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Summary You will serve as an ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the WELDING & NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING ENGINEERING DIVISION (Code 138), QUALITY ASSURANCE DEPARMENT (Code 130) of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD. Responsibilities You will work in a variety of unique work situations, focused mainly on material, welding and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) engineering fields, often crossing over into other professional engineering fields found at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. You will provide project support through technical evaluation of processes, procedures and technical work documents that use weld technologies to accomplish production work. You will update and maintain pre-engineered instructions to ensure they comply with invoked Naval and commercial standards, as applicable. You will develop and qualify new weld procedures required for repair and replacement of piping and system components. You will interpret Navy and commercial fabrication standard and other technical requirements involving welding technologies/processes. You will perform other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-12: 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: Experience applying technical engineering principles related to materials, metallurgy, welding, brazing, cold spray and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) to perform waterfront support in various trade disciplines for the overhaul, conversion, repair, custom manufacturing of ships assigned. Experience developing efficient and cost-effective welding processes for repair/fabrication of structural, piping, and components in power systems. Experience providing technical direction and controlling widely diversified welding and related processes which are complex and require unique applications of past experience, and in-depth technical expertise to resolve. Experience applying welding engineering principles involving material related problems, by determining the specific information needed and selecting appropriate methods and procedures performing analyses, tests, and interpreting the results. Experience preparing reports of findings, recommendations, and lessons learned for new processes and first-time work. GS-11: 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: Experience applying technical engineering principles related to materials, metallurgy, welding, brazing, cold spray and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) to perform waterfront support in various trade disciplines for the overhaul, conversion, repair, custom manufacturing of ships assigned. Experience assisting with developing efficient and cost-effective welding processes for repair/fabrication of structural, piping, and components in power systems. Experience providing technical direction and controlling widely diversified welding and related processes, which require unique applications of past experience and technical expertise to resolve. Experience applying welding engineering principles involving material related problems, by determining the specific information needed and selecting appropriate methods and procedures performing analyses, tests, and interpreting the results. Experience assisting with preparing reports of findings, recommendations, and lessons learned for new processes and first-time work. 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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-TECH 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 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. 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. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed. 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.