GENERAL ENGINEER (SPECIAL PROJECTS) WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE

Duties * You will administer contracts between Navy and Electric Boat Corporation for the design, construction and repair of nuclear submarines. * You will be the on-site leader for the design of ship conversion and modernization programs, other assigned design projects. * You will serve on technical and management Integrated Process Teams (IPTs) to influence the technical evolution of the design. * You will assure consistency and continuity in the overall approach to ship design, construction and program requirements. * You will work collaboratively to focus on and prioritize critical customer actions, when often the personnel assets needed to meet all demands may not be available. * You will act as a technical expert for matters relating to Testing of a wide range of submarine systems during New Construction and Overhaul availabilities of SSNs, SSBNs and SSGNs. * You will keep supervisors-advised of the impact of emergent work and on the effect of changes in workload on the program. * You will provide information to the supervisors to ensure continuity of department management focus in the identification and mitigation of technical risk. * You will establish and maintain effective working relationships with team personnel, recommending actions to supervisors and when directed to make adjustments or compromise in order to support program goals. * You will provide performance input to division heads for evaluation of team members. * You will provide advice and counsel to employees on assigned project matters to assist the team in accomplishing work. * You will review, analyze, research, prepare correspondence, recommend corrective action, consult with the contractor and participate in conference pertaining to design, deficiencies. * You will determine the technical adequacy of engineering recommendations provided by contractors. * You will act as a consultant, provide engineering recommendations and aid in the form of technical comments and conference representation for the division manager in connection with design, construction and testing. * You will confer with representatives of NAVSEA and the contractor or subcontractors relative to the design, operation and arrangement of cognizant items, recommending improvement in design, operation or methods to be used in fabrication. * You will serve as the SUPSHIP representative on the contractor's IPTs, facilitating the identification and mitigation of design, construction and program process risks, while monitoring team progress in achieving ARTEMIS scheduling products. * You will develop training tools for engineering personnel. * You will act as a technical expert for matters relating to the design and construction of HME submarine systems including: Weapon Handling Cradles, Missile Tubes, Masts, Periscopes, Antennas, Countermeasure Launchers, Anchor Handling, and Capstan. * You will act as a technical expert for matters relating to the design and construction of HME submarine systems including: All Towed Array and Buoyant Cable/Wire Handling systems, Trash Disposal/Compactor Unit and Hatches and Watertight Closures. * You will act as a technical expert for matters relating to the design and construction of HME submarine systems including: Torpedo/Weapons Handling and associated structure, Torpedo Tubes, and Vertical/Horizontal Launch Systems. Requirements Conditions of Employment * Must be a US Citizen. * Must be determined suitable for federal employment. * Must participate in the direct deposit pay program. * New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov * Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326. * Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. * This is a bargaining unit position. * You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. * This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time. * This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision. * You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment Qualifications Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level, (GS-12), in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Leading engineering efforts (e.g. design, construction, repair) for ship conversion and modernization, relative to mechanical ship systems and/or ship testing, to resolve issues and enhance efficiency, while minimizing costs and technical risks for the alignment of program goals supporting ship or submarine projects. 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/ All Professional Engineering Positions, 0801 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. Additional information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Several vacancies may be filled. 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. 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/Civili