ENGINEER
What you'd do
You will serve as a Mechanical Engineer in the Land & Expeditionary Systems Branch, Energetic Systems Division of NAVSURFWARCEN IH DIV. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The ND-4 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-12 and GS-13. The ND-3 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-09 through GS-11.
Major duties
You will provide Engineering expertise in the areas of Design, Test, and Production of land based military weapon systems. You will assess propellant material properties and rocket motor burn rate curves to support analyses and testing of prototype components. You will plan and execute test activities to verify prototype designs, and/or validate and assess system performance. You will manage and support production efforts to include hardware procurement, writing assembly procedures, and providing dispositions on non-conforming weapon system tolerances. You will develop Hazard Analyses and Safety assessments and be responsible for Systems Engineering tasks as assigned.
What you need to qualify
To Qualify for the ND-03: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-02 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional engineer performing in-service engineering support duties (i.e. evaluating material properties or physical components) in the areas of design, test, or production of military equipment (i.e. mechanical hardware assemblies and energetic devices). To Qualify for the ND-04: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional engineer conducting design, test, or production oversight efforts for energetic weapon systems (i.e., rocket motor propulsion, high explosives such as C4, hand grenades, and detonating cord fuses, and the manufacture of hardware). 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 AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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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