To provide technical support of manufacturing systems, manufacturing technologies, and machine tools used in the production of complex mechanical parts, instruments and measurement devices and in the NIST Fabrication Techonlogy Office (FTO).

Duties

Performs repetitive and routine technical support tasks under technical supervision, operates equipment, instruments, and software in addition to carrying out simple procedures and computations. Employee uses specific and detailed guidelines to work within the framework of established NIST Safety regulations and procedures and refers problems to supervisor. Provides technical support for manufacturing systems, manufacturing technologies, and machine tools used in the production of mechanical parts, instruments, and measurement devices. This position has an emphasis in manufacturing and the machinist trade in the provision of nonprofessional engineering support to research groups, engineers and metrology experts through the design, fabrication and machining of complex geometric mechanical parts and assemblies, the operation of complex manufacturing equipment and machine tools, and the planning and selection of appropriate manufacturing processes, setups, materials, tools and equipment.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Merit applicants must meet time-in-grade/band requirements, as applicable
• Bargaining Unit Position: No

Qualifications

To qualify at the ZT-III Level: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to a GS-08 grade level (ZT-II for NIST employees) in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience in operating Orbital, Vacuum, and other welding equipment. Knowledge and experience in welding dissimilar metals.Operating Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) Abrasive water jet machinery. Experience using CAD/CAMsoftware and/or Mastercam software to create CNC programs from mechanical drawings of parts to be run on CNC machine tools or assembled via welding. OR Two full years of graduate education in a directly related field. OR Master's degree in a directly related field. OR A combination of education in a directly related field and specialized experience. To qualify at the ZT-IV Level: Applicants must have one year (52 Weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to a GS-10 grade level (ZT-III for NIST employees) in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience operating Orbital, Vacuum, and other welding equipment. Knowledge and experience in welding dissimilar metals. Operating Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) Abrasive water jet machinery. Experience using CAD/CAM software and/or Mastercam software to create CNC programs from mechanical drawings of parts to be run on CNC machine tools or assembled via welding. Knowledge of basic metrology principles and principles of machining techniques to apply to developing new measurement instruments, programming, and machining/welding complex geometric parts. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done. We will credit all qualifying volunteer experience in your application. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration

Education

This position allows applicants to qualify with education. Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. However, an official copy will be required prior to a final offer of employment.

Education completed outside of the U.S. must be evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that it is comparable to education received in accredited institutions in the U.S. Click here to view a listing of accredited organizations from the Department of Education's website. A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with a course by course listing) is required with your application.

Contacts

• Address Fabrication Technology Office 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Audrey Zimmerman
• Phone: 301-975-4926
• Email: [email protected]