Duties

Summary

Serve as an Engineering Technician in the Systems Integration and Test Branch, Engineering Directorate, Langley Research Center (LaRC) responsible for vibration workmanship, acceptance, and qualification-level testing on mission critical aerospace flight hardware.

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Responsibilities

• Duties described below are at the full-performance level. Duties assigned at a lower grade level will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee.
• Responsible for operating and maintaining vibration test systems, mass properties measurement systems, modal test equipment, general vibration test instrumentation and sensors in the Vibration Test Laboratory.
• Participates in the development of test plans, test and process procedures, and the documentation of test results.
• Work with other technicians, engineers, and managers to resolve anomalies and recommend changes in test design, equipment design, techniques, or methods.
• Provides technical expertise in the surveillance, design, evaluation, and implementation of environmental testing at other Langley and remote facilities.
• Troubleshoots, adjusts, modifies, and improves test systems and instrumentation to provide support that minimizes interruptions in the ability to carry out critical testing and integration functions within the Branch.
• Specification, procurement, receipt, and installation of specialized test and support equipment required for test operations.
• Perform precision prototype machining, to support the assembly, and integration of aerospace flight systems.
• Metrology point of contact for the Laboratory. Ensures compliance with LAPD-8730.1, Langley Metrology Program. Responsible for logistics and the resolution of MTE discrepancies pertaining to the calibration of test equipment in the Laboratory.
• Provide mentoring to junior technicians in laboratory operations.
• Property custodian of the government owned equipment within the Laboratory.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
12

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

To qualify for GS-10, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service that includes assisting with conducting operations of aerospace technical facilities to include lifting and logistics operations; spacecraft assembly, integration, and test; high pressure system operations; and clean room operations and maintenance.

To qualify for GS-11, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 level in the Federal service that includes conducting operations of aerospace technical facilities to include lifting and logistics operations; spacecraft assembly, integration, and test; high pressure system operations; and clean room operations and maintenance.

To qualify for GS-12, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service that includes managing and conducting operations of aerospace technical facilities to include lifting and logistics operations; spacecraft assembly, integration, and test; high pressure system operations; and clean room operations and maintenance.

Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

Education

Additional information

Additional selections may be made for similar positions across NASA within the local commuting area(s) of the location(s) identified in this announcement . By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) within NASA. CTAP/ICTAP will be cleared for any additional selection from this announcement.

You must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible for this position. To be eligible, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in a position no more than 1 grade lower than the advertised position. (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. If your eligibility for both merit promotion and/or time-in-grade cannot be determined, your application will be rated ineligible. Please see Required Documents for additional information).
Note: Time-in-grade requirements also apply to applicants who have held a non-temporary, competitive service GS position in the past year.

If you have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must:
- Indicate your eligibility when applying for a position. The questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility.
-Be well qualified for this position to receive consideration. Candidates rated in the 'Best Qualified' category are considered well-qualified. Please see 'How You Will Be Evaluated' for more information.
-Submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP as indicated in 'Required Documents'

For additional information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, click here - https:// www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/#ictap.

Qualified NASA term employees who have term conversion eligibility (http://nasapeople.nasa.gov/hclwp/term-appointments.htm) under the NASA Flexibility Act of 2004 will be referred and considered equally with other NASA permanent employees under internal competitive placement procedures.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements listed in this vacancy announcement. To determine your qualifications and referral status, we may review your resume and supporting documentation and compare it against your responses to the vacancy questionnaire. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.

You will be assessed on the following competencies:
Mechanics
Technical Competence
Teamwork
Attention to Detail

NASA considers 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.

Under NASA's quality grouping process, applicants will be assessed on the position competencies and placed in one of three groups identified and defined below:

• Best Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate a superior level of all evaluation criteria.
• Highly Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate a satisfactory level of the evaluation criteria.
• Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate the basic qualifications, with general knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Candidates eligible for ICTAP/CTAP, reemployment priority or priority consideration will be referred before other candidates, as necessary. If no such candidates apply or are eligible to be referred, the following candidates will be sent to the hiring official for employment consideration:

• Best Qualified merit promotion candidates. Highly Qualified merit promotion candidates may also be referred, if additional candidates are needed.
• Qualified candidates eligible for consideration under Schedule A or VRA in accordance with veterans' preference rules, as applicable.
• Qualified candidates that are eligible for special hiring authorities or non-competitive hiring authorities.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
Yes

Position sensitivity and risk
Moderate Risk (MR)

Trust determination process
Suitability/Fitness

Required Documents

A complete application package includes a resume, required documents and completion of the vacancy announcement questionnaire. Please see this guidance: What to include in your resume . Your resume should describe your specialized experience and support your answers to the vacancy announcement questionnaire.

The following documents are required:

• Resume
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action

There may be other supporting documents (licenses, certification, veterans preference, etc.), depending on your answers to the questionnaire and job announcement description, that you may have to submit, please verify your application.

If you are a surplus or displaced employee (CTAP and ICTAP), submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP. This includes copies of your agency notice, most recent Performance Rating and most recent Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) noting current position, grade level, and duty location.

If you are a veteran and you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit a DD214, Certificate of Release from Active Duty, which shows dates of service and discharge under honorable conditions. For more information on veterans' preference and possible other supporting documents that you may have to submit, please visit FedshireVets

Official documents are required at the time of appointment for verification of eligibility and qualifications.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.