TECHNICIAN

Duties

• You will support a variety of batteries consisting of different chemistries and formats, as well as battery test systems and equipment requiring the application of advanced electrical, mechanical, and electrochemical knowledge.
• You will provide technical and program support expertise to aid in development and sustainment of new or improved systems or equipment.
• You will review and provide expert guidance on all Energy Systems Specialized Test and Evaluation technical and programmatic documentation.
• You will oversee the calibration process, including maintaining the calibration schedule, evaluating calibration tolerances for various equipment items, and maintaining awareness of changes in calibration costs.
• You will maintain the laboratory schedule, ensuring that all tasking is completed correctly, safely, and on time per customer requirements.
• You will provide input to task leads for labor aspects of cost estimates for incoming workload, based on historical outcomes and changes to testing processes.
• You will input purchase requests for laboratory items, consumables and maintain the OM/S inventory while working with task lead to ensure laboratory inventory is sufficiently stocked and cost estimates cover needed items for specialized tests.
• You will maintain and continuously improve the battery operator certification process, and actively support the command explosive program and NAVOSH programs through safe performance, hazard reporting, and monitoring of workplace conditions.
• You will ensure that safety, OM/S, 6S, and housekeeping tasks are completed on schedule.
• You will maintain the assigned lab space, including transport of battery assets to and from storage locations.
• You will manage and oversee disposal of expended battery assets, including reclamation of precious metals.
• You will interface with personnel across the Power and Energy Division, NAVSEA, program offices, and contracting partner s as required.
• You will provide guidance and training for battery operator qualification certification and explosive qualification certification, and maintain associated certification documentation for lab personnel.
• You will report to the Energy Systems Specialized Test and Evaluation Branch Manager.
• You will adhere to all branch organizational norms, policies, and procedures.

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 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.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• 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).
• 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-04 (GS-11/12 equivalency) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: analyzing, developing, and utilizing engineering methods and procedures to assess electrical systems, subsystems, or components to provide technical direction on testing and evaluation of battery or energy systems and equipment for ensuring operational readiness.

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

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 part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project.

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

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

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.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

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:

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.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link:

Military Spouse 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.