ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (ELECTRICAL)
What you'd do
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Major duties
You will provide surveillance of Contractor design, development, and production engineering efforts. You will evaluate, monitor, and report on Contractor engineering efforts in accordance with contract terms. You will review on a continuous basis Contractor's test plans and directives for compliance with contract terms. You will maintain surveillance of the preparation, review and evaluate working plans, vendor plans, and other technical data presented by the contractor. You will review and evaluate requests for departure from specifications including engineering equivalencies.
What you need to qualify
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 leading the technical design, shipboard installation, system integration, and testing of marine electronic, communication, navigation, or tactical systems aboard marine vessels by independently applying and interpreting electrical plant installation standards, standard marine engineering maintenance methodologies, and military or commercial specifications to review technical designs and resolve complex installation anomalies in order to ensure compliance with rigorous regulatory requirements, guarantee complete system interoperability, and secure operational readiness certification for deploying vessels. 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/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.
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