You will serve as a ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN in the APPLIED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY DIVISION, WEAPONS AND ENERGETICS DEPT of NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV CHINA LAKE.

Duties

You will assemble printed wiring boards, performance of electrical and environmental thermal shock testing, and/or troubleshooting, rework and repair of electronic assemblies/systems. You will design, assemble, and/or fabricate potting molds, mechanical test set fixtures, boxes, consoles and/or specialized wiring harnesses and cables. You will procure and test encapsulating/adhesive materials used to protect electronic modules during flight testing, fleet use and storage.

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 STRL jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower pay band. This requirement is called time-in-band. Time-in-band 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.

Qualifications

DT-03: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (DT-02) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate some or all of the following: 1) Demonstrating experience micro-soldering surface mount and through-hole electronic components; 2) Assembling cables, harnesses, and control panels as defined by blueprints, sketches, models, and verbal instructions; 3) Performing electrical testing and environmental thermal shock testing, vibration and/or troubleshooting rework and repair of electronic assemblies/systems. DT-02: Your resume must demonstrate at least three years of general experience that includes one year of experience equivalent to the next lower pay band (DT-01) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. General experience includes duties related to the following:1) Assisting with micro-soldering surface mount and through-hole electronic components; 2) Assisting in assembling cables, harnesses, and control panels as defined by blueprints, sketches, models, and verbal instructions; 3) Assisting in performing electrical testing and environmental thermal shock testing, vibration and/or troubleshooting rework and repair of electronic assemblies/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=List-by-Occupational-Series 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

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

DT-03:

Two full years of graduate level education that is directly related to the position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/stude nts/federal-occupations-by-college-major/

OR

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

DT-02:

Successful completion of (a) all the requirements for a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, or electronics technology, or (b) 3 years of study in an accredited (by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) curriculum in electronics, or (c) a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree that included major study or at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as those shown above for GS-4 or equivalent. At least 12 of the 24 semester hours must have been in electronics courses.

Contacts

• Address NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV CHINA LAKE 1 Administration Circle China Lake, CA 93555-6100 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]