Engineering Technician

Position: ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
Duties

• You will serve as an Engineering Technician assigned to the Fire Control Group for Pacific Northwest Range (PNW) operations and provide input to Division and Branch supervision for administrative matters.
• You will be responsible for understanding customer requirements and coordinating with the Senior or Lead Engineering Technician to translate the customer requirements into executable tasks.
• You will apply knowledge of the processes and the external environment associated with the fire control competency area.
• You will provide technical assistance for specialized requirements of complex operations without compromising safety or environmental stewardship in the process.
• You will apply knowledge in range support systems, range procedures, range operational and administrative organizational structure and pertinent safety instructions.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current a Government Motor Vehicle Operators permit for vehicles up to 5 tons and fork trucks up to 6000 pounds.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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.
• 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.
• This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain Explosive Certification requirements within 6 months of employment.

Qualifications

For the GS-11:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-10) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector applying a wide range of technical engineering concepts and practices to evaluate planning processes for the repair, overhaul, testing, or production of undersea systems. Examples of qualifying experience may include: interpreting engineering test plans;

maintaining all required certifications; and effectively applying technical data on and off all PNW ranges to meet customer timelines.

For the GS-10:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector applying engineering technology concepts and practices to perform the repair, overhaul, testing, or production of undersea systems. Examples of qualifying experience may include: interpreting engineering test plans;

maintaining all required certifications; and effectively applying technical data on and off all PNW ranges to meet customer timelines.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
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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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

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