ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Summary You will serve as a Engineering Technician in the Prototype Manufacturing and Test (PMT) Department, Prototype Manufacturing Division, within the Advanced Manufacturing and Prototype Engineering (BL412) Branch of NAVAIRWARCENADLKE. Responsibilities You will lead a cross-functional technical team consisting of both engineers and contractors to develop innovative manufacturing solutions for advanced ALRE systems confronted with readiness and sustainment challenges. You will provide status briefs, communicates requirements, and tracks program priorities. You will coordinate with PMD shop leads, artisans, and production controllers to progress and complete projects. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1. Depot-Level Manufacturing & ALRE Overhaul: Technical experience in depot manufacturing, repair, modification, and overhaul of complex military mechanical hardware, specifically advanced Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) systems, to resolve fleet readiness, sustainment, and lifecycle challenges. 2. Design for Manufacturability (DFM) & Advanced Prototyping: Knowledge of advanced manufacturing methods, reverse engineering, rapid prototyping, and 2D/3D technical data standards; experience conducting trade-off analyses to identify high-risk processes and optimize designs for reliable production. 3. Operational Project & Financial Management: Technical and financial management of manufacturing projects, including developing cost/labor quotes, utilizing job tracking and execution software, and coordinating schedules with program offices, shop leads, artisans, and production controllers to drive tasks to completion. 4. Cross-Functional Team Leadership & Stakeholder Liaison: Leading diverse, cross-functional technical teams of engineers, technicians, and contractors; serving as a primary liaison between program stakeholders and manufacturing departments to communicate requirements, align organic capabilities with fleet needs, and track program priorities. 5. Technical Leadership, Mentorship, & Representation: Serving as a mechanical expert and advisor to senior colleagues and program authorities; providing mentorship and technical direction to junior engineers and technicians; and representing the branch or organization at technical, planning, and design review meetings to influence and resolve controversial engineering issues. 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. Education Additional Information 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: