ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (SUBMARINE LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (SUBLAN))

Summary You will serve as a ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (SUBMARINE LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (SUBLAN)) in the Fleet Technical Support and Test Division, Weapons Repair Department, of TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY, BANGOR. Responsibilities You will conduct shipboard system/equipment operational and maintenance assessments and continuous operational maintenance data assessments for submarine Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) and Submarine Local Area Networks. You will design, implement, perform, and evaluate local test plans/procedures to determine material readiness; identifying and resolving discrepancies, and providing over the shoulder maintenance training to ships force and shop personnel. You will provide engineering, technical, logistics oversight, guidance, and support to shipyard personnel during repair, replacement, overhaul, and testing. You will identify and resolve logistics and configuration management problems to improve material condition readiness. You will perform upgrades by providing alteration installation team support including modernization/installation testing, and shipboard technical and logistics support during system/equipment modernization installations You will create and develop plans and procedures for isolation and resolution of difficult and complex shipboard system problems. You will coordinate, direct, and review subsystem testing, devise new tests, and modify existing tests to support new equipment configurations or conditions. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications For the GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: applying technical electronic engineering methods and principles to conduct operational and maintenance assessments of shipboard installed electronic Command and Control and non-propulsion electronic systems and associated software; analyzing findings to identify deficiencies or trends; and recommending corrective actions in support of the modernization, installation, repair, and maintenance of shipboard networked systems. For the GS-10: 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: applying technical electronic engineering methods and principles to conduct operational and maintenance assessments of shipboard installed electronic Command and Control or non-propulsion electronic systems and associated software; analyzing findings to identify deficiencies or trends; and developing feedback reports in support of the modernization, installation, repair, and maintenance of shipboard networked systems. 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 IOR: Electronics Technical Series 0856 (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 Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. This position requires rotating shift work. This position requires exposure to high noise levels. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any score level listed. You may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.