Job summary

You will serve as a TECHNICIAN in the Special Warfare & Expeditionary systems Department (JX), Power and Energy Systems Division (JXM), Expeditionary Energy Systems Branch (JXMR) of NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER. The salary range shown above represents all of the positions within the band, including high grade positions. This is not a high grade position; therefore, the salary may be limited to a GS-13 Step 10 (currently $137,000).

Major duties

You will provide technical support that includes development, acquisition, test and evaluation, sustainment, fielding, maintenance, repair and improvement of safety critical electronics on large format high energy storage systems. You will develop plans and procedures to extend existing knowledge and test to account for newly emerging ideas and concepts. You will provide expert advice and guidance to managers, supervisors, peers, end-users, and sponsors on specific technical and life-cycle aspects of systems or concepts development. You will provide hands-on test and evaluation and repair support for battery charging equipment, components, and associated support equipment. You will conduct operational risk assessments on an ad-hoc basis to support safe execution of first-time integration, upgrade, or repair of large format high energy battery systems on various manned undersea platforms at various end user locations. You will provide hands-on support for operating, maintaining, repairing, assembling, and upgrading various pieces of test and support equipment used in battery operations.

Qualification

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-04 (GS-11/12 grade equivalency) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: providing technical engineering leadership and guidance on test and evaluation projects to identify risks and repair issues in high energy storage systems (e.g., high voltage lithium-ion battery systems) for the improvement and support of technological advancement and sustainment of the fleet. 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/electronics-technical-series-0856/ 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. The Secretary of Defense has ordered a department-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the DoD hiring freeze. Offers of employment related to this vacancy announcement will not be executed until the position has an approved exemption.

Evaluations

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. 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 application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: INSTALLATION TEST AND EVALUATION ORAL COMMUNICATION This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review and Structured Interview. 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 qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.