Summary

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Duties

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• You will determine engineering adequacy of electrical shipboard systems as shown on cabling, block, schematic diagrams, and on arrangements, wiring table, wire way arrangement/routing, electrical hull fittings design/installation, and vendor drawings
• You will recommend improvements in design, operation, or methods to be used in fabrication and testing of electrical shipboard systems.
• You will evaluate replacements and upgrades of electrical systems and components for performance impact, where the work assignments are often difficult and complex due to the interrelationship between submarine systems.
• You will perform contractor surveillance of electrical systems by reviewing, evaluating, and/or recommending changes for nuclear powered ships or submarines under design, construction, overhaul, or repair.
• You will ensure compliance with contractual requirements governing design, installation and testing of electrical systems on assigned ship classes, ships under-going construction, Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) and availabilities.
• You will review and resolve design modifications, installation deficiencies, test failures, material failures, and test forms.
• You will facilitate the identification and mitigation of design, construction and program risks.
• You will perform calculations in the analysis of contractor prepared designs, improvements and problem resolution for electrical systems/components.
• You will act as the Electrical/Electronic Division sea trial observer and coordinate gathering information on test conduct, equipment causalities and other subjects to be submitted in report form to the incumbent's supervisor at trial completion.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to perform occasional sea duty.

Qualifications

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower pay band (GS-11) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience as a professional engineer providing technical advice, guidance, or recommendations for the design, installation or testing of electrical/electronic systems, equipment, or components for ship or submarine construction efforts.

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=Occupational-Series

Electrical Engineering Series, 0850

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

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

• Professional Engineering Series (08XX) - Degree: A professional engineering degree from an ABET-accredited college or university; OR a degree with curriculum in differential and integral calculus, with additional courses in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics; or electronics; OR
• Professional Engineering Series (08XX) - Substitution of Education/Experience: A combination of education and experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering; and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: (a) professional registration, (b) evidence of successfully passing the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination; (c) successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified above; or (d) successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering provided that it included at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. (Note to Applicants: Please see the Qualifications & Education sections of this announcement for a link to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Individual Occupational Requirements. OPM guidance indicates that there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience. This training plan or experience must be well documented and provided at time of application.

Additional information

This announcement uses the Domestic Industrial Base Facilities & Major Range/Test Facilities Base in DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

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.

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.

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

Work is normally performed sitting in an office. However, the incumbent will have to visit submarines during new construction, PSA's, SRA's, and TAV's. This requires one to bend, crouch, stoop, reach, and climb ship's ladders and/or staging. This environment is in obstructed, radiological bounded

areas aboard submarines in all stages of construction.

The position could require that the incumbent ride submarines during sea trials at the end of new construction and PSA. In addition, the incumbent may be required to ride submarines during testing or certification of systems after new installations. This portion of the position requires that the incumbent maintain submarine physical qualifications and RADON qualification.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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