GENERAL ENGINEER

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 as a professional engineer leading ship system testing (e.g., maintaining surveillance, reviewing, evaluating, approving) on ships or submarines under construction, overhaul or repair. 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=GS-PROF AND Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): 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 employment.

You will provide technical review and local validation approval of Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM and E) ship system test program documents.

You will ensure that preparation for and the conduct of Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM and E) test programs meet all technical and safety requirements.

You will review contractor and/or Design Yard (DY) proposed (HM and E) ship system test plans and resolve technical conflicts.

You will resolve major problems in (HM and E) ship systems and components affecting test certifications.

You will determine cause and corrective action when a malfunction, failure, or casualty occurs involving (HM and E) equipment during testing which impairs normal plant capability or causes injury to personnel.

You will review contractor testing documents of certified (HM and E) ship systems which have been breached, to ensure the systems have been adequately restored to previously certified conditions.

You will support key events and milestones for certification of new construction and commissioned vessels.

You will participate in continuous training programs for the purpose of keeping abreast of the new developments in the ship systems and career development.