Physical Science Technician

This position is Open Continuous Announcement (OCA) that allows acceptance of applications throughout the year. Applicants will be referred periodically throughout the announcement period at any time a vacancy becomes available, and selections may be made at any point during the announcement open period. Therefore, applicants must meet the qualifications at the time the applications are submitted. This public notice may or may not result in a referral or selection. The initial cut-off date will take place on 9/26/2024 to begin the initial applicant consideration. Applications received after the initial cut-off date will be considered upon receipt of the next cut-off date. The established cutoff dates are as follows: 11/26/2024, 1/24/2025, 3/26/2025, 6/26/2025, 9/11/2025. Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management’s website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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 experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify at the ZT-5 (GS-13) grade level: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZT-4 (GS-12) in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Validating systems schedules, command programs, orbital data, or operational instructions to support orbital satellite operations; Participating with the ingest, distribution, or processing of spacecraft data to aid in spacecraft control; and Operating ground support equipment for space operations.
This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Under Secretary with five vacancies in Boulder, CO. This position is also announced under vacancy number UNSEC OSC-24-12527417-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.