GENERAL ENGINEER

Duties

• You will provide technical oversight of Engineering, Planning, Testing and Quality Assurance functions performed by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) and the design agent contractor.
• You will be responsible for test engineering oversight of the Integrated Power System and associated facility systems at the Compatibility Test Facility located at NSWCPD.
• You will assess operations, testing, safety, and provide leadership with NSWCPD, the design agent contractor, and NAVSEA in resolving problems that inhibit testing to meet schedule and test objectives.
• You will be an independent representative of the Director, Marine Engineering, NAVSEA 05Z, and the Division Director, NAVSEA 05Z5.
• You will provide oversight of testing of the COLUMBIA Class IPS, and coordinate Test Policy and Programs; Planning and Design; Test Operations/Execution; Test Analysis and Reporting; and/or Test Resources.
• You will formulate policy and implement technical authority via the technical authority chain of command.
• You will review technical and engineering decisions made by NSWCPD and the design agent contractor to ensure they meet governing technical policies, specifications, and standards.
• You will ensure compliance with technical standards for the COLUMBIA Integrated Power System.
• You will review procedures, work instructions, and waivers, and conduct formal audits regarding the implementation of and compliance with NAVSEA technical requirements, specifications, and standards.
• You will develop valid and appropriate test strategies; provide input for the Integrated and Developmental Master Test Plan, detailed test plans, and simulation support plans.
• You will develop data requirements, and collect, analyze, and archive data; and participate in test readiness reviews and other relevant working groups and forums to represent the interests of NAVSEA 05Z and Naval Reactors.

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.
• 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.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Functional Area and Tier assigned to the position, along with Continuous Learning (CL) points, are required within established timeframes.
• This position requires rotating shift work.
• This position requires evening and/or weekend work.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NH-03 pay band (or GS-13 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional engineer testing and evaluating the design or development of ship or submarine propulsion systems (e.g., propulsion motors/engines, motor drives, propulsion control systems) to meet cost, schedule, and performance requirements.


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

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Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR):

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

Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:


Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

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Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at:

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Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit:

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Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above)

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Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

Additional information

This position is part of the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project.


The NH-04 broadband is equivalent to the GS-14 and GS-15 grade levels. This position has a control point; thus, the salary range for this position is capped at GS-15, step 05 which is currently equivalent to $184,760. If your current salary is above this amount, your salary may be matched.



This announcement uses the Direct Hire Authority (DHA) for AcqDemo Business and Technical Management to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.


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


Several vacancies may be filled.


Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.


A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.


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.