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NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER

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A Repair or Service Technician services and repairs a wide variety of equipment. Workers may specialize in equipment such as electrical systems, heating systems or industrial machinery, just to name a few, across various industries. May work in a dedicated repair shop or at a customer location. Individual responsibilities depend on the type of equipment and industry the worker specializes in.

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Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division Summary You will serve as a Technician in the Surface Launch Missile Division, Sensors Weapons and Launchers Department of
NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER PORT HUENEME DIVISION.
Learn more about this agency Summary You will serve as a Technician in the Surface Launch Missile Division, Sensors Weapons and Launchers Department of
NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER PORT HUENEME DIVISION.
Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Seal Beach, CA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—This position is eligible for ad-hoc/situional telework the discretion of management. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—Relocion incentives as described in 5 USC 5753 may be authorized in accordance with applicable regulions. PCS is not authorized. Salary $124,085 - $190,627 per year The salary range shown above is capped the GS-13 Step 10 ($161,313 in Seal Beach, CA) Pay scale & grade NT 5 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0856 Electronics Technical Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
ST-13057113-26-CJW
Control number 884046800 This job is open to Help Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Land and base management Current or former employees of a base management agency. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A. Special authorities Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring ph. Clarificion from the agency DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligibles, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG) Technician Preference eligibles and DoD Retained Grade Preference eligibles and VEOA eligibles. Duties Help You will serve as a Team Lead/Technician and directing complex and intrice operions in the Surface Launch Missile (SLM) field, ensuring all tasks are completed accurely, safely, and in accordance with technical directives. You will assign specific tasks, demonstre proper work methods, and provide technical guidance leveraging a deep understanding of ordnance systems and advanced mechanical/electrical skills. You will ensure needed documention, merials, and tools are available, coordine production work for efficient personnel utilizion, and meticulously check work in progress, while fostering a commitment to excellence and continuous improvement. You will troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues and utilize advanced test and measurement equipment to determine the operional stus and serviceability of ordnance components. You will analyze test results, identify root causes of malfunctions, and implement effective corrective actions, adjustments, or repairs to ensure proper functioning. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a US Citizen. Must be determined suitable for federal employment. Must participe in the direct deposit pay program. New employees to the Department of the Navy required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, e-verify.gov Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediely following retirement de to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United Stes Code 3326. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. You required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentive offer of employment rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You subject to random testing. This position may require travel from normal duty stion to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isoled sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time. You required to obtain and maintain a current valid United Stes Class C driver's license. You required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examinion. The position requires frequent and/or repeed walking, standing, sitting, kneeling, stooping, bending, lifting, pushing/pulling. You required to obtain and maintain a current forklift license. Qualificions Your resume must demonstre least one year of specialized experience or equivalent to the NT-04 (GS-11/12 equivalent) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the prive or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstre the following: applying technical engineering processes, methods, and concepts to lead and mentor team members, evalue technical documention, utilize specialized test equipment, conduct maintenance and repair, and resolve engineering issues impacting the development and delivery of ordnance systems in accordance with safety procedures. Additional qualificion informion can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/classificion-qualificions/general-schedule-qualificion-standards/#url=List-by-Occupional-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional 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 th transles directly to paid employment. Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstrion Project. The NT-05 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-13 and GS-14. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentive offer of employment rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the applicion process you will have the ability 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 organizion and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit stus, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocion 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 certifice, your resume available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the de the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.
Federal annuitant informion:
The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy informion may be found : http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf
ICTAP Applicants:
To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candide, displaced Federal employees must sisfy all qualificion requirements for the position and receive a ring in the highly qualified cegory (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candides must provide copies of all of the following documention the time of applicion:?1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notificion of personnel action th includes position, grade level, and duty locion. Applicants who do not provide this documention will not receive considerion as an ICTAP candide. For more informion about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-phs/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants placed 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. PPP applicants placed the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority considerion, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediely prior to separion. A relocion incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocion costs experienced by the selectee. A relocion incentive may be authorized. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocion or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or educion, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being Your resume is the key means we have for evaluing your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they rele to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the applicion process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements listed in this announcement. You red based on the informion provided in your resume and applicion package, along with your supporting documention to determine your ability to demonstre the following competencies:
DEVELOPING OTHERS INFLUENCING/NEGOTIATING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review, Structured Interview You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as th informion may be taken into considerion during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documention. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment. All qualificions requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help You are required to provide documention th supports the eligibility and qualificion claims made in your resume . You must submit the applicable documents listed here and those listed with the eligibilities you select in the announcement questionnaire with your applicion package. Applicants who do not provide supporting documention th fully support their claims will not be referred to the hiring manager. Cover letter is optional. A complete resume is required. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g.
GS-0201-09
) for relevant federal experience.
TIP:
A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume. Are you applying for a promotion? For GS positions, to be considered for a promotion, you must provide SF-50(s) th shows you held the next lower GS grade for least one year. SF-50s th have an effective de within the past year (e.g., General Adjustment SF-50 from this year or Within Re/Grade Increases (WRI/WGI) SF-50 within a year) do not clearly show th you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement. Th means if you submit an SF-50 ded within the last year, you must submit another SF-50 ded more than one year ago to clearly demonstre you meet the time-in-grade requirements. If you are a DoD employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF- 50(s) from MyBiz . Are you claiming membership in any professional organizions, or possession of a license, certifice or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certificion, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your applicion package. Are you using educion as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic educion requirement for this position? Check the Educion section above to see wh is allowed and wh is required. Any claims you make in your resume regarding educion or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your applicion official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion des, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial applicion, an official transcript will ultimely be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified. Are you a veteran claiming 5-point veterans' preference or claiming sole survivorship preference? You must submit a copy of your lest DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy th shows all des of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter th shows des of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned informion on the DD-214 you must submit th too. If you are not sure of your preference eligibility, the Department of Labor's website: Veterans' Preference Advisor Are you a disabled veteran or claiming 10-point veterans' preference? If you are eligible to claim 10 point veterans preference you must submit a DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty as described above for 5-point preference. You must also provide the applicable supporting documention of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15).
http:
//www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf . Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a stement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The stement of service must provide the branch of service, re/rank, all des of service, the expected de of discharge and anticiped character of service (Honorable, General, etc.). Applicion documents, including supplemental ones, may be shared outside the Human Resources Office. Supplemental documents may contain your SSN, DOB, or personal informion of others (e.g., on military orders, marriage certifices). You may redact this informion before submitting; however, if selected, you mustprovide unredacted originals. How to Apply Help Click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g.
GS-0201-09
) for relevant federal experience.
TIP:
A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume. 2. Supporting documention Failure to submit a complete applicion package will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. Your complete applicion must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 09/14/2026. Applicions received after 09/14/2026 will generally result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed reviewed. For additional informion on viewing your applicion stus, click https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applicions to the Contact Informion or Agency Informion listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applicions received the addresses listed in the Contact Informion or Agency Informion destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th all informion in their resume and documents are legible and accure. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Agency contact informion Department of Navy EIC doneic@us.navy.mil Address
NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER 4363
Missile Way Port Hueneme, CA 93043 US Next steps When the applicion process is complete, your complete applicion reviewed to determine if you meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements for which you requested considerion. You red based on the informion provided in your resume and technical assessment(s), along with your supporting documention to determine your level of knowledge, skill, and ability reled to the job requirements. Generally, only best qualified candides referred to the hiring manager. Sometimes well qualified andminimally qualified candides are referred. Occasionally, candides eligible for priority considerion are referred, and no other candides are referred. The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews. You notified of our ring and referral decision. If you are referred, you notified when a hiring decision is made.
NOTE:
If you have any questions or need assistance, please email the DON Employment Informion Center DONEIC@us.navy.mil Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help You are required to provide documention th supports the eligibility and qualificion claims made in your resume . You must submit the applicable documents listed here and those listed with the eligibilities you select in the announcement questionnaire with your applicion package. Applicants who do not provide supporting documention th fully support their claims will not be referred to the hiring manager. Cover letter is optional. A complete resume is required. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g.
GS-0201-09
) for relevant federal experience.
TIP:
A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume. Are you applying for a promotion? For GS positions, to be considered for a promotion, you must provide SF-50(s) th shows you held the next lower GS grade for least one year. SF-50s th have an effective de within the past year (e.g., General Adjustment SF-50 from this year or Within Re/Grade Increases (WRI/WGI) SF-50 within a year) do not clearly show th you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement. Th means if you submit an SF-50 ded within the last year, you must submit another SF-50 ded more than one year ago to clearly demonstre you meet the time-in-grade requirements. If you are a DoD employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF- 50(s) from MyBiz . Are you claiming membership in any professional organizions, or possession of a license, certifice or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certificion, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your applicion package. Are you using educion as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic educion requirement for this position? Check the Educion section above to see wh is allowed and wh is required. Any claims you make in your resume regarding educion or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your applicion official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion des, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial applicion, an official transcript will ultimely be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified. Are you a veteran claiming 5-point veterans' preference or claiming sole survivorship preference? You must submit a copy of your lest DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy th shows all des of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter th shows des of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned informion on the DD-214 you must submit th too. If you are not sure of your preference eligibility, the Department of Labor's website: Veterans' Preference Advisor Are you a disabled veteran or claiming 10-point veterans' preference? If you are eligible to claim 10 point veterans preference you must submit a DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty as described above for 5-point preference. You must also provide the applicable supporting documention of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15).
http:
//www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf . Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a stement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The stement of service must provide the branch of service, re/rank, all des of service, the expected de of discharge and anticiped character of service (Honorable, General, etc.). Applicion documents, including supplemental ones, may be shared outside the Human Resources Office. Supplemental documents may contain your SSN, DOB, or personal informion of others (e.g., on military orders, marriage certifices). You may redact this informion before submitting; however, if selected, you mustprovide unredacted originals. How to Apply Help Click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g.
GS-0201-09
) for relevant federal experience.
TIP:
A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume. 2. Supporting documention Failure to submit a complete applicion package will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. Your complete applicion must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 09/14/2026. Applicions received after 09/14/2026 will generally result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed reviewed. For additional informion on viewing your applicion stus, click https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applicions to the Contact Informion or Agency Informion listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applicions received the addresses listed in the Contact Informion or Agency Informion destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th all informion in their resume and documents are legible and accure. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Department of Navy EIC doneic@us.navy.mil Address
NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER 4363
Missile Way Port Hueneme, CA 93043 US Next steps When the applicion process is complete, your complete applicion reviewed to determine if you meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements for which you requested considerion. You red based on the informion provided in your resume and technical assessment(s), along with your supporting documention to determine your level of knowledge, skill, and ability reled to the job requirements. Generally, only best qualified candides referred to the hiring manager. Sometimes well qualified andminimally qualified candides are referred. Occasionally, candides eligible for priority considerion are referred, and no other candides are referred. The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews. You notified of our ring and referral decision. If you are referred, you notified when a hiring decision is made.
NOTE:
If you have any questions or need assistance, please email the DON Employment Informion Center DONEIC@us.navy.mil Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Seal Beach, CA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—This position is eligible for ad-hoc/situional telework the discretion of management. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—Relocion incentives as described in 5 USC 5753 may be authorized in accordance with applicable regulions. PCS is not authorized. Salary $124,085 - $190,627 per year The salary range shown above is capped the GS-13 Step 10 ($161,313 in Seal Beach, CA) Pay scale & grade NT 5 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
ST-13057113-26-CJW
Control number 884046800

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