You will serve as a Engineering Technician (Work Integration) in the Availability Work Integration Branch (Code 22X), Availability Support and Planning Division (Code 220), Engineering Department (Code 200), of MID ATLANTIC REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CTR.

Duties

You will act as representative for all conferences, daily and weekly planning and execution meetings as required and other related briefings and discussions specific to the schedule maintenance and development. You will act as the manager's subject matter expert and liaison with team engineers and scheduling organization to verify that all related production and testing work are properly sequenced. You will conduct additional test planning meetings and prepare and issue the list of scheduled and/or anticipated authorized tests. You will work with integrated test engineers and project support engineers to ensure time adjudication of test procedure questions and development to avoid work/test delays. You will assist in mapping technical sequences, test procedures to appropriate milestone and key events to ensure technically correct, timely and efficient execution. You will monitor shipboard testing progress and take action to assure that testing is conducted in accordance with approved safety and technical requirements. You will respond to major changes in schedules by assisting in the restructuring of the test program or schedule to meet new objectives or critical path 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 is a bargaining unit position.
• 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 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.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• 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 is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
• 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-12 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 planning and coordinating engineering technical support for surface ship maintenance systems, engineering, combat systems, installing, operations, alterations, maintenance, and readiness of shipboard equipment and services. Experience consulting and advising project teams, managers, directors and commanding officers on methods and techniques associated with the overhaul/repair of shipboard mechanical and electrical engineering systems, overall aspects related to oversight of the Integrated Production and Test Schedules and the impact to ships systems Lead Maintenance Activity (LMAs). Experience ensuring testing prerequisites that effect the ships restoration efforts are identified and authorized/ scheduled for completion and scheduling organizations to verify that all production, testing work, and activities are properly sequenced in the Integrated Production Schedule (IPS). Experience monitoring and conducting shipboard testing progress in accordance with approved safety, technical requirements, and developing new methods to solve a variety of complex testing schedule problems. Experience communicating technical knowledge to the complete spectrum of technical systems alterations, procedural and administrative changes and sufficient skills to apply knowledge to unusual and/or obscure engineering and/or technical problems. 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.

Contacts

• Address MID ATLANTIC REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CTR Workforce Development Office Norfolk, VA 23504 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]