Engineering Technician
Required Skills
Preferred Skills
Job Description
**Summary**
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Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.
**This job is open to**
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### **The public**
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
### **Clarification from the agency**
• THIS IS A DELEGATED EXAMINING ANNOUNCEMENT OPEN TO ALL U.S. CITIZENS. • Duty Location: FCC Beaumont, TX
**Duties**
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Plots results of all field surveys and prepares them for tracing and reproduction.
Completes plans for proposed projects; such as new structures, building alterations, and shop work to be performed at the local level with institution funds.
Completes computer\-aided drawings to be submitted to the regional office for approval and funding.
Furnishes additional instructions as requested by employees and inmates about work steps and assists journeyman mechanics in the interpretation of blueprints when necessary.
Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.
**Requirements**
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### **Conditions of employment**
* U.S. Citizenship is Required.
* See Special Conditions of Employment Section.
* Selective Service Requirement: http://www.sss.gov
**Career Transition Programs (****CTAP or ICTAP****):** These programs apply to Federal and/or DOJ employees who meet the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must:
* 1\. Meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria;
* 2\. Be rated well\-qualified for the position, scoring at least half of the total possible points for the vacancy KSAs or competencies; and
* 3\. Submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility.
**NOTE:** Applicants claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must complete all assessment questions to be rated under the established category rating criteria.
**EEO Statement/Policy:** The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non\-merit factor. More information can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/media/1425556/dl?inline.
### **Qualifications**
To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements.
**Basic Requirements:**
**Experience:**
Specialized Experience (for positions at GS\-4 or equivalent and above): Examples of qualifying specialized experience include technical work in: drafting, surveying construction estimating, physical science, mathematics, aerospace, architecture, chemicals, electrical or mechanical systems, mining, petroleum, or nuclear systems.
Experience in a trade or craft may be credited as specialized experience when the work provided intensive knowledge of engineering principles, techniques, methods, and precedents. Examples are trade positions with substantial developmental, test, or design responsibilities such as:
* Planner and estimator who analyzed designs for production purposes.
* Instrument maker or model maker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated.
*Certification:*
Engineering technicians may be certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, an organization sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Certification by the Institute will be helpful as a measure of the technician's quality of experience.
In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must have:
**Education:**
There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.
**OR**
**Experience:**
You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.
Some examples of this qualifying experience are:
* Experience developing sketches and drawings of new and existing structures, and rough drafts of proposed projects.
* Must be proficient in utilizing automated software as it pertains to maintenance management and computer aided design.
* Experience in performing cost estimating, preparation of justification for excessive cost and estimating work that is t
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Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.
**This job is open to**
-----------------------
### **The public**
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
### **Clarification from the agency**
• THIS IS A DELEGATED EXAMINING ANNOUNCEMENT OPEN TO ALL U.S. CITIZENS. • Duty Location: FCC Beaumont, TX
**Duties**
----------
Plots results of all field surveys and prepares them for tracing and reproduction.
Completes plans for proposed projects; such as new structures, building alterations, and shop work to be performed at the local level with institution funds.
Completes computer\-aided drawings to be submitted to the regional office for approval and funding.
Furnishes additional instructions as requested by employees and inmates about work steps and assists journeyman mechanics in the interpretation of blueprints when necessary.
Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.
**Requirements**
----------------
### **Conditions of employment**
* U.S. Citizenship is Required.
* See Special Conditions of Employment Section.
* Selective Service Requirement: http://www.sss.gov
**Career Transition Programs (****CTAP or ICTAP****):** These programs apply to Federal and/or DOJ employees who meet the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must:
* 1\. Meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria;
* 2\. Be rated well\-qualified for the position, scoring at least half of the total possible points for the vacancy KSAs or competencies; and
* 3\. Submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility.
**NOTE:** Applicants claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must complete all assessment questions to be rated under the established category rating criteria.
**EEO Statement/Policy:** The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non\-merit factor. More information can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/media/1425556/dl?inline.
### **Qualifications**
To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements.
**Basic Requirements:**
**Experience:**
Specialized Experience (for positions at GS\-4 or equivalent and above): Examples of qualifying specialized experience include technical work in: drafting, surveying construction estimating, physical science, mathematics, aerospace, architecture, chemicals, electrical or mechanical systems, mining, petroleum, or nuclear systems.
Experience in a trade or craft may be credited as specialized experience when the work provided intensive knowledge of engineering principles, techniques, methods, and precedents. Examples are trade positions with substantial developmental, test, or design responsibilities such as:
* Planner and estimator who analyzed designs for production purposes.
* Instrument maker or model maker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated.
*Certification:*
Engineering technicians may be certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, an organization sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Certification by the Institute will be helpful as a measure of the technician's quality of experience.
In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must have:
**Education:**
There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.
**OR**
**Experience:**
You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.
Some examples of this qualifying experience are:
* Experience developing sketches and drawings of new and existing structures, and rough drafts of proposed projects.
* Must be proficient in utilizing automated software as it pertains to maintenance management and computer aided design.
* Experience in performing cost estimating, preparation of justification for excessive cost and estimating work that is t
Posted: 2026-03-17