Engineering Technician

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a GS-0802-12, Engineering Technician located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S.

Coast Guard, OPERATING LOCATION-SFLC LRE SYSTEMS and EQUIPMENT SEC 1-ALAMEDA CA in ALAMEDA, California.

To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal sector.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis.

Experience with recognizing Diesel Engine Maintenance and knowing how to repair (Particularly MTU & Caterpillar Engines).

Experience with understanding what the Diesel Parts Condition Assessment are (Particularly MTU & Caterpillar Engines). Repair Team Oversight, Guidance, Direction and Training.

Repair and Overhauling Project Management.

NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

You will serve as an Engineering Technician and be responsible for serving as the maintenance technical lead advising, overseeing, and managing planned and emergent maintenance on the propulsion systems employed on the 418-ft Maritime Security Cutter.

Assists the NSC Propulsion Systems Support Integrator regarding lifecycle logistics, and operational and performance analysis.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Performing propulsion system inspections and troubleshooting.

Providing hands-on guidance and training for NSC crews and USCG Maintenance Augmentation Team personnel during scheduled and unscheduled maintenance actions.

Serving as a member of root cause failure analysis teams, investigating high value or recurring equipment failures to identify immediate, underlying, and root causes.

Providing maintenance recommendations based on the application of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) principles and practices that strike the balance between reliability, availability, maintainability, and total ownership costs.

Generating engineering change recommendations to address the following: implement the OEM technical service bulletins; correct or update cutter/fleet configuration to lower maintenance costs and increase operational availability; and report identified obsolescence and supportability issues.

Developing, oversee, and validate maintenance and repair test plans.

Appling specialized technical knowledge of professional engineering and scientific concepts, methods, and procedures to analyze and define the requirements of multi-phase projects.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.

Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.

If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision.

You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information