Naval Architect

Job Details

Qualifications & Requirements

GS-12 Your resume must also 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 providing expert naval architecture and engineering guidance in accordance with US Navy specifications and regulations or commercial equivalent. Experience generating naval architecture and engineering products regarding ship stability, structural assessments, repair and modification. Experience demonstrating knowledge of US Navy Specifications and regulations or commercial equivalent pertaining to design, maintenance, and safety of naval architecture systems. Experience utilizing a high degree of innovation to troubleshoot and resolve complex problems in assigned ship 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/0800/naval-architecture-series-0871/# 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.

Position Overview

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer. GS-12 - $89,508 - $116,362

Duties

• You will provide highly skilled engineering support and serve as a regional technical authority.
• You will serve as Naval Sea Systems Command representative for shipboard and in-shop technical assistance on problems beyond the capability of organizational level, Intermediate Maintenance Level Activities, and ship repair facilities.
• You will provide naval architecture services in connection with overhaul and repair of major ship classes such as aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, frigates and construction of small boats.
• You will provide engineering guidance in accordance with established NAVSEA Technical Authority policy and generate engineering products regarding reliability, configuration, and system performance.
• You will serve as a naval architecture expert for the activity, acting as a naval architect specialist for the Command, and performing as the advisor relative to the naval architecture field in theory and design.
• You will perform detailed engineering analysis as necessary to solve ship alterations and other problems in the naval architecture field where such problems require the services of an expert troubleshooter.
• You will provide guidance and approval as to the acceptability of proposed substitute material and components based on contractor’s and subcontractor’s plans for fabrication of the substitute.
• You will determine acceptability of laboratory tests performed by contractors, and establishment of engineering requirements and test standards for contractual specifications.
• You will coordinate complex alterations with other engineers and technicians within the activity.
• You will serve as a specialist and technical advisor for review and approval of detailed working plans prepared by contractor engineering staff for ships structures and arrangements.
• You will make oral and written reports on technical topics to engineering technicians, engineers, supervisors, shipbuilding specialists, planners, contractors and Navy personnel.