ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
Department of the Navy
United Stes Fleet Forces Command
Summary
You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the COMBAT SYSTEMS TEST BRANCH (CODE 295), COMBAT SYSTEMS DIVISION, CHIEF ENGINEER, ENGINEERING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.
Summary
You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the COMBAT SYSTEMS TEST BRANCH (CODE 295), COMBAT SYSTEMS DIVISION, CHIEF ENGINEER, ENGINEERING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
07/24/2025 to 07/28/2025
Salary
$100,371 to - $130,488 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Locion
FEW vacancies in the following locion:
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Kittery, ME
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
12
Job family (Series)
0802 Engineering Technical
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Secret
Drug test
No
Announcement number
ST-12770174-25-ARM
Control number
841500100
This job is open to
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Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Land and base management
Current or former employees of a base management agency.
Veterans
Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference
Military spouses
Military spouses relocing under PCS orders or whose spouse is 100% disabled or died while on active duty.
Individuals with disabilities
Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A.
Special authorities
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring ph.
Clarificion from the agency
DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligibles, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG) Technician Preference eligibles and DoD Retained Grade Preference eligibles and VEOA eligibles.
Duties
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You will act as an Assistant Chief Test Engineer-Weapons in Code 290.
You will assist the Chief Test Engineer (CTE-W) with the development, direction, scheduling and coordinion of a test program on the submarines.
You will assist the CTE-W with maintaining the day-to-day progress, conditions and stus of testing.
You resolving emergent problems th may delay project completion.
You will plan and execute assignments and projects to meet overall objectives.
You will ensure the timelessness and cost effectiveness of the work performed.
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
Must be a US Citizen.
Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
Must participe in the direct deposit pay program.
New employees to the Department of the Navy required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, e-verify.gov
Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve least one year the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement.
Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediely following retirement de to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United Stes Code 3326.
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
You 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.
You required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirors, and safety shoes continuously for the durion of the work shift.
Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, he, ionizing and non-ionizing radiion and chemicals). You required to participe in medical surveillance programs.
This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
This position may require travel from normal duty stion to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isoled sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
This is a bargaining unit position.
Qualificions
GS-12
Your resume must demonstre least one year of specialized experience or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the prive or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstre the following:
Experience with submarine weapons systems, opering principles, component functions, and testing requirements.
Experience working within a comb system test program on one or more new overhaul submarines.
Experience using mechanical and electrical weapons systems and equipment.
Experience applying the principles and theories of physical and engineering sciences, and practices of electronics, electrical and mechanical engineering.
Must be LTE-W qualified.
Additional qualificion informion can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
AND
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional 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 th transles directly to paid employment.
Educion
This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement.
Additional informion
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
A tentive offer of employment rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
During the applicion process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organizion and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit stus, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocion expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certifice, your resume available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the de the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.
Federal annuitant informion: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy informion may be found :
PPP applicants placed the FPL, if determined well qualified (WQ). To receive priority considerion, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediely prior to separion.
ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candide, displaced Federal employees must sisfy all qualificion requirements for the position and receive a ring in the highly qualified cegory (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candides must provide copies of all the following documention the time of applicion: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notificion of personnel action th includes position, grade level, and duty locion. Applicants who do not provide this documention will not receive considerion as an ICTAP candide. For more informion about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link
Military Spouse Preference applicants placed the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.
Benefits
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
How you evalued
You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
When the applicion process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements listed in this announcement. You red based on the informion provided in your resume and responses to the Occupional Questionnaire, along with your supporting documention to determine your ability to demonstre the following competencies:
ENGINEERING TECHNICAL TEST & EVALUATION
ORAL COMMUNICATION
PARTNERING
PROBLEM SOLVING
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as th informion may be taken into considerion during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documention.
If after reviewing your resume and supporting documention, a determinion is made th you infled your qualificions and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurely reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified.
Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment.
All eligibility, qualificions, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement.
Benefits
Help
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
Required documents
Required Documents
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You are required to provide documention th supports the eligibility and qualificion claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire . You must submit the applicable documents listed here and those listed with the eligibilities you select in the announcement questionnaire with your applicion package. Applicants who do not provide supporting documention th fully support their claims will not be referred to the hiring manager. Cover letter is optional.
A complete resume is required. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your applicion package: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week, and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume.
Are you applying for a promotion? For GS positions, to be considered for promotion, you must provide SF-50(s) th shows th you held the next lower GS grade for least one year. SF-50s th have an effective de within the past year (e.g., General Adjustment SF-50 from this year or Within Re/Grade Increases (WRI/WGI) SF-50 within a year) do not clearly show th you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement. Th means if you submit an SF-50 ded within the last year, you must submit another SF-50 ded more than one year ago to clearly demonstre you meet the time-in-grade requirements. If you are a DoD employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF- 50(s) from MyBiz .
Are you claiming membership in any professional organizions, or possession of a license, certifice or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certificion, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your applicion package.
Are you using educion as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic educion requirement for this position? Check the Educion section above to see wh is allowed and wh is required. Any claims you make in your resume or assessment questionnaire regarding educion or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your applicion official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion des, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial applicion, an official transcript will ultimely be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified.
Are you a veteran claiming 5-point veterans' preference or claiming sole survivorship preference? You must submit a copy of your lest DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy th shows all des of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter th shows des of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned informion on the DD-214 you must submit th too. If you are not sure of your preference eligibility, the Department of Labor's website: Veterans' Preference Advisor
Are you a disabled veteran or claiming 10-point veterans' preference?
If you are eligible to claim 10 point veterans preference you must submit a DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty as described above for 5-point preference.
You must also provide the applicable supporting documention of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15). .
Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a stement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The stement of service must provide the branch of service, re/rank, all des of service, the expected de of discharge and anticiped character of service (Honorable, General, etc.).
Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents contain personal informion such as SSN and DOB and some documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize the documents to remove said personal informion before you submit your applicion. You must provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected.
How to Apply
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Click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
1. Complete resume. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your applicion package: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week, and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume.
2. Complete assessment questionnaire. For a quick preview of the assessment questionnaire click here:
3. Documention th supports all of the claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire
Failure to submit a complete applicion package will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion.
Your complete applicion (resume, assessment questionnaire, and all supporting documents) must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 07/28/2025to receive considerion. Applicions received after 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 07/28/2025 will generally not be accepted. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed reviewed. Please do not submit multiple resumes.
NOTE: To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account: select Applicion Stus, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriely.
You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion.
Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applicions to the Contact Informion or Agency Informion listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applicions received the addresses listed in the Contact Informion or Agency Informion destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement.
It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th all informion in their resume, assessment questionnaire, and supporting documents are legible and accure. Human Resources will not modify a resume or change an applicant's answer to a question, even upon request.
Agency contact informion
Department of Navy EIC
...
Address
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD
HRO Building 44/1
Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000
US
Next steps
When the applicion process is complete, your complete applicion (resume, assessment questionnaire, and all supporting documents) reviewed to determine if you meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements for which you requested considerion. You red based on the informion provided in your resume and responses to the questionnaire, along with your supporting documention to determine your level of knowledge, skill, and ability reled to the job requirements.
Generally, only best qualified candides referred to the hiring manager. Sometimes well qualified andminimally qualified candides are referred. Occasionally, candides eligible for priority considerion are referred, and no other candides are referred.
The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews.
You notified of our ring and referral decision. If you are referred, you notified when a hiring decision is made.
NOTE: If you have any questions or need assistance, please email the DON Employment Informion Center ...
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
Help
You are required to provide documention th supports the eligibility and qualificion claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire . You must submit the applicable documents listed here and those listed with the eligibilities you select in the announcement questionnaire with your applicion package. Applicants who do not provide supporting documention th fully support their claims will not be referred to the hiring manager. Cover letter is optional.
A complete resume is required. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your applicion package: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week, and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume.
Are you applying for a promotion? For GS positions, to be considered for promotion, you must provide SF-50(s) th shows th you held the next lower GS grade for least one year. SF-50s th have an effective de within the past year (e.g., General Adjustment SF-50 from this year or Within Re/Grade Increases (WRI/WGI) SF-50 within a year) do not clearly show th you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement. Th means if you submit an SF-50 ded within the last year, you must submit another SF-50 ded more than one year ago to clearly demonstre you meet the time-in-grade requirements. If you are a DoD employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF- 50(s) from MyBiz .
Are you claiming membership in any professional organizions, or possession of a license, certifice or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certificion, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your applicion package.
Are you using educion as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic educion requirement for this position? Check the Educion section above to see wh is allowed and wh is required. Any claims you make in your resume or assessment questionnaire regarding educion or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your applicion official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion des, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial applicion, an official transcript will ultimely be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified.
Are you a veteran claiming 5-point veterans' preference or claiming sole survivorship preference? You must submit a copy of your lest DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy th shows all des of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter th shows des of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned informion on the DD-214 you must submit th too. If you are not sure of your preference eligibility, the Department of Labor's website: Veterans' Preference Advisor
Are you a disabled veteran or claiming 10-point veterans' preference?
If you are eligible to claim 10 point veterans preference you must submit a DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty as described above for 5-point preference.
You must also provide the applicable supporting documention of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15). .
Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a stement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The stement of service must provide the branch of service, re/rank, all des of service, the expected de of discharge and anticiped character of service (Honorable, General, etc.).
Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents contain personal informion such as SSN and DOB and some documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize the documents to remove said personal informion before you submit your applicion. You must provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected.
How to Apply
Help
Click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
1. Complete resume. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your applicion package: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week, and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume.
2. Complete assessment questionnaire. For a quick preview of the assessment questionnaire click here:
3. Documention th supports all of the claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire
Failure to submit a complete applicion package will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion.
Your complete applicion (resume, assessment questionnaire, and all supporting documents) must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 07/28/2025to receive considerion. Applicions received after 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 07/28/2025 will generally not be accepted. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed reviewed. Please do not submit multiple resumes.
NOTE: To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account: select Applicion Stus, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriely.
You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion.
Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applicions to the Contact Informion or Agency Informion listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applicions received the addresses listed in the Contact Informion or Agency Informion destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement.
It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th all informion in their resume, assessment questionnaire, and supporting documents are legible and accure. Human Resources will not modify a resume or change an applicant's answer to a question, even upon request.
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Agency contact informion
Department of Navy EIC
...
Address
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD
HRO Building 44/1
Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000
US
Next steps
When the applicion process is complete, your complete applicion (resume, assessment questionnaire, and all supporting documents) reviewed to determine if you meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements for which you requested considerion. You red based on the informion provided in your resume and responses to the questionnaire, along with your supporting documention to determine your level of knowledge, skill, and ability reled to the job requirements.
Generally, only best qualified candides referred to the hiring manager. Sometimes well qualified andminimally qualified candides are referred. Occasionally, candides eligible for priority considerion are referred, and no other candides are referred.
The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews.
You notified of our ring and referral decision. If you are referred, you notified when a hiring decision is made.
NOTE: If you have any questions or need assistance, please email the DON Employment Informion Center ...
Expand Hide next steps
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 07/24/2025 to 07/28/2025 Salary $100,371 to - $130,488 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion FEW vacancies in the following locion: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, ME Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 12 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Announcement number ST-12770174-25-ARM Control number 841500100
Department of the Navy
United Stes Fleet Forces Command
Summary
You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the COMBAT SYSTEMS TEST BRANCH (CODE 295), COMBAT SYSTEMS DIVISION, CHIEF ENGINEER, ENGINEERING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.
Summary
You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the COMBAT SYSTEMS TEST BRANCH (CODE 295), COMBAT SYSTEMS DIVISION, CHIEF ENGINEER, ENGINEERING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
07/24/2025 to 07/28/2025
Salary
$100,371 to - $130,488 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Locion
FEW vacancies in the following locion:
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Kittery, ME
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
12
Job family (Series)
0802 Engineering Technical
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Secret
Drug test
No
Announcement number
ST-12770174-25-ARM
Control number
841500100
This job is open to
Help
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Land and base management
Current or former employees of a base management agency.
Veterans
Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference
Military spouses
Military spouses relocing under PCS orders or whose spouse is 100% disabled or died while on active duty.
Individuals with disabilities
Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A.
Special authorities
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring ph.
Clarificion from the agency
DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligibles, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG) Technician Preference eligibles and DoD Retained Grade Preference eligibles and VEOA eligibles.
Duties
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You will act as an Assistant Chief Test Engineer-Weapons in Code 290.
You will assist the Chief Test Engineer (CTE-W) with the development, direction, scheduling and coordinion of a test program on the submarines.
You will assist the CTE-W with maintaining the day-to-day progress, conditions and stus of testing.
You resolving emergent problems th may delay project completion.
You will plan and execute assignments and projects to meet overall objectives.
You will ensure the timelessness and cost effectiveness of the work performed.
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
Must be a US Citizen.
Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
Must participe in the direct deposit pay program.
New employees to the Department of the Navy required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, e-verify.gov
Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve least one year the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement.
Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediely following retirement de to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United Stes Code 3326.
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
You 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.
You required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirors, and safety shoes continuously for the durion of the work shift.
Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, he, ionizing and non-ionizing radiion and chemicals). You required to participe in medical surveillance programs.
This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
This position may require travel from normal duty stion to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isoled sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
This is a bargaining unit position.
Qualificions
GS-12
Your resume must demonstre least one year of specialized experience or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the prive or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstre the following:
Experience with submarine weapons systems, opering principles, component functions, and testing requirements.
Experience working within a comb system test program on one or more new overhaul submarines.
Experience using mechanical and electrical weapons systems and equipment.
Experience applying the principles and theories of physical and engineering sciences, and practices of electronics, electrical and mechanical engineering.
Must be LTE-W qualified.
Additional qualificion informion can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
AND
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional 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 th transles directly to paid employment.
Educion
This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement.
Additional informion
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
A tentive offer of employment rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
During the applicion process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organizion and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit stus, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocion expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certifice, your resume available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the de the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.
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PPP applicants placed the FPL, if determined well qualified (WQ). To receive priority considerion, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediely prior to separion.
ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candide, displaced Federal employees must sisfy all qualificion requirements for the position and receive a ring in the highly qualified cegory (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candides must provide copies of all the following documention the time of applicion: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notificion of personnel action th includes position, grade level, and duty locion. Applicants who do not provide this documention will not receive considerion as an ICTAP candide. For more informion about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link
Military Spouse Preference applicants placed the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
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When the applicion process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements listed in this announcement. You red based on the informion provided in your resume and responses to the Occupional Questionnaire, along with your supporting documention to determine your ability to demonstre the following competencies:
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You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as th informion may be taken into considerion during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documention.
If after reviewing your resume and supporting documention, a determinion is made th you infled your qualificions and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurely reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified.
Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment.
All eligibility, qualificions, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement.
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You are required to provide documention th supports the eligibility and qualificion claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire . You must submit the applicable documents listed here and those listed with the eligibilities you select in the announcement questionnaire with your applicion package. Applicants who do not provide supporting documention th fully support their claims will not be referred to the hiring manager. Cover letter is optional.
A complete resume is required. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your applicion package: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week, and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume.
Are you applying for a promotion? For GS positions, to be considered for promotion, you must provide SF-50(s) th shows th you held the next lower GS grade for least one year. SF-50s th have an effective de within the past year (e.g., General Adjustment SF-50 from this year or Within Re/Grade Increases (WRI/WGI) SF-50 within a year) do not clearly show th you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement. Th means if you submit an SF-50 ded within the last year, you must submit another SF-50 ded more than one year ago to clearly demonstre you meet the time-in-grade requirements. If you are a DoD employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF- 50(s) from MyBiz .
Are you claiming membership in any professional organizions, or possession of a license, certifice or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certificion, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your applicion package.
Are you using educion as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic educion requirement for this position? Check the Educion section above to see wh is allowed and wh is required. Any claims you make in your resume or assessment questionnaire regarding educion or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your applicion official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion des, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial applicion, an official transcript will ultimely be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified.
Are you a veteran claiming 5-point veterans' preference or claiming sole survivorship preference? You must submit a copy of your lest DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy th shows all des of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter th shows des of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned informion on the DD-214 you must submit th too. If you are not sure of your preference eligibility, the Department of Labor's website: Veterans' Preference Advisor
Are you a disabled veteran or claiming 10-point veterans' preference?
If you are eligible to claim 10 point veterans preference you must submit a DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty as described above for 5-point preference.
You must also provide the applicable supporting documention of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15). .
Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a stement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The stement of service must provide the branch of service, re/rank, all des of service, the expected de of discharge and anticiped character of service (Honorable, General, etc.).
Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents contain personal informion such as SSN and DOB and some documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize the documents to remove said personal informion before you submit your applicion. You must provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected.
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Click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
1. Complete resume. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your applicion package: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week, and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume.
2. Complete assessment questionnaire. For a quick preview of the assessment questionnaire click here:
3. Documention th supports all of the claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire
Failure to submit a complete applicion package will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion.
Your complete applicion (resume, assessment questionnaire, and all supporting documents) must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 07/28/2025to receive considerion. Applicions received after 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 07/28/2025 will generally not be accepted. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed reviewed. Please do not submit multiple resumes.
NOTE: To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account: select Applicion Stus, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriely.
You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion.
Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applicions to the Contact Informion or Agency Informion listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applicions received the addresses listed in the Contact Informion or Agency Informion destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement.
It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th all informion in their resume, assessment questionnaire, and supporting documents are legible and accure. Human Resources will not modify a resume or change an applicant's answer to a question, even upon request.
Agency contact informion
Department of Navy EIC
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Address
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD
HRO Building 44/1
Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000
US
Next steps
When the applicion process is complete, your complete applicion (resume, assessment questionnaire, and all supporting documents) reviewed to determine if you meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements for which you requested considerion. You red based on the informion provided in your resume and responses to the questionnaire, along with your supporting documention to determine your level of knowledge, skill, and ability reled to the job requirements.
Generally, only best qualified candides referred to the hiring manager. Sometimes well qualified andminimally qualified candides are referred. Occasionally, candides eligible for priority considerion are referred, and no other candides are referred.
The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews.
You notified of our ring and referral decision. If you are referred, you notified when a hiring decision is made.
NOTE: If you have any questions or need assistance, please email the DON Employment Informion Center ...
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The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
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You are required to provide documention th supports the eligibility and qualificion claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire . You must submit the applicable documents listed here and those listed with the eligibilities you select in the announcement questionnaire with your applicion package. Applicants who do not provide supporting documention th fully support their claims will not be referred to the hiring manager. Cover letter is optional.
A complete resume is required. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your applicion package: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week, and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume.
Are you applying for a promotion? For GS positions, to be considered for promotion, you must provide SF-50(s) th shows th you held the next lower GS grade for least one year. SF-50s th have an effective de within the past year (e.g., General Adjustment SF-50 from this year or Within Re/Grade Increases (WRI/WGI) SF-50 within a year) do not clearly show th you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement. Th means if you submit an SF-50 ded within the last year, you must submit another SF-50 ded more than one year ago to clearly demonstre you meet the time-in-grade requirements. If you are a DoD employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF- 50(s) from MyBiz .
Are you claiming membership in any professional organizions, or possession of a license, certifice or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certificion, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your applicion package.
Are you using educion as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic educion requirement for this position? Check the Educion section above to see wh is allowed and wh is required. Any claims you make in your resume or assessment questionnaire regarding educion or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your applicion official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion des, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial applicion, an official transcript will ultimely be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified.
Are you a veteran claiming 5-point veterans' preference or claiming sole survivorship preference? You must submit a copy of your lest DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy th shows all des of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter th shows des of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned informion on the DD-214 you must submit th too. If you are not sure of your preference eligibility, the Department of Labor's website: Veterans' Preference Advisor
Are you a disabled veteran or claiming 10-point veterans' preference?
If you are eligible to claim 10 point veterans preference you must submit a DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty as described above for 5-point preference.
You must also provide the applicable supporting documention of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15). .
Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a stement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The stement of service must provide the branch of service, re/rank, all des of service, the expected de of discharge and anticiped character of service (Honorable, General, etc.).
Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents contain personal informion such as SSN and DOB and some documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize the documents to remove said personal informion before you submit your applicion. You must provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected.
How to Apply
Help
Click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
1. Complete resume. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your applicion package: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week, and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume.
2. Complete assessment questionnaire. For a quick preview of the assessment questionnaire click here:
3. Documention th supports all of the claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire
Failure to submit a complete applicion package will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion.
Your complete applicion (resume, assessment questionnaire, and all supporting documents) must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 07/28/2025to receive considerion. Applicions received after 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 07/28/2025 will generally not be accepted. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed reviewed. Please do not submit multiple resumes.
NOTE: To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account: select Applicion Stus, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriely.
You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion.
Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applicions to the Contact Informion or Agency Informion listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applicions received the addresses listed in the Contact Informion or Agency Informion destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement.
It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th all informion in their resume, assessment questionnaire, and supporting documents are legible and accure. Human Resources will not modify a resume or change an applicant's answer to a question, even upon request.
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Agency contact informion
Department of Navy EIC
...
Address
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD
HRO Building 44/1
Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000
US
Next steps
When the applicion process is complete, your complete applicion (resume, assessment questionnaire, and all supporting documents) reviewed to determine if you meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements for which you requested considerion. You red based on the informion provided in your resume and responses to the questionnaire, along with your supporting documention to determine your level of knowledge, skill, and ability reled to the job requirements.
Generally, only best qualified candides referred to the hiring manager. Sometimes well qualified andminimally qualified candides are referred. Occasionally, candides eligible for priority considerion are referred, and no other candides are referred.
The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews.
You notified of our ring and referral decision. If you are referred, you notified when a hiring decision is made.
NOTE: If you have any questions or need assistance, please email the DON Employment Informion Center ...
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Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 07/24/2025 to 07/28/2025 Salary $100,371 to - $130,488 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion FEW vacancies in the following locion: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, ME Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 12 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Announcement number ST-12770174-25-ARM Control number 841500100
Job ID: 486981020
Originally Posted on: 7/26/2025
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