You will serve as a Mechanical Engineering Technician in the Propulsion Division, Engineering Department of SUPSHIP.

Duties

You will serves as an expert consultant and provide technical advice to field personnel such as NAVSEA, Naval Shipyards, other field activities and to Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (HIINC) design personnel. You will provide surveillance of Contractor design and production engineering products. You will conduct surveillance of Contractor engineering practices (including subcontractors) to the extent necessary to demonstrate that the Contractor is meeting contract and specification requirements. You will review and evaluate the Contractor’s “scoping” of engineering changes, when requested, to determine that the scope of the work envisioned by the Contractor meets the intent of the contract change. You will review and prepare proposed engineering contract changes to determine that the proposed change contains sufficient specifications to ensure clarity, correctness, adequacy, suitability and engineering feasibility. You will review engineering studies, design and technical aspects of proposals (including reasonableness of engineering equivalency, man-hours and scope of work involved when requested by the Contracting Officer). You will evaluate, monitor and report on Contractor engineering efforts in accordance with contract terms. You will review, on a continuing basis, the Contractor’s plans and directives for compliance with contract terms. You will evaluate new designs and systems and determine their acceptability and compliance with the intent of the specifications. You will confer with engineering personnel at equipment manufacturers, design agents, HIINC, naval shipyards and private shipyards to establish acceptable design and construction procedures. You will provide guidance and oversight to contractor personnel hired to supplement SUPSHIPNN engineering department reviews of HIINC work being submitted for review and approval. You will review test procedures for new material and devices in order to improve safety/cost/delivery. You will review scientific data and evidence presented by major companies (subcontractors) through prime contractors such as HIINC in order to establish suitability of materials/methods/design for Marine and Naval Combatant Ships. You will evaluate and perform surveillance of Contractor configuration management systems and procedures, including all requests for engineering changes, Departures from Specification, etc. You will develop contract Field Modification Requisitions (FMRs) with authority granted or as directed by higher authority or other applicable commands concerning engineering decisions reserved to those activities. You will evaluate the adequacy of the contractor’s engineering data control systems to provide assurance that it results in timely incorporation of data changes.

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.
• 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 equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector providing technical engineering guidance for the application of detail specification requirements or construction/overhaul procedures pertaining to non-nuclear propulsion plant piping systems (e.g., main auxiliary steam piping, boiler feed, condensate piping, main/shaft/ship service turbine generator lube oil piping, main/auxiliary sea water cooling piping, reverse osmosis, self-contained diesel engine support systems, and steam accumulators (including catapult) and standard navy hangers, piping bending processes, and carbon steel piping inspections). 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, Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): 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

Contacts

• Address SUPSHIP 4101 Washington Avenue Bldg 2 Newport News, VA 23607-2787 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]