Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: This position is under the Acquisition Demonstration Project. The NJ-04 broadband incorporates former (GS equivalents) GS-12 step 1 through GS-13 step 10 grade levels and salary levels. Serve as senior Mechanical Engineering Technician assigned to the Manufacturing and Engineering Directorate.

Duties

Exercise full technical responsibility for the installation, setup, operation and modification, maintenance, reliability, and accuracy of a diverse array of highly complex ammunition production, demilitarization, or renovation equipment. Provide qualitative review and interpretation of the data obtained and advises the project engineer of the results and overall program status. Design, fabricate, install, and verify operation of new instrumentation and modifies existing subsystems or components based upon the need to improve overall system performance. Perform acceptance tests on new instrumentation to establish performance parameters. Participate in the work of various committees, panels, and other unofficial working groups that are concerned with matters related to the assigned operational areas. Keep abreast of the latest developments in a variety of equipment operations and developments to evaluate for work performed.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles and must possess and maintain installation driving privileges.
• This position is subject to the Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968. Therefore, selectee will be required to sign a form acknowledging understanding of this provision.
• Temporary duty (TDY) business travel is required less than 25% of the time.

Qualifications

Internal Army Candidates should apply on the alternate announcement: MCGL248849995965 Temporary Appointment NTE - Position may be filled as a temporary appointment NTE 1 year. Temporary appointments may be extended up to a maximum of three (3) years. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a temporary appointment will be appointed/converted into a temporary appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position. Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. Specialized experience for Engineering Technician (Mechanical): To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of specialized experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, including: applying a wide range of technical engineering methods, techniques, and procedures relating to the manufacture of complex parts, special tooling, and fixtures for the production of ammunition or explosives. Planning, designing, and/or recommending the layout of equipment to optimize production requirements. This definition of specialized experience is equivalent to the next lower grade (NJ-03). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsDesignMechanical EngineeringProject ManagementTechnical Documentation

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone -- no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address GL-W39ZAA CRANE ARMY AMMO ACTIVITY DO NOT MAIL Crane, IN 47522 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk