Summary You will serve as an Electronics Technician in the Testing and Technical Support Division, Weapons Repair Department, of TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY, BANGOR. The Secretary of Defense has ordered a department-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the DoD hiring freeze. Offers of employment related to this vacancy announcement will not be executed until the position has an approved exemption. Responsibilities You will provide technical support to Fleet and Shore customers pertaining to submarine Local Area Networks (LAN), Information Assurance (IA), Information Technology (IT) systems interfaces and External Communication Systems (ECS). You will provide engineering and technical expertise in TRIDENT Command and Control System (CCS)/Non-Propulsion Electronic System (NPES) hardware and software and are the CCS/ NPES SUBLAN/CANES technical point of contact. You will provide Fleet Technical Assistance (FTA), waterfront/deck-plate logistics, management/coordination assistance and services; technical over-sight and consultation; over-the-shoulder maintenance training; and FTA data collection and reporting. You will conduct system/equipment operational and maintenance assessments which include scheduled shipboard assessments and continuous operational and maintenance data assessments. You will design, implement, perform, and evaluate local test plans/procedures to determine material readiness. You will identify, resolve, and report discrepancies and provide over-the-shoulder maintenance training to ships force and shop personnel. You will provide support for the following: modernization and installation, Shipyard/IMA, logistics and configuration management, and CHENG/Engineering Technical Authority. You will act as the Refit Technical Support Manager for assigned TRIDENT submarines. You will create and develop plans and procedures for isolation and resolution of difficult and complex shipboard system problems. You will analyze overall refit performance indicators/trends and projected workloads, as well as actual performance, and evaluate their relationship to the Weapons Repair Department to ensure comprehensive and responsive support is provided. You will coordinate, direct, and review subsystem testing; devise new tests, and modify existing tests to support new equipment configurations or conditions. You will provide representation at Network Review Conferences, assessments and certification of newly developed hardware/software, technical meetings, pre-arrival and arrival conferences, and production status meetings. You will provide expertise in the field of system level software and hardware for the command and control systems of the OHIO class SSBN and support functions. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-12: Your resume must 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: Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: applying technical electronic engineering methods and principles to conduct operational and maintenance assessments of shipboard electronic systems and associated software to analyze findings, identify deficiencies or trends, and recommend corrective actions in support of the modernization, installation, repair, or maintenance of shipboard networked systems. GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: assisting in applying technical electronic engineering methods and principles to conduct operational and maintenance assessments of shipboard electronic systems and associated software to analyze findings, identify deficiencies or trends, and recommend corrective actions in support of the modernization, installation, repair, or maintenance of shipboard networked systems. 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 IOR Link: Electronics Technical Series 0856 (opm.gov) 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. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf This position requires rotating shift work. This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. This position requires exposure to high noise levels. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.