You will serve as an ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the SUBSAFE Program Office, Engineering Department of SUPSHIP.

Duties

You will, as a Deputy to the SUBSAFE Program Director (SSPD), plan, develop, and administer program responsibilities, technical oversight, associated programmatic and administrative tasks pertaining to SUBSAFE, DSS-SOC, and FBW SCS. You will assure that products, tools, and processes meet Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), SUPSHIPNN, and other applicable technical, programmatic, and administrative requirements. You will determine and ensure implementation of goals and objectives, solve problems, and ensure contractor performed work meets standards of adequacy and is in compliance with the technical and programmatic requirements invoked by the contract. You will determine the acceptability of the contractor’s SUBSAFE, DSS-SOC, FBW SCS programs and make recommendations to command and NAVSEA leadership for acceptance of non-compliances, audit findings, and process improvements. You will provide support for critical SUBSAFE, DSS-SOC, and FBW SCS Certification events for submarines and Deep Submergence Systems. You will represent the SUBSAFE Program Director in various forums, meetings, and working groups including serving as the Acting Program Director in the absence of the Program Director.

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
• 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 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.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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.

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 managing or implementing tasks associated with submarine and deep submergence systems construction, repair, overhaul, or testing in support of the Submarine Safety Program (SUBSAFE), Deep Submergence Systems - Scope of Certification (DSS-SOC) Program, and Fly-By-Wire Ship Control Systems (FBW SCS) Program. 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=GS-TECH Individual Occupational Requirement (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

Contacts

• Address SUPSHIP 4101 Washington Avenue Bldg 2 Newport News, VA 23607-2787 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]