You will serve as an ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (MECHANICAL) in the ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT of SUPSHIP.

Duties

You will serve as an expert consultant and furnish technical advice to field personnel concerning the intent and application of detail specification and military specification requirements to non-nuclear power piping and propulsion equipment. You will provide surveillance of Contractor design and production engineering products. You will conduct surveillance of Contractor engineering practices to the extent necessary to demonstrate that the Contractor is meeting contract and specification requirements. You will review and prepare proposed engineering contract changes to determine that the proposed change contains sufficient specifications to insure clarity, correctness, and engineering feasibility of arrangement and/or installation guidance plans. You will evaluate, monitor and report on Contractor engineering efforts in accordance with contract terms. You will evaluate new designs and systems and determine their acceptability and/or compliance with the intent of the specifications. You will review and analyze incoming correspondence and preparation of outgoing technical correspondence. You will make recommendations concerning the adequacy of specifications when requested by Program/Project Managers.

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.
• 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.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• This is a bargaining unit position.

Qualifications

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 as an engineering technician providing guidance on the application of detail specification or military specification requirements (e.g., test plans, design review, contractor surveillance) pertaining to shipboard auxiliary machinery or systems. 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=GS-TECH AND Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address SUPSHIP 4101 Washington Avenue Bldg 2 Newport News, VA 23607-2787 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]