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Duties

You will serve as an ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the ACOS MATERIAL DIRECTORATE (N43) of the COMMANDER, NAVAL SURFACE FORCE ATLANTIC (CNSL) located in NORFOLK, VA. You will apply general shipboard engineering application expertise, principles, knowledge, concepts and application in support of initiatives associated with maintenance, repair, assessment, and modernization of U.S. Navy surface ships. You will plan and accomplish effective ship upkeep for orderly and timely ship maintenance availabilities and throughout the ship’s readiness operational cycle. You will plan, organize, direct and participate in team studies requiring technical application of shipboard engineering system operations. You will assist type desk managers and port engineers to resolve advance planning and engineering problems, and attend conferences and interface with other naval commands and private contractors on shipboard engineering matters.

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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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 Secret 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 .
• 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 a U.S. Passport.

Qualifications

Your resume must also 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 applying knowledge and skill of a wide range of engineering related knowledge and applications, concepts, standards, and methods. Experience applying a thorough knowledge of pertinent laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and precedents which affect the requirements and operations of intermediate and depot level surface ship maintenance, repair, readiness, modernization and alteration (fiscal management methods, practices, and techniques: manpower, material, facilities, and services). Experience applying knowledge of automated data processing and/or web based programs to facilitate utilization of related data and information systems used throughout the repair and maintenance community. Experience speaking, writing, and communicating effectively to conduct complex experience-based hands on technician level briefings and presentations clearly and concisely to groups and on a person-to-person level. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Engineering Technical Series 0802 (opm.gov) General Schedule Qualification Standards (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

BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

Examples of qualifying specialized experience include technical work in: drafting, surveying construction estimating, physical science, mathematics, aerospace, architecture, chemicals, electrical or mechanical systems, mining, petroleum, or nuclear systems.

Experience in a trade or craft may be credited as specialized experience when the work provided intensive knowledge of engineering principles, techniques, methods, and precedents. Examples are trade positions with substantial developmental, test, or design responsibilities such as:

• Planner and estimator who analyzed designs for production purposes.
• Instrument maker or model maker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated.

Certification:
Engineering technicians may be certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, an organization sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Certification by the Institute will be helpful as a measure of the technician's quality of experience.

Contacts

• Address COMNAVSURFLANT Cmdr Naval Surface Force Atlantic Norfolk, VA 23501 US
• Name: Kevin Alexander
• Email: [email protected]