Engineering Technician

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as a Engineering Technician at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Duties

• Serves as an Engineering Technician responsible for developing plans and designs for a variety of projects of considerable scope and complexity.
• Repair, maintenance, alteration, and construction of major technical and experimental facilities and installation infrastructure.
• Incumbent exercises knowledge gained from extensive experience and on-the-job training in civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering work.
• Prepares plans, designs, and specifications required for approved special projects involving maintenance, repair, alteration, or construction.
• Inspects facilities and prepares reports with various engineering features.
• Prepares projects of broad scope and complexity for accomplishment by open-ended architectural/engineering (A-E) design/study development contracts.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. BASIC REQUIREMENT: Specialized experience including technical work in the areas such as: drafting, surveying construction estimating, physical science, mathematics, aerospace, architecture, chemicals, electrical or mechanical systems, mining, petroleum, or nuclear systems. OR Experience in a trade or craft that work required intensive knowledge of engineering principles, techniques, methods, and precedents for example trade positions with substantial developmental, test, or design responsibilities such as: Planner and estimator who analyzed designs for production purposes or an Instrument maker or model maker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated. OR Certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, an organization sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-12: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1.) Preparing plans, designs, and specifications required for approved special projects involving maintenance, repair, alteration or construction in support of installation mission and tenant activities, 2.) Prepare projects for accomplishment of open-ended architectural/engineering (A-E) design/study development contracts, 3.) Performing facility and infrastructure inspections or evaluations, AND 4.) Preparing contract documentation for work, estimates, contracts, and delivery orders for projects within the Directorate of Public Works. GS-11 One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1. Preparing plans, designs, and specifications required for approved special projects involving maintenance, repair, alteration or construction in support of installation mission and tenant activities, 2. Performing facility and infrastructure inspections or evaluations, AND 3. Preparing contract documentation for work, estimates, contracts, and delivery orders for projects within the Directorate of Public Works. GS-10 I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1.) Knowledge and experience of heating ,air-conditioning, machinery, piping, plumbing, electrical, ventilation, fire protection, excavation, shoring, lighting, and similar types of equipment and systems., AND 2.) render technical assistance in the overall planning of constructions and renovation projects which include the planning and scheduling the work with the contractor. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required 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.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/15/2026 to receive consideration Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. For additional information, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. Your resume selected in USAJOBS will be included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status.