You will serve as a Mechanical Engineering Technican in the Metrology Engineering Section (Code 134.32), Metrology Branch, Mid-Atlantic Regional Calibration and Materials Test Laboratory Division, Quality Assurance Office of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will serve as a test and measurement Mechanical Engineering Technician in the field of mechanical metrology. You will develop a system of evaluation, correction of errors, etc., utilizing equipment of the highest accuracy and the most precise design available to the Navy Calibration Program. You will assemble the test equipment setup, perform the test and record the data. You will prepare laboratory reports and any associated graphs and charts. You will perform mathematical computations necessary to produce test data. You will perform quality assurance evaluations of instruments. You will perform other duties as assigned.

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.
• 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.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 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 applying knowledge of mechanical, physical and dimensional metrology concepts as well as practices and procedures for calibrating equipment in the areas of flow (liquid and gas), force, optics, pressure, vibration, fluid mechanics, linear measurements, acceleration, light, mass, acoustics and temperature. Experience with mechanical engineering processes and practices to solve technical problems involving the science of metrology and the use of calibration equipment, methods and standards. Experience with the Metrology and Calibration program, Department of Defense and/or commercial mechanical calibration programs and standards. Experience reconfiguring, constructing, testing and evaluating mechanical measurement systems. Experience with Statistical Process Control, the calculation of measurement uncertainty, and failure analysis. Experience communicating both orally and in writing to prepare technical reports, outlines, test procedures, interpretive evaluations and analyzing test data to document conclusions and make recommendations via formal letters to customers or other laboratories. 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

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]