You will serve as an Electronics Engineer in the Electronics Metrology Engineering Branch, Standardization/Standards Division, Systems Engineering Department of FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST.

Duties

You will develop calibration procedures that are utilized to calibrate support equipment, test and measurement diagnostic equipment, and/or laboratory reference calibration standards. You will provide support to the laboratory with calibration of instruments, bench testing, verification/validation, trouble-shoot and conduct repair as requested by engineering and/or the calibration shops. You will perform measurement system uncertainty budget analysis, probability of false acceptance/rejection and preparation of engineering reports relating to assigned projects. You will solve broadly defined metrology engineering problems, requiring modification/adaptation of, or compromise with, standard guides, precedents, methods and techniques while ensuring resolution/guidance meets all technical rigors and policies. You will act as engineering liaison between technician and engineering by providing engineering drawing drafting and interface between working level artisan and engineering oversight. You will plan and conduct work for which precedent data, criteria, methods or techniques are significantly inadequate, controversial, or contain critical gaps. You will provide solution and engineering guidance requiring substantial analysis and evaluation of alternatives and develops new features, in addition to improving, extending, or validating currently known precedents, data, methods, or techniques.

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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the grade level (GS-09) or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following. Examples of specialized experience include: 1) Applying mathematical applications and theoretical metrology principles to resolve maintenance and design problems involving calibration standards; 2) Researching, testing, and evaluating new metrology methods and procedures on electronic/mechanical calibration equipment; 3) Developing technical reports to include findings and make recommendations; and 4) Utilizing measuring instruments to troubleshoot calibration equipment 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/0800/electronics-technical-series-0856/ 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.

Contacts

• Address FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST Fleet Readiness Center Southwest PO Box 347058 San Diego, CA 92135-7058 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]