You will serve as a Supervisory Engineering Technician in the Test Planning Branch, Test Engineering & Planning Divison, Engineering & Planning Department of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will prepare, review, approve, and issue Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM and E) and some Combat Systems Office (CSO) test execution documents in accordance with test specifications. You will identify, coordinate, and track ship condition requirements, actions and status. You will participate in the long-range and short-range planning for Code projects involved with the Test Performance, Test Planning and Production Support function. You will schedule and coordinate the accomplishment of projects and/or operations through the various Test Planning Sections. You will provide technical and administrative direction for the work activities of 30-40 Section engineers, and technicians that are engaged in the substantive work of the organization. You will fully support the Equal Employment Opportunity Program. You will assess progress towards meeting goals and objectives.

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.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• 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.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 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 applying engineering principles and theories in the technical direction of HM&E (Hull, Mechanical & Electrical) design, inspection of testing of nuclear submarines or through training and qualification as a submarine operator on a nuclear submarine; Experience using advanced concepts, principles and practices of engineering to serve as an expert in the details of overhaul, modification, testing and operations of complex shipboard systems including steam, propulsion, air, hydraulics, electric generation and distribution on a variety of classes of nuclear submarines; Experience assessing, anticipating and responding to the complete spectrum of system technical alterations, procedural changes, shifting schedules, and unusual demands involved in the implementation and conduct of HM&E and CSO (Combat Systems Office) test programs. 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

Contacts

• Address PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD HRO Building 44/1 Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]