You will serve as an Engineering Technician (Mechanical) in the Facility and Infrastructure Management Department of FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST.

Duties

You will be responsible for the design and development of jigs, fixtures, special tools, and test equipment to meet the requirements determined by job objectives. You will provide complete drawings and specifications for manufacture, modification, or procurement of the equipment. You will direct the work of other engineers or engineering technicians in the accomplishment of any project and verify compliance of the equipment used for final acceptance. You will provide overhaul and repair procedures for ground support equipment to meet the needs of the local facility as well as prepare correspondence and engineering directives to the testing of the item(s). You will investigate and report findings relative to the failure of ground support equipment as directed by the authority in control of the item.

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 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 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: (1) Designing and developing jigs, fixtures, special tools, and test equipment to meet the requirements determined by the review and investigation of the needs of the shop/facility; (2) Providing complete drawings and specifications for manufacture, modification, or procurement of the equipment while providing technical directives for operation, calibration, and maintenance as required; (3) Demonstrating overhaul and repair procedures for ground support equipment to meet the needs of the local facility and determining test and inspection procedures for ion operations, engineering reports, and other directives; (4) Investigating and reporting findings relative to the failure of ground support equipment as directed by the authority in control of the item(s); and (5) Directing the work of other engineers or engineering technicians, with assistance by a supervisor, to verify compliance of the equipment used for final acceptance. 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 INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS LINK: 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

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess:

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.

OR

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 FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST Fleet Readiness Center Southwest PO Box 347058 San Diego, CA 92135-7058 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]