SUPERVISORY ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Summary

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the Test Engineering Division (Code 246),Office of the Chief Engineer (Code 240), Engineering and Planning Department (Code 200) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

• You will manage and execute the non-nuclear test and work control program during NNSY Ship availabilities.
• You will direct and/or coordinate multiple trade and shipyard codes to ensure that all ship and support systems and capable of meeting the technical requirements.
• You will identify all non-nuclear work and testing technically required to be completed for key events.
• You will direct the mapping of CU Phases, work authorization forms, re-entry control documents, inspection/deficiency reports, test procedures, etc.
• You will monitor shipboard testing in progress and take action to assure that testing is conducted in accordance with approved technical and safety requirements.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 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 providing formal certification of ship readiness. Experience demonstrating knowledge with non-nuclear engineering systems for submarines, aircraft carriers and other conventional surface ships. Experience utilizing technical manuals, directives, and reports pertaining to all non-nuclear processes associated with maintenance, overhaul, modification, and testing of nuclear and non-nuclear submarines and surface ship. Experience applying knowledge of shipboard systems, work control requirements, system testing, shipboard safety and SUBSAFE re-entry control. Experience managing non-nuclear work control and test programs for ship's availabilities. Experience reviewing work products and assuring subordinate employees perform quality work with time constraints. 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 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.

How to apply

Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), 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 information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. 2. Supporting documentation Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 09/10/2026. Applications received after 09/10/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. For additional information on viewing your application status, click https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.