ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (MECHANICAL) Jobs

Metrology Technician

Duties

• Develop or revise complex metrology techniques, testing, and calibration procedures for use in assigned measurement area when new standards enter the program.
• Plan, develop, and evaluate specialized training for laboratory technical personnel within his/her assigned measurement area to assure that measurements are performed properly.
• Assist the Metrology Engineering Branch, Code 137.2 in the development of Local Calibration procedures, criteria, guidance, checksheets, and new calibration methodologies.
• Engages MARCC Engineering when technical authorization is required for newly established methods.
• Act within the broad framework of NAVSEA, NAV AIR, and Norfolk Naval Shipyard standards in the technical, administrative, safety, and environmental areas.
• Instruct lower-graded employees from the MARCC as well as personnel from other calibration laboratories in techniques associated with mechanical and electro-mechanical calibration.

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
• 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 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 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:

• Preparing and documenting detailed test reports, analyses, and certificates of calibration, ensuring all test data, results, conclusions, and recommendations are validated and recorded in accordance with standards.
• Advising, clarifying, and exchanging technical information with engineers, manufacturer's representatives, and personnel at various levels to coordinate work efforts, report problems, and recommend viable solutions.
• Instructing, mentoring and developing junior technicians, lower-graded employees, and personnel from other calibration laboratories in techniques associated with mechanical and electro-mechanical calibration.
• Applying experienced judgment and ingenuity to develop new methods, adapt established techniques, and interpret conflicting requirements to resolve complex, sensitive, or unprecedented problems in metrology and calibration.
• Designing, developing, constructing, and evaluating customized, measurement systems by selecting appropriate standards and researching technical literature to innovate or adapt procedures for working at the limits of the field.
• Performing complex calibrations and repairs on mechanical reference standards across multiple disciplines.