Engineering Technician

United States Fleet Forces Command; Kittery (ME); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Fleet Forces Command at PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD seeks an Engineering Technician (Assistant Planning and Engineering Manager - APEPM) to support the Engineering and Planning Department in delivering technically sound, cost-conscious engineering solutions.

The position emphasizes planning projects, estimating labor and materials, and coordinating workload across shops, with a focus on obtaining timely engineering decisions.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain engineering decisions to effect timely, technically adequate and cost-effective resolution of problems.
• Plan for projects, by determining facilities, equipment, material, numbers, and kinds of shop personnel required.
• Estimating labor and material costs and preparing job order specifications assigning work to shops or codes in accordance with requirements.
• Ability to investigate problems related to work performed by other Shipyard engineering and support groups.
• High skill level with database systems (Access or Excel).

Skills

Engineering decisions

Project planning

Estimating labor & materials

Problem investigation

Database proficiency (Access/Excel)

Tools

Access

Excel

Job description

You will serve as an ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (Assistant Planning and Engineering Manager - APEPM) for the Engineering and Planning Department of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

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. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• 1.) Ability to obtain engineering decisions to effect timely, technically adequate and cost-effective resolution of problems.
• 2.) Plan for projects, by determining facilities, equipment, material, numbers, and kinds of shop personnel required.
• 3.) Estimating labor and material costs and preparing job order specifications assigning work to shops or codes in accordance with requirements.
• 4.) Ability to investigate problems related to work performed by other Shipyard engineering and support groups.
• 5.) High skill level with database systems (Access or Excel).

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 such as: Planner and estimator who analyzed designs for production purposes. Instrument maker or model maker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated.

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/engineering-technical-series-0802/

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.