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Summary You will serve as an Engineering Technician (Mechanical) in the Facility and Infrastructure Management Department of FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST. Responsibilities You will be responsible for the design and development of jigs, fixtures, special tools, and test equipment to meet the requirements determined by job objectives. You will provide complete drawings and specifications for manufacture, modification, or procurement of the equipment. You will direct the work of other engineers or engineering technicians in the accomplishment of any project and verify compliance of the equipment used for final acceptance. You will provide overhaul and repair procedures for ground support equipment to meet the needs of the local facility as well as prepare correspondence and engineering directives to the testing of the item(s). You will investigate and report findings relative to the failure of ground support equipment as directed by the authority in control of the item. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-09) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: (1) Designing and developing jigs, fixtures, special tools, and test equipment to meet the requirements determined by the review and investigation of the needs of the shop/facility; (2) Providing complete drawings and specifications for manufacture, modification, or procurement of the equipment while providing technical directives for operation, calibration, and maintenance as required; (3) Demonstrating overhaul and repair procedures for ground support equipment to meet the needs of the local facility and determining test and inspection procedures for ion operations, engineering reports, and other directives; (4) Investigating and reporting findings relative to the failure of ground support equipment as directed by the authority in control of the item(s); and (5) Directing the work of other engineers or engineering technicians, with assistance by a supervisor, to verify compliance of the equipment used for final acceptance. 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 INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS LINK: 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 Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess: Experience in a trade or craft may be credited as specialized experience when the work provided intensive knowledge of engineering principles, techniques, methods, and precedents. Examples are trade positions with substantial developmental, test, or design responsibilities such as: Planner and estimator who analyzed designs for production purposes. Instrument maker or model maker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated. OR Engineering technicians may be certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, an organization sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Certification by the Institute will be helpful as a measure of the technician's quality of experience. Additional Information Certain incentives (such as Recruitment/Relocation) 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. 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 an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. 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.