You will serve as an ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN in the PRECISE TIME DEPARTMENT of NAVOBSERV.

Duties

You will recognize the need for improvements to Master Clock and time transfer electronic systems, subsystems, components, connections, and their associated electrical powers systems. You will assist the different time transfer divisions with their respective missions. You will be responsible for chamber maintenance and for contract supervision of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and generator system maintenance. You will be responsible for maintenance of electronics associated with atomic frequency standards, including cesium and masers. You will be responsible for perform routine satellite operation, specials time calibrations, equipment testing, satellite dish installation troubleshooting and maintenance. You will create documentation, write internal reports and conduct and document special technical investigations or studies that include complex dependencies of the relevant Master Clock and time transfer systems and subsystems.

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 requires access to Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI) on continuing daily basis.
• Incumbent must complete an initial Tier 5 Investigation (T5) and favorably adjudicated.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or pass the test. You will be subject to random testing.

Qualifications

For GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 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 recognizing the need for improvements to Master Clock and time transfer electronic systems, subsystems, components, connections, and their associated electrical power systems and the interdependence between several systems. Experience installing electronic circuits and cables, moving equipment and clocks, general maintenance and similar work. Experience writing formal reports and publications on procedures developed. Experience doing maintenance on complex electrical and mechanical systems, which may require climbing to heights using ladders, cranes, and safety harnesses. Experience troubleshooting electrical and electronics systems. Experience communicating scientific and technical material in both verbal and written formats to a wide range of audiences from technical experts and peers to government or international experts. Experience willingness to learn and adapt to work in a complex technical environment. Experience performing credit card purchases and maintain purchasing documents. Experience using a variety of guidelines, manuals, and standard reference materials that are not completely applicable to the work or have gaps in specificity requiring the incumbent to use judgment and initiative to interpret and adapt them to specific cases and problems. Experience exercising independent judgment and skill to interpret and analyze considerable amounts of data plan the work, and refine methods and techniques. Experience applying considerable number of different basic but established methods, procedures, and techniques that affect the operation of systems and equipment and the timeliness and economy of operations, service, and equipment. For GS-09 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-08 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 in recognizing the need for improvements to Master Clock and time transfer electronic systems, subsystems, components, connections, and their associated electrical power systems and the interdependence between several systems. Experience installing electronic circuits and cables, moving equipment and clocks, general maintenance and similar work. Experience writing formal reports and publications on procedures developed. Experience doing maintenance on complex electrical and mechanical systems, which may require climbing to heights using ladders, cranes, and safety harnesses. Experience in ability to troubleshoot electrical and electronics systems. Experience communicating scientific and technical material in both verbal and written formats to a wide range of audiences from technical experts and peers to government or international experts. Experience working in and adapting to a complex technical environment. Experience Perform credit card purchases and maintain purchasing documents. Experience and practical knowledge of a wide range of technical methods principles, requirements, work techniques, and practices in electronics and skill in applying standardized, analytical, and evaluative methods, and techniques sufficient to advise on or resolves difficult but well precedent, factual, procedural or recurring issues, perform installation, maintenance, operation, and testing duties, and employ unique specially designed instruments. 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 Electronics Technical Series 0856 (opm.gov) 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

FOR GS-09:

Two full years of graduate education or a master's degree meets the requirements for GS-9.

Must provide college transcripts with application.

Contacts

• Address NAVOBSERV 3450 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20392-5420 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]