You will serve as an Engineering Technician in the Welding Engineering Division, Quality Assurance Office of PSNS and IMF.

Duties

You will perform work on all assigned projects, and carry out assignments related to Welding Engineering and/or Nuclear Engineering in support of the repair and maintenance of fleet surface ships and submarines. You will conduct studies and tests to establish procedure specifications for welding and its allied processes used in the fabrication and repair of hull and structural components for nonnuclear and nuclear applications. You will interpret test results and prepare written reports and procedures including welding procedures. You will interpret and advise on instructions that involve welding and prescribe preventive measures to minimize defects involving thermal joining fabrication processes. You will interpret standards and conduct experimental testing and development projects to establish standards for insuring quality in the metal joining process; and accomplishes other assigned work. You will conduct tests on new welding materials, equipment, and processes to determine whether they are suitable for production welding and meet specification requirements.

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 successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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.
• 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 when in an area where it's required.
• 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.
• 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.
• The work is generally sedentary in nature; however, occasional walking, climbing and bending may be required.
• Approximately 75 percent of the work is performed in an office setting, 15 percent in welding laboratory setting, while the remainder occurs in the shipyard production areas, and aboard the ships.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.

Qualifications

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: analyzing technical engineering procedures or work methods and techniques of welding principals and theory and practices as well as effects of welding on the metallurgical and mechanical properties of metals, to identify, evaluate and resolve operational problems or work control deficiencies and recommend improved work procedures or corrective action in support of the repair, modification, or overhaul of ships or submarines. 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 0802 Series IOR: 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

Substitution of Education for the GS-09:
Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:

Successfully completed two full years of graduate level education that is directly related to the position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/workingin-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/
OR
Have a combination of experience and graduate level education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

Transcripts are required if you are claiming a substitution of education in lieu of specialize experience.

Contacts

• Address PSNS and IMF 1400 Farragut Ave Bremerton, WA 98314 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]