Engineering Technician - Recent Graduate

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.

To qualify for GS-04, you must have:
a) At least 12 months of experience with at least 6 months of general experience performing any type of work that demonstrates the ability to perform technical engineering methods or that provided a familiarity with engineering technology, construction technology, industrial technology, or associated processes; and at least 6 months of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-03 level in the Federal service that includes working knowledge of using standard procedures and operations in technical engineering methods and practices related to design, manufacture, assembly, inspection, testing, and operation of space flight vehicles, spacecraft, and/or developmental systems and hardware. [NOTE: Your specialized experience can substitute for having less than 6 months of generalized experience, as long as your total experience is at least 12 months.]
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b) Two years of post-secondary study that included at least 12 semester hours or 18 quarter hours in any combination of courses such as engineering, engineering technology, industrial technology, construction, physics, drafting, surveying, physical science, or mathematics,
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c) An equivalent combination of experience and education.

To qualify for GS-05, you must have:
a) One year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level in the Federal service that includes:

• performing duties such as operating and making operational adjustments to machine shop equipment;
• applying basic machine shop procedures and operations for the design, manufacture, assembly, inspection or testing of mechanical pieces, parts or devices;
• extracting and compiling data and measurements.

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b) Completed a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in engineering, construction, or industrial technology.
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c) Completed a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree that included at least 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours in any combination of courses such as engineering, engineering technology, industrial technology, construction, physics, drafting, surveying, physical science, or mathematics,
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d) An equivalent combination of experience and education.

To qualify for GS-06, you must have:
a) One year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service that includes:

• operating and making adjustments to machine shop equipment used in tasks connected to aerospace flight hardware;
• applying advanced knowledge of standard procedures and operations in technical engineering methods and practices used in the design, manufacture, assembly, inspection, testing, and operation of spaceflight vehicles, spacecraft, and/or developmental systems and hardware;
• applying mechanical skills in the practical design, construction, testing and operational tasks connected to aerospace flight hardware.

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b) One-year full academic year of graduate education in engineering, engineering technology, industrial technology, construction, physics, drafting, surveying, physical science, or mathematics.
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c) An equivalent combination of experience and graduate education.

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. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.