Electronics Engineer, GS-0855-9/11

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Eligibility Requirements

US Citizenship

Career Category

Engineer

Job Summary

  • The place of work for this position is U.S. Army Redstone Test Center, Environmental and Component Test Directorate, Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3), Redstone Arsenal, AL.

Job Responsibilities

  • • Serves as an Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) Engineer for a major Army test organization responsible for developmental test and evaluation of aviation, missiles and sensors, weapons systems/subsystems and associated equipment.

    • Performs bench level and system level E3 testing in accordance with Military Standards, collects system data, and provide recommendations and conclusions based on testing results.

    • Develops and writes test planning documents based on system performance specifications and qualification testing requirements. 

    • Executes assigned projects for developmental testing of advanced missile systems, ground-based sensor systems, avionics, navigation, weapons, radar, guidance, and survivability systems for rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft.

    • Attends test planning meetings, project customer technical working groups, and other conferences.

Job Qualification

  • Basic Education Requirement for Engineering - 0800 series: 
    A. Degree: Bachelors' degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (l) lead to a bachelors' degree ( or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET);
    OR 
    (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry)in five of the following seven areas of engineering series or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (e) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical field sand circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and(g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering series or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
    OR 
    B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (l) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical series underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering series and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:

    l.     Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.

    2.    Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various
    States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.

    3.    Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.

    4.    Related Curriculum - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelors' degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physios, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least l year of professional engineering experienced acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.(You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts along with a letter of reference stating that you have at least l year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. The letter must be signed by the engineer who provided the professional engineer's supervision. It must also include their name, phone number, and list their engineer credentials such as engineer education or professional certificates).

    Education: 

    FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S.

    GRADE/                                                                                                                    SPECIALIZE 
    POSITIONS                                   EDUCATION                                                     EXPERIENCE   

                             

    GS-9                       Master’s degree or 2 academic years of                           1 year equivalent to
                                    progressively higher level graduate education                  at least GS-7
                                    (Master’s or equivalent graduate degree) 

    GS-11                      3 years of progressively higher level graduate                 1 year equivalent to
                                    education leading to Ph.D. degree or Ph.D.                      at least GS-9
                                    or equivalent Doctoral degree

    GS-12                                                                                                               1 year equivalent to  
                                                                                                                              at least next lower  
                                                                                                                              grade level

Specialized Experience

  • In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: 

    Professional knowledge of electrical/electronic engineering concepts, principles and techniques such as circuit theory, digital systems, electromagnetics, and signal processing.

     

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED. You will be evaluated based on your level of competency in the following areas:

  • You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation. If, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates. If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.

    Required Documents:
    Your complete application includes your resume and other documents which prove your qualifications and eligibility to apply.
    If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package, and you will not be considered any further.
    1. Your resume:
    Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
    For qualifications determinations, your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
    2.  Other supporting documents:
    Cover letter, optional

    This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience. If you meet this requirement based on education, you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package, or you will be rated ineligible. See:
    Transcripts and Licenses

    NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

Conditions of Employment

  • U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
  • A one-year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • This position may be subject to drug testing/medical surveillance program.
  • Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified employees with disabilities.
  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • Direct Deposit of pay is required.
  • This is a Career Field (CP) 16 - Engineers & Scientists (Non-Construction) position.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • Multiple selections may be made from this announcement.
  • This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of up to 20% of the time.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20% Travel

QUESTIONS or issues please send us a message with the vacancy announcement URL, position title, and location to:

usarmy.redstone.atec.mbx.rtc-recruiting@army.mil