ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Duties

• You will perform day-to-day management of assigned technical work across all aircraft systems.
• You will conduct engineering technical analyses, engineering investigations, economic analyses and support services for directing senior engineers.
• You will plan individual work to be accomplished, advise on barriers and provide proposed technical solutions.
• You will prioritize individual efforts within senior engineering guidance.
• You will provide technically accurate and on-time completion of associated products and services.
• You will prepare correspondence, technical reports, and instructions for submittal to senior engineers, other activities and contractors as may be required to answer inquiries, relay or request information, and establish work assignments.
• You will interface with external stakeholders such as PMA, TYCOM and Fleet leadership.

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
• 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 complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.

Qualifications

Your resume must 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:

• Employing aerospace and mechanical engineering principles, (i.e., engineering products and services), w/regards to the resolution of maintenance and design problems with the assigned Propulsion and Power program;
• Reading end interpreting engineering drawings, system drawings or schematics and technically written specifications and instructions;
• Applying the appropriate assessment protocol / procedures to exercise appropriate, adopt and/or make modification of standard guides and precedents since they are not always applicable to the complexities that are encountered in assignments; AND
• Preparing correspondence, technical reports, and instructions for submittal to senior engineers, other activities and contractors as may be required to answer inquiries, relay or request information, and establish work assignments.

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

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.

Additional 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: .

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.

Military Spouse Preference applicants will receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.