ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (MECHANICAL)

Summary You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (MECHANICAL) in the Quality Assurance Office, Mid-Atlantic Regional Calibration Center (MARCC), Reference Standards Laboratory Branch, Code 137.3 at the NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD. Responsibilities You will develop or revise complex metrology techniques, testing, and calibration procedures for use in assigned measurement area when new standards enter the program. You will plan, develop, and evaluate specialized training for laboratory technical personnel within his/her assigned measurement area to assure that measurements are performed properly. You will assist the Metrology Engineering Branch, Code 137.2 in the development of Local Calibration procedures, criteria, guidance, checksheets, and new calibration methodologies. You will engages MARCC Engineering when technical authorization is required for newly established methods. You will act within the broad framework of NAVSEA, NAV AIR, and Norfolk Naval Shipyard standards in the technical, administrative, safety, and environmental areas. You will instruct lower-graded employees from the MARCC as well as personnel from other calibration laboratories in techniques associated with mechanical and electro-mechanical calibration. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications 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: Preparing and documenting detailed test reports, analyses, and certificates of calibration, ensuring all test data, results, conclusions, and recommendations are validated and recorded in accordance with standards. Advising, clarifying, and exchanging technical information with engineers, manufacturer's representatives, and personnel at various levels to coordinate work efforts, report problems, and recommend viable solutions. Instructing, mentoring and developing junior technicians, lower-graded employees, and personnel from other calibration laboratories in techniques associated with mechanical and electro-mechanical calibration. Applying experienced judgment and ingenuity to develop new methods, adapt established techniques, and interpret conflicting requirements to resolve complex, sensitive, or unprecedented problems in metrology and calibration. Designing, developing, constructing, and evaluating customized, measurement systems by selecting appropriate standards and researching technical literature to innovate or adapt procedures for working at the limits of the field. Performing complex calibrations and repairs on mechanical reference standards across multiple disciplines. 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/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. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.