Engineering Technician (Drafting)

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD/DoW Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as an Engineering Technician (Drafting), responsible for the development of contract drawings and standard detailing for structures, utilities, mechanical, and electrical features, or equipment. Prepares as-built and field verification of data for structures, utilities, mechanical, and electrical features, or equipment. Receives sketches or information from engineers and/or engineering technicians to be developed into final engineering drawings or illustration packages. Exercises judgment in material and metal selections, design efficiency, installation procedures, sizes, and tolerances. Performs automated drafting utilizing personal computers, digitizers, digitizing tablets, electrostatic and pen plotters, scanners, and a variety of automated drafting software. Responsible for routine system maintenance of hardware associated with the computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems. Responsible for verifying that all electronic drawings are in compliance with Architectural, Engineering and Construction (A/E/C) Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) standards. Works with staff and project managers to coordinate appropriate small projects with limited scope and complexity. Maintains and manages drawing library, both digital and print, according to site standard operating procedures. Associated tasks include revision control and tracking; storage and organization; and archival and retrieval of project drawings. Assists engineering with developing and implementing procedures for drawing management. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Minimum qualifications for the GS-09: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience utilizing an electronic document management system to catalog, file, and organize engineering documents; AND using Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) systems to create and update drawings of equipment and facilities in an industrial or campus setting. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.