This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Surface Forces Logistics Center, Engineering Services Division, Baltimore, MD. This is a temporary/term appointment not to exceed 2 years (Not to Exceed 02/28/2027).

Duties

The incumbent serves as a Naval Architecture Technician, and as such develops detailed design and arrangements for new designs and existing ship modifications. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: - Using CAD (2D and 3D) and manual drafting skills and engineering knowledge to prepare preliminary layouts and sketches for development of new structural, compartment, equipment or systems arrangements, as well as create new and modify existing engineering drawings including detailed contract drawings; - Specifying system components and prepares draft contract specifications. This work has a very high degree of technical complexity and requires a thorough understanding of diversified technical disciplines; - Independently trouble-shooting in the field and makes on site corrective actions; - Reviewing contractor's drawings and calculations, submitted for Coast Guard approval, for conformance to contract specifications; - Working in a shipyard and/or on board ships or boats, performing ship checks and site visits, independently and as a team member, to gather information for the preparation of reports, detailed construction drawings and work instructions; - Assisting in executing design or other projects as directed. These projects may be executed in a matrix organization that includes the other Surface Forces Logistics Center (SFLC) Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Branch Sections, SFLC Product Lines, Coast Guard YARD, and the Headquarters Ship Design Team; - Developing and maintaining project data such as cost and schedule data, technical reports, drawings, bills of materials, and test memorandum; - Analyzing data and identifying problems and proposing remedial actions.

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience or substitution of education for experience or combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements: To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. 1. Practical knowledge and skill in applying a wide range of engineering design and geometric principles with a focus on ship and boat design and construction.. 2. Skill in using a variety of engineering principles to provide oversight for construction, architecture, and engineering contracts. 3. Knowledge and skills sufficient to prepare and conduct testing, maintenance, trouble shooting and repair procedures for Naval Architecture equipment. 4. Proficiency in computer-aided design hardware and software (AutoCAD). GS-11 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 level. Examples of specialized experience would be to perform detailed designs, and participate in design tradeoff studies,. Examples of occupations that could provide specialized experience include: draftsperson, surveying technician, construction estimator, physical science technician, or mathematical technician. In addition, 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 estimators who analyzed designs for production purposes; or instrument or model makers who perform design or development work on devices fabricated. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

YOU MUST PROVIDE TRANSCRIPTS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CONSIDERATION

This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.

Transcripts--If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Please ensure that all documentation is legible.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Aden Williams
• Phone: 410-636-3504
• Email: [email protected]