You will serve as an ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the Mechanical Shop (930), Production Resources Department Manager (Code 901), Production Resources Department (Code 900) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will ensure all computer aided machining and CIM manufacturing engineering processes encompass the entire spectrum of available shipyard procedures. You will assist production shop supervisors and shop planners as necessary in interpretation of all documentation. You will advise engineers and planning and estimating personnel of the capabilities and limitation of existing mechanical shop CNC machinery. You will perform analytical translation of engineering design layouts and drawings to program control media for operation and control of CNC machine tools.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience troubleshooting communication problems using the Network File System (NFS), Network Queuing System (NQS), Domain Naming System (DNS) and Distributed Numerical Control (I/DNC) software utilizing TCP/IP, XNS and RS-232 protocols. Experience interpreting complex technical manuals, metallurgical/machinability data and planning, translating and writing clear and concise CAM specifications; Experience performing computer aided manufacturing (CAM) and CNC machining. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience in computer aided manufacturing, engineering technical process development and computerized data development for CAM and CNC machining. Extensive experience in the utilization and application of NC/CNC/DNC machine tools and troubleshooting processes under Voyage Repair and similar adverse conditions. Experience working with the Intergraph suite of CAD/CM software with emphasis on modeling and drafting (I/EMS), computer aided process planning (I/CAPP), multi axis machining (I/Maxmill and I/Turn) and machine language output processing and numerical control (I/NC). Extensive experience working with the Factory Floor Integration System and Distributed Numerical Control Network (FFIS-DNCN) for data, machine and user management. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

You may use graduate education or a combination of graduate education and specialized experience to qualify for the GS-09 level as follows:
*two full years of graduate level education that is directly related to the position being filled.

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/workingin-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/

*a master's degree that is directly related to the position being filled.
https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/uniquehiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/

* a combination of experience and graduate level education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent

Contacts

• Address NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD NNSY Portsmouth, VA 23709 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]