
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
China Lake, CAFull-time$72–136K/yrPosted 1 day ago
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Job overview
Naval Air Systems Command is issuing a public notice flyer for anticipated Engineering Technician vacancies supporting Detonation Sciences operations. Applications are not accepted through the flyer; interested applicants must follow its How to Apply directions. Vacancies may or may not be filled, and several may be filled at any listed grade level. The technician supports engineers and scientists with mechanical engineering work.
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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 serve as a mechanical engineering technician that will support a team of engineers and scientists conducting Detonation Sciences operations.
- You will develop revisions to standard work methods and procedures.
- You will modify parts, instruments, and equipment.
- You will take actions or make recommendations based on preliminary interpretations of data or results of analysis.
Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lowest grade level (GS-07 / GS- 09) or pay band (DT-02 / DT-03) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Grade level will be determined based on your level of experience in the following areas: 1) Using hand tools, light machine tools, material handling equipment for ordnance and non-ordnance items, and mechanical assembly; 2) Weighing, measuring, cleaning, and hand trimming of sample preparation; 3) Organizing test sites and testing equipment; 4) Purchasing standard materials to replenish supplies, and effective communication with project leads for test preparation. 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/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/ 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
The following education may be substituted for specialized experience: FOR DT-03 LEVEL ONLY Two full years of graduate education or a master's degree. If education is used to meet specialized experience requirements, then such education must include courses directly related to the work of the position. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. 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. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade 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. 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.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,944 open Engineering Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$72–136K/yr
- California median$74–115K/yr36 salary ranges
- US median$69–100K/yr423 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $104K, is 5% above the California median midpoint ($99K) — in the middle half of Engineering Technician salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 170 open Engineering Technician jobs in California and 1,944 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Actalent11 open
- THOR Solutions, LLC11 open
- Applied Materials10 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Engineering Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 1,499 postings).
- Education
- 35 of the 1,944 open Engineering Technician jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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