Engineering Technician (Drafting)

Bureau of Reclamation; Redding (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bureau of Reclamation in Redding, CA is seeking an Engineering Technician to support engineering and architecture staff across civil, mechanical, electrical, materials, drafting, and architectural disciplines.

Qualifications include 1 year of specialized experience at GS-05/06 level or graduate-level education; CAD drafting experience and the ability to prepare field reports using computer software. Location is Redding, CA with eligibility for multiple announcements.

Qualifications

• 1 year of specialized experience in Federal service at GS-05/06 level or education as described.
• Experience creating, modifying, or updating CAD drawings per industry standards.
• Ability to conduct standard inspections and prepare field reports with software.

Skills

CAD software

Field reporting

Measuring devices

Education

Graduate-level education in engineering or related fields

Combination of education and experience to total 100%

Tools

CAD (Computer-Aided Drafting)

Job description

You will serve as an Engineering Technician for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, supporting professional engineering and architecture staff across a variety of technical disciplines including civil, mechanical, electrical, materials, drafting, and architecture. Located in Redding, CA. This position is also open to public under announcement 13048461. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/24/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

TO QUALIFY AT THE GS-06:

have at least one (1) year of specialized experience to at least the GS-05 level in Federal service.

Examples of specialized experience could include working under guidance of engineers to modify and update design drawings utilizing Computer Automated Drafting (CAD) software in accordance with industry practices or experience applying practical engineering knowledge, concepts and techniques to assist with standard inspections and assessments; operating measuring devices and preparing field reports using computer software.

These examples are not all inclusive. OR EDUCATION: Successful completion of a half year or 9 semester hours of graduate-level education in the fields of engineering, construction, physics, drafting, surveying, physical science, or mathematics. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: combination of experience and education as described above that together the total percentage equals at least 100.

TO QUALIFY AT THE GS-07:

have at least one (1) year of specialized experience to at least the GS-06 level in Federal service.

Examples of specialized experience could include working under guidance of engineers to create, modify and update design drawings or 3D models utilizing Computer Automated Drafting (CAD) software in accordance with industry practices or experience applying practical engineering knowledge, concepts and techniques to conduct standard inspections and assessments; operating measuring devices, and preparing field reports using computer software.

These examples are not all inclusive. OR EDUCATION: Successful completion of one year or 18 semester hours of graduate-level education in the fields of engineering, construction, physics, drafting, surveying, physical science, or mathematics. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: combination of experience and education as described above that together the total percentage equals at least 100.

TO QUALIFY AT THE GS-08:

have at least one (1) year of specialized experience to at least the GS-07 level in Federal service.

Examples of specialized experience could include working with engineers to create original or modify and update design drawings or 3D models utilizing Computer Automated Drafting (CAD) software in accordance with industry practices or experience applying practical engineering knowledge, concepts and techniques to conduct structural safety inspections and monitoring; operating measuring devices, making on-site determinations and recommendations for improvements, and preparing field reports using computer software. Knowledge of mathematical processes and civil, electrical and mechanical engineering fundamentals.

These examples are not all inclusive. OR EDUCATION: Successful completion of two (2) full years (36 semester hours) of graduate-level education or master's degree of coursework in the fields of engineering, construction, physics, drafting, surveying, physical science, or mathematics. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: combination of experience and education as described above that together the total percentage equals at least 100.

TO QUALIFY AT THE GS-09:

have at least one (1) year of specialized experience to at least the GS-08 level in Federal Service.

Examples of specialized experience could include: working with engineers to independently to create original or modify and update existing design drawings or 3D models utilizing Computer Automated Drafting (CAD) software in accor