ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (MECHANICAL)

Summary

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Duties

• You will provide surveillance of Contractor design and production engineering products.
• You will coordinate all matters concerning shipboard design and installation of distributive auxiliary piping systems, ship's maneuvering and control systems, compressed gas, firefighting, fuel, and hydraulic systems.
• You will coordinate all matters concerning shipboard design and installation of aircraft launch and recovery systems such as catapults, integrated catapult control station, nose gear launch, jet blast deflectors, arresting gear, etc.
• You will review engineering studies, design and technical aspects of proposals (including reasonableness of engineering equivalency, and man-hours and scope of work involved when requested by the Contracting Officer).
• You will confer with engineering personnel at equipment manufacturers, design agents, HII-NNS, naval shipyards and private shipyards to establish acceptable design and construction procedures.
• You will review scientific data and evidence presented by major companies (subcontractors) through prime contractors such as HII-NNS in order to establish suitability of materials/methods/design for Marine and Naval Combatant Ships.
• You will make recommendations concerning the adequacy of specifications when requested by NAVSEA or other Program/Project Managers, evaluate reliability and maintainability programs.
• You will take appropriate action to correct deficiencies within delegated authority or make recommendations.
• You will review and evaluate requests for Departure from Specifications (DFS) (including "engineering equivalencies'), initiate actions required to process the requests, and make recommendations for approval or rejection.

Qualifications

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year 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 must demonstrate the following: Technical oversight of distributive auxiliary piping systems and ships maneuvering and control systems to formulate, execute, advise on, and provide recommendations or solutions for resolving complex engineering problems in order to evaluate and determine the acceptability of work performed over a wide range of system fabrication, repair and testing problems. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/classifying-general-schedule-positions/standards/0800/gs0800t.pdf 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.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be 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. As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation. If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All qualification requirements must be met before being considered for any vacancies. Other Information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Several vacancies may be filled. 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. 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. Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.