Clarification from the agency

U.S. Citizens. Subject position(s) will be filled through Expedited Hire Authority. All applicants who meet the basic qualification requirements will be forwarded to the Selecting Official for further consideration. The "Rule of Three", Category Rating, Veterans Preference, and traditional rating and ranking of applicants does not apply to this vacancy

You will serve as a Technical Manager (TM), overseeing the development, production, and testing of boats and systems that address U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requirements.

Being a CG civilian makes you a valuable member of the CG team. Typical work assignments include:

• Developing specifications and supporting engineering, integration, and test and evaluation efforts to support the acquisition of Coast Guard Boats.
• Interpreting industry and government technical standards and establishing consistency in their application.
• Reviewing and evaluating drawings and deliverables to ensure boat systems and subsystems meet technical and engineering standards.
• Assisting with the development of engineering change proposals, cost estimates, and other technical or contract administration documents.
• Communicating specific program objectives, special instructions, deadlines for submissions, and any technical, logistical, and test and evaluation considerations.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Unofficial transcripts are required at the time of application.
• A one year probationary period may be required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• A National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) is required.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) leading to a bachelor’s degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

OR

Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:

1.  Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT) or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.

2.  Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described above.

3.  Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)

AND

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: 

AT THE GS-11 LEVEL: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to a GS-09 in the federal service. Specialized experience includes: Assisting other Technical Managers with drafting specifications, reviewing test procedures, executing quality and test checklists, and developing recommended corrective actions. Assessing the adequacy of boat design by conducting independent inspections and test of a contractors’ Hull Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E) and electronic systems. 

AT THE GS-12 LEVEL: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to a GS-11 in the federal service. Specialized experience includes: Playing a key role in the development of boat specifications, defining and allocating requirements, evaluating design tradeoffs, balancing technical risk, defining and assessing interfaces, monitoring verification and validation activities; creating project reports or proposals to identify and resolve issues of project scope, cost, and resources, considering all program risk areas, including cost, schedule and technical performance; and managing cost, schedule and technical performance of active task orders.

AT THE GS-13 LEVEL: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to a GS-12 in the federal service. Specialized experience includes: Conducting acquisition program reviews, engineering analyses, and evaluations; conducting engineering research and studies to determine and recommend appropriate solutions to issues, interpret designs, and evaluate adequacy; interpreting and evaluating engineering drawings, specifications, and technical data packages; developing and using data collection techniques to assess project and program effectiveness.   

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.  If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your résumé and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will referred for consideration.  The following competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities are needed to perform this job:

1. Mastery level knowledge of a broad range of engineering concepts in order to plan, analyze and develop designs and projects for equipment, materials, and methods of retrofit or installation; develops cost and time estimates for designs and specifications, and develops cost estimates and lifecycle costing information for engineering projects.
2. Knowledge of boatyard/boat builder capabilities, including production and testing techniques, methods, and procedures used during new boat construction, testing, trials, and delivery.
3. Mastery of engineering principles, theories, practices, regulations, and procedures covering a broad range of engineering disciplines, including marine, mechanical, electrical, electronics, production, and logistics.
4. Knowledge (technical and operational) of boat systems including Communication, Navigation and Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical (HM&E) systems.
5. Expert knowledge and skill in reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating specifications, drawings, technical documentation, plans, reports, and procedures.
6. Ability to monitor contractor’s work to ensure conformance to contract plans and specifications and U.S. Coast Guard requirements.
7. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships and cooperation of key staff personnel, employees, supervisors, and managers to gather information, develop recommendations and provide advice.
8. Ability to work in a team environment and negotiate effectively with other personnel to accept and implement recommendations involving substantial resources and requiring extensive changes.

GS-11: 

Must be able to obtain a Level I Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Certification.

Must be able to obtain a Level I Systems Engineer Certification.

GS-12:

Must be able to obtain Level II Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Certification.

Must be able to obtain a Level II Systems Engineer Certification.

GS-13:

Must be able to 0btain a Core Level III certification as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

Must be able to Obtain a DHS Level III certification in Systems Engineering (SE).