General Engineer

AUKUS Engineering Technical Authority (ETA) Subject Matter Expert

You will serve as the Australia, United Kingdom, and United States Integration and Acquisition (AUKUS) Engineering Technical Authority (ETA) subject matter expert (SME).

You will participate in all technical resolutions, risk management, business planning, technical operation and execution of all non-nuclear functions for repair of all US and Australian ships and submarines for the Australian region.

You will implement, manage, monitor, oversee and improve ETA requirements between all stakeholders in the Australian region, to include AUKUS I-A, PHNSY-IMF, and PDS.

You will serve as the point of entry and liaison for all inquiries on Engineering Technical Authority (ETA) requirements related to submarine maintenance work performed in the Submarine Rotational Force West region.

You will drive military, civilian and foreign stakeholder alignment on maintenance policies and procedures to ensure operational safety and mission requirements are achieved.

You will develop technical standards and methods integrating Navy, Australian and United Kingdom requirements and regulations to executed ETA.

Requirements 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 will 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.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• 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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.

Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a Professional Engineer performing analysis and assessments of submarine construction, repair, overhaul and testing of engineering systems and equipment to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations of onboard systems.