ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
What you'd do
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Major duties
You will support the investigation, analysis, development, planning, coordination, and monitoring of all phases of technical work for assigned program projects and steady state operations. You will act as the technical expert and government authority in assigned areas providing direction and guidance to others in the branch, department and other organizations within SWFPAC. You will work closely with outside agencies, contractors, and headquarter personnel to develop requirements and programs for cognizant systems and areas of responsibility. You will use broad knowledge of technical processes theory to resolve safety, technical, and operational issues and serve as a technical consultant within and outside SWFPAC for any material/hardware operational issues. You will exercise continuous oversight over contractor plans governing complex production facilities, Nuclear Weapons Security (NWS) Electronic Security Systems (ESS) equipment, and accomplishment of NWS ESS lifecycle process. You will administer continuous surveillance over contractor implementation of approved NWS system/component installation/maintenance approaches. You will represent SWFPAC in dealing with a variety of organizations (e.g., other SWFPAC Departments, SSP, Marine Corps Security Battalion, other Navy laboratories and field activities) concerned with NWS/ESS system/component processing operations. You will conduct continuous assessment of NWS system/component technology to identify and incorporate the latest requirements into design and maintenance operations.
What you need to qualify
Your resume must also 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: coordinating and developing technical solutions for engineering projects, through various lifecycle phases associated with warfare systems, subsystems, and associated components. 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.
Before you apply
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