You will serve as a PHYSICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN in the PHYSICS DEPARTMENT of NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.

Duties

You will approve instructions, procedures, policies, and practices to ensure requirements of laboratory programs are met. You will calibrate and perform limited maintenance or repair to laboratory test equipment. You will evaluate classroom and practical ability training and examination for adequacy, accuracy, effectiveness, and adherence to standards. You will converse with other personnel on matters not understood or not covered by instructions, guides, or tests. You will offer technical guidance to others in the accomplishment of assigned tasks.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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 training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• 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.

Qualifications

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: 1) Utilizing laboratory/computer equipment to support the design, fabrication or testing of mechanical and/or electronic components; 2) Interacting with faculty, staff or students to plan and carry out technical projects associated with physical science or engineering fields; and 3) Performing administrative tasks to document technically complex information using word processing and spreadsheet programs. 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: 1) Assisting with the design, fabrication or testing of mechanical and/or electronic components; 2) Interacting with faculty, staff or students to carry out technical projects associated with physical science or engineering fields; and 3) Assisting with administrative tasks to document information using word processing and spreadsheet programs. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Physical Science Technician Series 1311 (opm.gov)

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL 1 University Circle Monterey, CA 93943 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]