GENERAL ENGINEER (WELDING)

Full Job Description

You will serve as a GENERAL ENGINEER (WELDING) in the WELDING & NDT ENGINEERING DIVISION (Code 138), QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICE 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: Experience with shipbuilding practices, Reactor Plant design, and materials of construction.

Experience in stress analysis, corrosion theory, welding, nondestructive testing, and other metal joining processes.

Experience interpreting and relating a variety of specifications and data required for the accomplishment of the Nuclear Welding Engineering Program.

Experience with providing resolution to specific welding engineering problems.

GS-11 In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying welding and engineering principles, theories to perform a full range of duties involved in welding engineering problems.

Experience with welding, brazing, and allied processes related to Reactor Plant applications.

Experience with engineering methodologies to research, analyze, interpret, evaluate and carry out conventional work assignments.

Experience preparing purchase specifications, maintenance documents, and modifications instructions for welding and brazing equipment.

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 AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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. Major Duties:

• You will develop a set of inspection criteria and prepare appropriate instructions for the inspection of Reactor Plant Material and non-reactor plant systems such as welding, brazing, and lead filler materials.
• You will be responsible for writing/revising welding and brazing related technical work instructions for weld and braze joint record control.
• You will review and concur on technical work documents (TWDs) to assure proper welding procedures and nondestructive testing requirements are specified.
• You will provide technical support for refueling welding evolutions.
• You will be responsible for determining priorities, cost control and adherence to Navy Specifications and Shipyard requirements.