGMENT: 

• Effectively communicate danger to others in the form of either a warning of danger others may be encountering or a notification of personal distress, injury or need for assistance. You must be able to do so at a distance of up to 50 meters and in conditions with limited visibility or loud background noise such as darkness or high winds. 
• Effectively perceive, understand and follow direction by others so that you will be able to successfully execute appropriate and perhaps unfamiliar techniques to manage hazards. These directions may be given before the hazard is encountered or may need to be given during exposure to the hazard. 
• Stay alert and focused for several hours at a time while traveling and working in varied weather conditions 
• Perceive and comprehend significant and apparent hazards, including those hazards previously identified by others.  
• Respond appropriately to stress or crises.
• If taking prescription medications, participants must be able to maintain proper dosage by self-medicating without assistance from others.

ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS: 

• Learn and practice ‘Leave no Trace’ techniques
• Outdoor Skills and Fitness (where appropriate)
• Learn and safely perform fundamental outdoor living/travel and work skills as appropriate to the project. Additionally, remain adequately hydrated, fed, and properly dressed so as to remain generally healthy and safe, avoiding environmental injuries. 
• Live in a physically demanding, possibly remote environment for an uninterrupted period of up to several weeks. Conditions of this environment may vary significantly and may include severe and/or trying weather. The remoteness is such that it may require at a minimum one hour, but perhaps in excess of 12 hours, to reach the nearest advanced medical care.

SUBSTANCE FREE: 

In accordance to a drug free workplace, alcohol and drugs are prohibited while participating in AmeriCorps and program activities and while on organization property.

Required Skills Required Experience

• RF and digital systems hardware/software experience and familiarity with high volume consumer SoC ICs
• Strong PCB knowledge including schematic design and layout with hands-on experience with PCB prototyping and optimization of board design
• Strong RF, digital, and FPGA debugging/troubleshooting capability
• Knowledge of RF and digital systems engineering
• Test equipment operation: Spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators.
• Must be able to communicate clearly and have good interface skills.
• Ability to generate test plans/procedures, product documentation, and application notes.
• Simulation of RF circuits using ADS, HFSS or similar tools.
• MSEE with 4 years of semiconductor hardware development experience or Ph.D.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MaxLinear is a global, New York Stock Exchange-traded company (NYSE: MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, designing highly integrated, radio-frequency, and mixed-signal Communications ICs for broadband and infrastructure applications.

We hire the best people in the world and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities in our broadband and infrastructure markets. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems.

MaxLinear began by developing the World’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products for satellite communications, cable modems, and terrestrial TV; diversified into high speed products addressing Datacom applications such as 400 Gbps fiber-optic interconnect chips for high-speed networks; and MoCA technology for home networking.

Our headquarters is in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, CA; in Vancouver, Canada; in Valencia, Spain; and in Bangalore, India.

We have approximately 800 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees, and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our engineers thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building great products.

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