Engineering Technician

You will serve as a Engineering Technician within the U.S. Wildland Fire Service (USWFS) for the National Interagency Fire Center Campus supporting the professional engineering program. For information on this job announcement and position, please contact: Bodie Ronk at bronk@blm.gov Note that one or more positions may be filled from applications received under this announcement in the advertised office or other U.S. Wildland Fire Service offices in the local commuting area. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Performs engineering support tasks, reviews technical information, identifies problems, analyzes results, and recommends solutions to improve work processes and operations. Reads, prepares, and reviews engineering drawings, plans, and specifications to ensure accuracy and that work meets project requirements. Sets up, operates, tests, and maintains engineering equipment, tools, and measuring instruments to support testing and daily operations. Conducts inspections and tests, checks completed work for accuracy and quality, identifies issues, and recommends corrective actions. Prepares technical reports, documents test and inspection results, maintains engineering records and databases, and supports compliance with applicable requirements QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/26/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: General Experience Requirement: GS-08: Experience to qualify for this position at the GS-08 grade level: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level (or higher) in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Experience providing basic engineering support by assisting with inspections, testing, measurements, and data collection; operating engineering tools and equipment; reading engineering drawings and plans; performing basic calculations; reviewing information for accuracy; identifying problems and reporting needed corrections; maintaining records; and preparing reports. Work is performed using established procedures and guidance from higher-level staff. OR Education: Successful completion of at least two full years (36 semester hours) of graduate level education leading to a master's or a completed master's degree in an appropriate field of study such as engineering, or industrial technology, construction, physics, drafting, surveying, physical science or mathematics. OR Combination: An equivalent combination of specialized experience and graduate level education as described above, when combined, equal 100% of the total requirement Volunteer Experience: 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). 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

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The U.S. Wildland Fire Service (USWFS), an organization within the Department of the Interior (DOI), responds to wildfires and promotes fire-resilient landscapes across more than 500 million acres of public and tribal lands nationwide. The USWFS has full program authority and coordinates the DOI wildland fire management program in its entirety. It ensures coordination within DOI, the Bureaus it serves, other federal agencies -- particularly the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service -- as well as non-federal agencies, state foresters, tribes, and a variety of stakeholder groups representing volunteer firefighters.