You will serve as a Supervisory Engineering Technician in the Project Plan and Test Management Branch (291) of the Combat Systems Engineering and Planning Division (290) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.
['You will serve as the Chief Test Engineer Weapons (CTEW) with complete project responsibility for Combat Systems testing for the largest and most complex ships.', 'You will conduct advance technical planning, preparation, coordination and execution, through in-dept knowledge of testing and evaluation in engineering.', 'You will review Available Work Package (AWP) and recommend additions or deletions to the Combat Systems Pre-availability Test (PAT) package.', 'You will provide technical guidance and recommendations related to Combat Systems work and testing at Planning, Work Definition and Arrival Conference meeting.', 'You will resolve problems beyond technical effort and anticipate and examine other issues considering cost, use acceptance and productive solutions.', 'You will evaluate and respond to changes in schedules and review the validity of such changes as a result of combat systems work and testing.', 'You will identify relationships of problems and practices or related engineering fields to solve or refer issues to the appropriate technical authority.']
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: Experience and technical knowledge of submarines, aircraft carriers, or surface combatant combat systems related electronic, electrical and mechanical systems, components and support systems; Experience developing and executing of program and project efforts regarding Naval Combat Systems or similar systems overhaul, repair, and testing; Experience making decisions in difficult situations. Experience identifying and resolving changing work situations. Experience monitoring cost and schedule performance and taking action to correct negative trends. Experience utilizing project management fundamentals. Experience applying shop practices. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url="List-by-Occupational-Series" https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/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.
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: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf 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: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ 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.