SUPERVISORY MECHANICAL ENGINEER with Security Clearance

Company: Department of the Navy
Location: Coronado
Posted on: April 26, 2024

Job Description:

Summary You will serve as a SUPERVISORY MECHANICAL ENGINEER in the Maintenance and Engineering Department of COMNAVSURFPACDuties--- You will serve as the force technical expert and point-of-contact for ship machinery matters and as such represents the Force Maintenance and Engineering Department at technical and operational, intermediate, and depot level maintenance meetings.--- You will direct all matters concerning the efficient overall programming of requirements required to implement Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) engineering mandates.--- You will conduct or direct engineering studies and technical projects in support of improved maintenance/repair/overhaul actions.--- You will develop means and measures to assess the quality and material condition of equipment in the ship machinery areaConduct assessments identify problems requiring remedial action.--- You will initiate ship alteration action where appropriate based on Board of Inspection and Survey Reports and other material inspections.--- You will investigate significant casualties resulting from material failure to determine existence of class or equipment design problems and initiates action to minimize impact on the readiness of the operating force.--- You will provide technical guidance to the Port Engineers, Regional Maintenance Centers, Type Desk Officers and their staff in work package definition and authorization to ensure continuity and uniformity of maintenance.--- You will develop and recommend Engineering Change Proposals, Alterations Equivalent to Repair and/or Alterations in light of evolving technology, Surface Force requirements and in service experience.--- You will serve as a principal staff maintenance representative at Navy wide meetings and conferences dealing with long range planning standardization and technical policies relating to shipboard machinery and engineeringRequirements Conditions of Employment--- Must be a US Citizen.--- Must be determined suitable for federal employment.--- Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.--- New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification checkTo learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov--- Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade levelThis requirement is called time-in-gradeTime-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.--- 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 dutyFailure 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 sitesYou must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.--- You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.--- Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethicsYou will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sectorSpecialized experience must demonstrate the following: a professional engineer directing or overseeing programs by developing Force wide maintenance strategies and administering Surface Forces engineering policy and procedures in order to ensure mission readiness at the highest possible levelsAdditional 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 employmentEducation Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Successful completion of a professional engineering degreeTo be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) 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 electronicsSuch education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the positionOR Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto RicoAbsent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org OR Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the USOffice of Personnel ManagementFor more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.htmlOR 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 in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above)The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above) OR Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidanceOrdinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positionsAdditional information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement ProgramAdditional vacancies may be filled by this announcementA 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 appointmentsFederal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitantsPolicy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirementsOvertime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be requiredICTAP 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 higherICTAP 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 locationApplicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidateFor 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 Qualifi

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