ELECTRONICS ENGINEER

Job Description

Duties

• You will serve as an Electronics Engineer in the Combat Systems Engineering Division of the Engineering Department of the Supervisor of Shipbuilding (SUPSHIP) Gulf Coast.
• You will provide technical recommendations and decision-making in accordance with the technical guidance of NAVSEA Instruction 5400.95, as delegated by the SUPSHIP Chief Engineer via the Division Manager.
• You will provide technical expertise, support and coordination of the efforts of other disciplines within the Engineering Department, SUPSHIP, other Government sponsored agencies and contractor personnel as pertains to Combat Systems Engineering.
• You will provide guidance to SUPSHIP, other Government Activities and contractor personnel in coordinating and evaluating the contractor's combat systems testing program to ensure compliance with system and contract performance requirements.
• You will provide waterfront support to the various project offices in the resolution of engineering and testing problems.
• You will review detail design drawings, shipboard system diagrams, vendor drawings, calculations, test procedures / reports, technical manuals, and purchase technical documents to ensure specification compliance and good engineering practice.
• You will review contract drawings, Government Furnished Information (GFI), Engineering Change Requests / Proposals, Government data and correspondence for completeness, accuracy, conflicts in directions to shipbuilder or details design contractor.
• You will participate and represent the Supervisor and Navy as an expert in the field of combat systems, in system design reviews, and provide advice in defining and resolving combat systems, sensors, and / or C4ISR system problems.
• You will serve as a technical engineering expert in the definition and identification of combat systems and equipment problems relating to design performance and testing requirements.
• You will evaluate and perform surveillance of contractor configuration management systems and procedures, including requests for engineering changes, departures from specifications, and classification of waivers and deviations.
• You will participate in shipboard (dockside and at-sea) test and trials.

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Conditions of employment

\n Qualifications

FOR GS-13 GRADE LEVEL :

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following : A s a professional engineer providing technical oversight and recommendations on the design, integration, installation or testing of ship combat or weapon systems.

FOR GS-12 GRADE LEVEL :

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 : A s a professional engineer providing advice in defining and resolving problems on the design, integration, installation or testing of ship combat or weapon systems.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website : -data- oversight / classification - qualifications / general -schedule-qualification-standards / #url=GS-PROF

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Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) (0855 Series) :

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 education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual :

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E. 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 guidance. Ordinarily, 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 positions.

Additional information

This announcement uses the Direct Hire Authority (DHA) for Certain Personnel of DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

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

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

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.

If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.

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.

If you are unable to apply online and request information about the Alternate Application process, please contact the Department of Navy's Employment Information Center.

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 :

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.