• Job Description

  Req#: 783431800
  An FBI Gunsmith serves as a technical expert and Instructor in the field of firearms technology. They coordinate and direct the design, planning, construction, maintenance, and alteration of arms, firearms, and equipment. They also participate in ongoing investigations as the subject matter expert on weapons, as well as working with numerous weapons systems, optics and lasers, both foreign and domestic.
  
  Duties
  
  
  GS 11:
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  
  GS- 11: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS- 9 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
  • Performing all types of repairs and modifications to small arms used in law enforcement and most commercially available firearms including rifles, carbines, shotguns, sub-machine guns, handguns, and gas guns.
  • Possessing gunsmith level of expertise in weaponry, above-average level of interior and exterior ballistics expertise, and expert level of shooting ability.
  • Appling machine shop procedures, techniques and shop mathematics, as well as skilled workmanship in planning, laying out, machining, assembling, hand fitting and finishing work to precise dimensions and close tolerances.
  • Communicating verbally and in writing to provide instruction and information regarding all aspects of gunsmithing.
  GS- 12: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-11.
  SE is defined as follows:
  • Performing all types of repairs and modifications to small arms used in law enforcement and most commercially available firearms including rifles, carbines, shotguns, sub-machine guns, handguns, and gas guns.
  • Possessing gunsmith level of expertise in weaponry, above-average level of interior and exterior ballistics expertise, and expert level of shooting ability.
  • Appling machine shop procedures, techniques and shop mathematics, as well as skilled workmanship in planning, laying out, machining, assembling, hand fitting and finishing work to precise dimensions and close tolerances.
  • Communicating verbally and in writing to provide instruction and information regarding all aspects of gunsmithing.
  • Exercises initiative, resourcefulness and professional expertise in researching, developing and implementing new courses, determining specific topics to be taught, types of material to be included, how the course is organized and degree of relevance of each aspect of course being taught.
  Applicants must demonstrate in their resume experience in the following weapons: Glock pistols, Remington shotguns, and Colt pattern rifles/carbines.

• About the company

  The United States Department of Justice, also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States. It is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department was formed in 1870 during the Ulysses S. Grant administration, and administers several federal law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The DOJ is responsible for investigating instances of financial fraud, representing the U.S. government in legal matters, and running the federal prison system. The department is also responsible for reviewing the conduct of local law enforcement as directed by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

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