You will serve as a MATERIALS ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the Chemical Processes Branch, Materials Engineering Department, and the MRO Engineering Office of the FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST. You will provide professional materials/chemical engineering services and technical/managerial services through execution of in-service engineering responsibilities on assigned weapons systems and related equipment. The duty location of this position is Naval Air Station, San Diego, CA.

Duties

You will review, evaluate and select chemical processes operations and processes in use of other Depots, DoD activities, industrial plants, and Research and Development centers. You will provide engineering requirements for prototype rework/refurbishment of various aerospace components and related hardware to ensure needed quality for the intended application. You will determine and/or develop anodizing and electroplating removal/finishing parameters such as temperature and agitation settings for chemical stripping solutions. You will write and maintain specifications including local process specifications (LPS) and special rework/processing instructions, and project reports. You will review and evaluate chemical process operations and processes for incorporation as a recommended process/operation on applicable projects. You will evaluate shops and contractor produced parts/components for conformance to engineering drawing/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.
• 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 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 (GS-07) 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) Using chemical processes in production shops for cleaning, stripping, and plating methods/processes in the rework of components for military aircraft and ground support equipment; 2) Anodizing and electroplating solution processes (i.e. conversion coating of aluminum, chrome plating, nickel plating, cadmium plating, etc) and other chemical processes used for metals finishing of aircraft component; 3) Conducting research and development of chemical processes and methods; and 4) Providing engineering requirements and technical support for assigned weapons systems and related 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/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Applicants must possess Education Substitution for Experience (GS-09):

Successful completion of two full years of graduate level education that is directly related to the position being filled.

or

Successful completion of a master's degree that is directly related to the position being filled.

or

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.

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

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]