You will serve as an ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (NAVAL ARCHITECTURE) in the Submarine Structural Branch (Code 255), Structural Engineering & Planning Division (Code 250), Engineering & Planning Department (Code 200) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will provide technical guidance for preparation of lists on drawings or technical work documents (TWD's) required to execute complex projects. You will performs review of a variety of drawings, material specifications, test procedures, and other documents pertaining to assigned complex projects for technical adequacy and compliance with specifications and quality requirements. You will elevate issues requiring professional level engineering evaluation to the proper level to ensure adequate technical review.

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 is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience of Naval Architecture concepts theories, principles, and practices. Experience evaluating and applying the latest developments and techniques in solving problems not readily treatable by traditional or accepted methods. Experience serving as a technical authority within the branch and the shipyard for the full range of shipyard naval architectural facilities, systems and components. Experience applying principles and practices of naval architecture engineering. Experience communicating and cooperating in areas of work that interface with personnel of other engineering disciplines. 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 Engineering Technical Series 0802 (opm.gov) 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD NNSY Portsmouth, VA 23709 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]