ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

About the role

You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the ), NUC WELDING ENGR & WELDER QUAL BRANCH (Code 138.1), Welding Engineering Division (Code 138), Quality Assurance Office (Code 130) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD. Duties include ensuring concepts/work practices and philosophy of reactor plant work are fully implemented, developing and maintaining work documents, welding requirements, and test specifications, organizing and preparing written technical documents, assisting prime contractors, qualifying welders, and preparing work instructions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure concepts/work practices and philosophy of reactor plant work are fully implemented.
• Develop and maintain work documents, welding requirements, and test specifications for various activities.
• Organize and prepare written technical documents for personnel performing nuclear repairs.
• Provide assistance to prime contractors, including selecting or qualifying welding procedures for methods or repair work and determining material, administrative, and quality requirements.
• Qualify welders and assist in the preparation of work instructions.

Requirements

• 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.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty.
• May require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites.
• Must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience providing technical assistance using nuclear welding tools, equipment, and processes for quality nuclear work.
• Experience interpreting policies, regulations, and engineering criteria.
• Experience performing quality assurance program requirements on surface ship and submarine systems, including hull, piping, and mechanical components.
• Experience determining the need for alterations and modifications to existing systems and/or tooling before or during work.
• Experience performing technical aspects of related engineering fields such as mechanical, electrical, metallurgical, and structural mechanics as applied to welding.