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: The Watervliet Arsenal is an Army-owned and-operated manufacturing center located in New York.

Duties

Plan, direct, and carry through to completion major manufacturing and test equipment design projects requiring the design of a wide variety of special tooling, and test equipment. Schedule the work to provide effective utilization of lower grade designers assigned to the projects and to provide for efficient accomplishment of the projects to meet established completion dates. Conduct and direct the preparation and maintenance of complete manufacturing equipment design packages, including tooling designs, machine modifications, operation drawings, and calibration procedures. Prepare periodic progress reports for each assigned project showing percentage of completion, actual accomplishments, problem areas, and reason for any significant deviations from planned progress. Maintain liaison with engineers, technicians and personnel of other arsenal elements, other government agencies and private industry to keep abreast of latest engineering requirements.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• This position requires the employee to use personal protective equipment provided by the employer.
• Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 1 year by a current permanent Army employee.
• Time-limited promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Time-limited reassignments and changes to lower grade may exceed five years, however return rights may be impacted. Position may be made permanent without further competition.
• See "Additional Information" section for additional requirements.

Qualifications

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. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. GS-09: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Analyze and evaluate existing manufacturing methods and equipment to improve present, and develop new, manufacturing equipment and/or processes. (2) Assist in the preparation and maintenance of complete manufacturing equipment design packages, including tooling designs, machine modifications, installation requirements, operation drawings, and calibration procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the Federal Service (GS-07). GS-10: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Analyze and evaluate existing manufacturing methods and equipment to improve present, and develop new, manufacturing equipment and/or processes. (2) Assist in the preparation and maintenance of complete manufacturing equipment design packages, including tooling designs, machine modifications, operation drawings, and calibration procedures. (3) Develop operation drawing packages depicting the sequence of operations and/or process flow. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the Federal Service (GS-09). GS-11: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Analyze and evaluate existing manufacturing methods and equipment to improve present, and develop new, manufacturing equipment and/or processes. (2) Assist in the preparation and maintenance of complete manufacturing equipment design packages, including tooling designs, machine modifications, operation drawings, and calibration procedures. (3) Develop operation drawing packages depicting the sequence of operations and/or process flow. (4) Utilization of various software packages such as CAD and industrial process flow simulations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the Federal Service (GS-10). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Mechanical EngineeringOral CommunicationPlanning and Evaluating Time in Grade Requirement for GS-09: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the second lower grade or equivalent (GS-07). Time in Grade Requirement for GS-10: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the second lower grade or equivalent (GS-09). Time in Grade Requirement for GS-11: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the second lower grade or equivalent (GS-10).

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 GM-W0K9AA US ARMY ARSENAL WATERVLIET DO NOT MAIL Watervliet, NY 12189 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk