SUPERVISORY ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

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About the Position: This announcement is for a Supervisory Engineering Technician position located with the U.S.

Army Yuma Proving Ground with a duty location of Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma AZ, in the following Directorate: YTC/Ground Combat Systems Dir, Ammunition & Armaments Management Division Armaments Branch.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Civilian Employees of the Command Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described below.

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).

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

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIRMENT: .One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NJ-03/GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes work that involves: 1.) Proven expertise in artillery and mortar systems, including munitions and support equipment, 2.) Skilled in managing, scheduling and tracking daily operations and requirements.

3.) Experience in reporting on operational status and key performance indicators. 4.) Adept at developing and implementing standardized procedures for mission safety and success.

and 5.) Experience in armament testing safety, including program management and system expertise.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required specialized experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone- no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Major Duties:

• Responsibile for planning, reviewing and analyzing the work of government personnel including trainees, engineering technicians and work leaders in grades up to GS-12.
• Provide technical oversight and evaluates work performed by mission support contractors.
• Study and analyze work operations and makes changes in workflow, methods, priorities, etc., to assure timely accomplishment of assigned workload among the Armaments Branch
• Provide administrative and technical direction to subordinates providing direction and control over the day-to-day branch operations and support to remote test ranges
• Consult with and advises engineers, project managers and test director personnel on the practicability and feasibility of proposed test plans and implementation of desired projects.