Engineering Technician

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Durham VA Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina seeks an Engineering Technician at the GS-11 level within the Engineering Service. The position emphasizes knowledge of engineering methods, construction, and systems in a clinical facility context.

Qualified candidates should understand the requirements for documenting specialized experience, including job titles, duties, dates, and hours per week. Transcripts may be requested; full-time federal employment details apply.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience at GS-11 level in engineering technical work, related to engineering systems and construction.
• Hours/work: a full year equals 35–40 hours per week; part-time hours prorated.
• Education can substitute: PhD or 3 years of relevant graduate study. Transcripts required.
• Combination of experience and education accepted; transcripts must document duties and dates.
• Refer to OPM qualification standards for details.

Education

PhD or equivalent doctoral degree / 3 years relevant graduate education

Job description

This Engineering Technician position is located within the Engineering Service at the Durham VA Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.

TO QUALIFY FOR THIS POSITION AT THE GS-11 GRADE LEVEL, YOU MUST MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

At least one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-10) in the Federal Service. Technician experience includes supervising, leading or performing work involving applying a practical knowledge of the (1) methods and techniques of engineering or architecture and (2) construction, application, properties, operations, and limitations of engineering systems, processes, structures, machinery, devices and materials. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include technical work in drafting, surveying construction estimating, physical science, mathematics, aerospace, architecture, chemicals, electrical or mechanical systems, mining, petroleum, or nuclear systems. Experience in a trade or craft may be credited as specialized experience when the work provided intensive knowledge of engineering principles, techniques, methods, and precedents. Examples are trade positions with substantial developmental, test, or design responsibilities (i.e., planner/estimator who analyzed designs for production purposes; instrument maker/model maker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated).

NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE:

Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education that is directly related to the work of the Engineering Technician position, such as engineering, construction, or industrial technology.

NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond master's degree) and specialized experience, as described above.

NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/