ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
What you'd do
You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the ), NUC WELDING ENGR & WELDER QUAL BRANCH (Code 138.1), Welding Engineering Division (Code 138), Quality Assurance Office (Code 130) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.
Major duties
You will ensure that the concepts/work practices and philosophy of reactor plant work are fully implemented. You will develop and maintain work documents, welding requirements, and test specifications for various activities. You will organize and prepare written technical documents for use by personnel performing nuclear repairs. You will provide assistance to prime contractors including selecting or qualifying welding procedures for methods or repair work and determining material, administrative and quality requirements. You will qualify welders and assist in the preparation of work instructions.
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. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following Experience providing technical assistance using nuclear welding tools, equipment, and processes for quality nuclear work. Experience interpreting policies, regulations, and engineering criteria. Experience performing quality assurance program requirements on surface ship and submarine systems, including hull, piping, and mechanical components. Experience determining the need for alterations and modifications to existing systems and/or tooling before or during work. Experience performing technical aspects of related engineering fields such as mechanical, electrical, metallurgical, and structural mechanics as applied to welding. 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 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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