Job summary

You will serve as a Lead Nuclear Engineer in the Nuclear Engineer and Planning Department at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF).

Major duties

You will provide engineering direction such as preparation, review and approval of Technical Work Documents (TWD) and administrative documents in support of reactor plant procedures. You will prepare and progress technical reports on assigned programs and projects involving the design, development and demonstration of nuclear technology relevant to you Area of Responsibility (AOR). You will interpret/evaluate engineering drawings/ specifications/ technical data packages. You will adapt precedents or existing strategies to provide recommendations and solutions to resolve a wide variety of problems. You will prepare, review and approve of off-station correspondence to resolve drawing, procedure, or equipment problems or to propose improvements. You will mentor technical subordinates, functional area associates and departmental management in the application of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, division/functional area engineering and general engineering leadership principles. You will direct the technical efforts of junior engineers and technicians in their performance of work on projects to which they are assigned and be able to resolve technical or administrative problems encountered. You will influence/persuade individuals and/or team members to adopt the incumbent’s technical decisions about which there may be conflict to achieve the desired result. You will discuss technical requirements of equipment with manufacturers and resolving any problems concerning use. You will share knowledge, skills and abilities possessed by the AOR throughout the associated functional area (community of practice) both within and outside the parent shipyard. You will lead, mentor, coordinate, integrate and communicate successfully the assigned critical skill elements in the associated community of practice (functional area) and with other interfacing functional areas. You will develop and execute action plans to resolve complex problems in their AOR which involve a variety of process partners; the Ship, other departments, and various levels of Command personnel.

Qualification

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 as a professional engineer assessing and recommending improvements to projects related to the maintenance and repair of nuclear propulsion plant systems, components, or equipment. 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 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 employment.

Education

Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To 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 electronics. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR 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 Rico. Absent 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 U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html. OR 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 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.

Evaluations

When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: DEVELOPING OTHERS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING ORAL COMMUNICATION PARTNERING PROBLEM SOLVING WRITTEN COMMUNICATION You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.