This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Surface Forces Logistics Center, Engineering Services Division, Baltimore, MD. 

Duties

The incumbent will serve as the Chief of Auxiliary Machinery Systems Section . The incumbent manages the engineering support for auxiliary machinery systems and equipment on all classes of cutters and boats. This effort involves full life cycle support form design development, equipment selection and system construction through the utilization and disposal phases of systems and equipment. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: -Develops requirements and specifications for design and sustainment of auxiliary machinery systems for Coast Guard cutters and boats. -Monitoring the development of new cutter and boat designs, meeting the operational requirement of the Sponsor, and assuring acquisition of the platform with the most up-to-date, affordable reliable and supportable technology. -Carrying out EEO policies and communicating support of the EEO policies to subordinates; assuring equality in determining qualifications, selections, assignments, training, promotions, details, discipline and awards to employees. -Developing shipboard troubleshooting guides for auxiliary machinery systems equipment to assist in fleet support. -Conducting casualty reviews to determine cause and directs development of corrective actions.

Requirements

Qualifications

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for this position, applicants must show that they possess a professional knowledge of engineering principles and practices through the following: Completion of a bachelor's or higher degree in engineering that was from an ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited school or that included courses in differential and integral calculus and courses (beyond first year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR Registration as a professional engineer by a state, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. OR Successfully passing the Engineering-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration that is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico, and completed all the requirements for either (a) bachelor's degree in engineering technology (BET) from an accredited college or university that included at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, or (b) a BET from an ABET-accredited program. OR A combination of at least 4 years of college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that included successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, including the courses listed in paragraph A above. (NOTE: The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum.) OR Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field (e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology) AND at least 1 year of professional engineering experience under the guidance and supervision of a professional engineer. IN ADDITION to meeting the basic education requirements (above), Applicants must have at least 1 full year of professional engineering experience (equivalent to the GS-13 level in the federal service) planning, designing, cost estimating, managing and evaluating maintenance, improvement, acquisition, and construction projects; ensuring timely and cost-effective execution of contracts; and inspecting ongoing and contracted work for adequacy, conformance to standards, etc. This included performing engineering calculations, ensuring conformance with building codes, considering the effects of budgetary constraints, considering customer input,and making presentations on project status.Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position does have a positive education requirement. YOU MUST INCLUDE COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CONSIDERATION.  If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2401 Hawkins Point Road Building 1 Mailstop 4 Baltimore, Maryland 21226 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]