ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (MECHANICAL)
What you'd do
You will serve as an Engineering Technician (Mechanical) in the Engineering and Planning Department, SUBSAFE Program Office at PSNS and IMF.
Major duties
You will ensure the shipyard and intermediate maintenance facility's (IMF) instructions, procedures, directives, processes, production and quality programs comply with Fly-By-Wire and Submarine Safety (SUBSAFE) program requirements. You will analyze and recommend quality improvements of complex shipyard programs that support critical submarine work. You will review engineering instructions and procedures including ability to develop new approaches and modify standard practices, techniques, and/ or procedures. You will manage and evaluate programs which encompass a wide variety of disciplines and functional organizations. You will provide SUBSAFE program oversight for work in progress. You will be responsible to interpret instructions involving quality assurance forms requirements.
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: Interpreting instructions and directives to and prepare technical work documents, job plans, or engineering procedures, providing technical engineering and quality assurance advisory services to ensure compliance with the Submarine Safety (SUBSAFE) in support of in-service shipboard systems. 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 0802 Individual Occupational Requirements(IOR):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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