ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Summary You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the Combat Systems Division, Engineering and Planning Department of PEARL HARBOR NSY AND IMF. Responsibilities You will perform engineering and planning services and guidance as part of a team or a project lead. You will prepare engineering instructions and procedures required to execute complex projects on electronics and combat systems equipment. You will perform ship checks, develop Job Summaries, Abbreviated Job Summaries, Task Group Instructions, order special and standard material, and prepare test procedures. You will provide technical guidance and prepare procedures including resource requirements, duration and allowances for conducting installation and operational tests. You will prepare specifications and provide direction for the procurement of special material and services associated with assigned projects. You will review drawings, material specifications, test procedures, and other documents pertaining to assigned projects to ensure technical adequacy, compliance with specifications, and quality requirements. You will provide job planning services to prepare work definition documents and apply work standards to estimate costs and man-hours for the most efficient production effort. You will identify and resolve problems encountered during installation, grooming, or testing phase of waterfront production efforts. You will coordinate and direct all assigned Combat Systems testing and coordinate efforts of shops and Ships Force in accomplishing the test. 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 engineering methods and practices to plan and coordinate production projects (e.g., develop job summaries, procure material/services, estimate cost/manhours, prepare test procedures); and analyzing work processes and technical work documents to develop recommendations for improvements for the efficient and economical repair and maintenance of shipboard electronic or combat systems (e.g., sonar, navigation, launcher, combat control, or alignment 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 engineering methods and practices to plan production projects (e.g., review job summaries, procure material/services, estimate cost/manhours, prepare test procedures); and analyzing technical work document processes to recommend areas of improvements for the efficient and economical repair and maintenance of shipboard electronic or combat systems (e.g., sonar, navigation, launcher, combat control, or alignment 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: 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. 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. If selected below the full performance level, 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.