ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Summary

You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the RAPID INNOVATION BRANCH (Code 100TO.32) WITHIN THE TRANSFORMATION OFFICE (Code 100TO) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

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Duties

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• You will serve as the senior technical authority for advanced rapid prototyping and manufacturing.
• You will develop complex Computer-Aided Design models and Technical Documentation Packages for manufacturing.
• You will analyze engineering drawings and legacy components to determine optimal manufacturing strategies, using 23 scanning and reverse engineering to recreate obsolete parts.
• You will direct and train personnel on the capabilities and safety protocols of advanced manufacturing equipment.
• You will develop long-range strategic roadmaps for technology insertion and facility modification.
• You will communicate with vendors and industry leaders to evaluate emerging technologies and customize equipment to meet NAVSEA standards.
• You will determine and prepare optimal materials for high-stress components.
• You will research and test novel materials, advising management on integrating new material capabilities to expand repair methodologies.
• You will author and implement standard operating procedures and safety protocols for emerging manufacturing processes.

Requirements

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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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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.
• 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.
• You will be required to walk, stand, climb, bend, stoop, and lift up to 40 pounds of material or tooling.
• May be exposed to high-hazard industrial spaces, metallic dust, heat, high noise levels, inert gasses, and lasers.
• 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). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.

Qualifications

GS-12

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:

• Experience exhibiting comprehensive knowledge of CAD modeling practices and programs, including but not limited to Solid Edge, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Inventor, etc. with the ability to design complex components made from metals, plastics, composites, or resins using various manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Experience utilizing CAD/CAM software (e.g. Mastercam, Fusion 360, etc.).
• Experience with slicing software (e.g. Cura, Simplify3D) and experience with post processing techniques for 3D printed parts.
• Experience performing with 3D scanning hardware and software.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings and visualizing objects in three dimensions, including the ability to reverse engineering items from 3D scans.
• Experience applying knowledge of material properties, behaviors, applications, and limitations of plastics, metals, composites, resins, etc.
• Experience implementing the application and interpretation of geometric dimensioning and tolerance (GD&T) as it relates to engineering and shop tooling drawings.
• Experience employing emerging innovations in additive and subtractive manufacturing to advise management on the targeted procurement of new technologies and equipment.
• Experience presenting in oral and written communication to provide technical expertise to management officials.
• Experience planning, organizing, and establishing priorities independently on assignments of substantial variety and complexity.

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

Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR):

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

Engineering Technical Series 0802

Individual Occupational Requirements

Series Definition:

This series covers technical positions supervising, leading, or performing work involving applying a practical knowledge of the:

• methods and techniques of engineering or architecture; and
• construction, application, properties, operations, and limitations of engineering systems, processes, structures, machinery, devices, and materials.

Basic Requirements:

Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-4 or equivalent and above):

Examples of qualifying specialized experience include technical work in: drafting, surveying construction estimating, physical science, mathematics, aerospace, architecture, chemicals, electrical or mechanical systems, mining, petroleum, or nuclear systems.

Experience in a trade or craft may be credited as specialized experience when the work provided intensive knowledge of engineering principles, techniques, methods, and precedents. Examples are trade positions with substantial developmental, test, or design responsibilities such as:

• Planner and estimator who analyzed designs for production purposes.
• Instrument maker or model maker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated.

Certification:

Engineering technicians may be certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, an organization sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Certification by the Institute will be helpful as a measure of the technician's quality of experience.

MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF OFFICLA TRANSCRIPT(S) TO VERIFY THE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. See Required Documents for additional information.

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:

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.

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.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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