Engineering Technician

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Competitive Service Positions 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

• Performs measurement, inspection, survey, monitoring, review, analysis, design, and layout.
• Prepares appropriate documentation for the calibration ,operation, maintenance, repair, and modification of mechanical and electrical systems, production equipment and tooling, other utility systems and/or facilities.
• Makes on-site visits to affected shop or plant areas to independently investigate particular items org groups of items for operating inadequacies, modifications, or adaptation to meet requirements.
• Plans and establishes overall layouts and drafts, sketches and drawings, applying and computing tolerances, dimensions, clearances, fits, roads, sizes, or other aspects as required.
• Compiles and develops work and design specifications governing performance evaluation, assembly, and delivery of special adapting devices or parts of equipment/facilities and systems.
• Performs follow-up on all phases of project and keeps supervisor and senior engineer apprised of progress and status of projects.
• Applies a practical knowledge of engineering principles in assessing specific requirements, delineating engineering interpretations and.
• Translates what is required into specifications of sufficient detail that an accurate assessment of scope of work, cost estimates, time materials, etc., can be prepared.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized 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: a 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. In addition to meeting one of the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-11: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 grade level in the Federal service which includes: practical experience in the construction trades and crafts and formal training to perform engineering design and cost estimates for the maintenance and repair, new construction, alterations and modifications of architectural, civil, electrical and mechanical systems and equipment within the Directorate of Public Works. GS-10: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes: analyzes the subject, phase, or issues involved in each assignment to adjust or deviate from standard work methods based on situations and conditions at a field or work site. GS-09: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-08 grade level in the Federal service which includes: applying, theories, concepts, principles, and methodologies of an engineering or architectural discipline sufficient to research, analyze, interpret, and evaluate. 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.