Engineering Technician; Nuclear

Position: ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (NUCLEAR)
Summary

You will serve as a Nuclear Engineering Technician in the NDT Engineering Branch, Welding & Nondestructive Testing, Quality Assurance Office, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine.

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Duties

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• You will serve as NAVSEA Staff NDT Examiner, certified as Level III Examiner in two or more of the following testing methods:
  Visual/Dimensional, Magnetic Particle, Liquid Penetrant, Ultrasonic, Radiography, and Eddy Current.
• You will be accountable for the qualification, examination, and certification of all NAVSEA non-nuclear and dual certified (non-nuclear and nuclear) civilian NDT Level III examiners within the public shipyards and Trident Refit Facilities.
• You will serve as a NAVSEA expert on all aspects of NDT including overseeing the shipyard's quality control nuclear and non-nuclear NDT training programs.
• You will independently approve training and technical procedures, develop examination and certification requirements and administer examinations for certification of personnel in all methods of nondestructive testing.
• You will plan, develop, author, and provide final qualification and approval of NDT procedures as required to maintain compliance with current NAVSEA directives.
• You will review work to assure non-destructive testing on nuclear and non-nuclear systems follows prescribed procedures and approved techniques by surveying inspection and tests in progress and review of inspection reports and test results.
• You will participate in NAVSEA audits and reviews as the technical expert in nondestructive testing, welder/brazer qualifications and in workmanship programs.
• You will perform in-depth quality control audits in all areas of Shipyard naval nuclear work.
• You will perform engineering investigations of nuclear deficiencies for validity and responsibility, analyze deficiencies, measure Shipyard and individual shop/code nuclear quality performance, and initiate corrective action.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• 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.
• 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.
• You may be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• Incumbent must hold or obtain NAVSEA 250-1500-1 and/or NSTP T9074-AS-GIB-010/271 Level III NDT Examiner certifications in two or more testing methods:
  Visual/Dimensional, Magnetic Particle, Liquid Penetrant, Ultrasonic, Radiography, Eddy Current.
• 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

SPECIALIZED

EXPERIENCE:

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities, to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

Experience providing technical expertise as a specialist in the field of quality assurance evaluations of ship overhaul and repair work involving nuclear systems.

Experience with nondestructive…