Student Engineer

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Eligibility Requirements

US Citizenship

Career Category

Engineer

Job Summary

This job is a civilian position and does not require military service (including commission and enlistment)

 

 

 

WHAT IS ATEC?

 

 


ATEC is the Army’s independent test and evaluation organization. We are a team of Civilian and Military personnel working together to provide America’s Military with the best equipment to win and return home safely. At ATEC, we have a saying: If a Soldier rides, wears, shoots, or deploys it, we test it. ATEC is at the forefront of testing and evaluating technologies of the future from autonomous aerial/ground vehicles to hypersonic weapons. Each day, top scientists and engineers test and evaluate cutting-edge equipment. Our workforce is highly technical and skilled, comprised of more than 8,500 military, civilian, and contract personnel. Engineers, scientists, technicians, researchers, and evaluators work with innovative, advanced technologies in 24 testing and research locations across the U.S. States and around the world. If you are a civilian who wants their work to make a difference, we look forward to hearing from you. For more information on ATEC, salary, benefits, etc., visit: https://www.atecciviliancareers.com.

 

 

The mission of the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) is to provide test and test support services for authorized customers, within DoD and outside DoD, including government and non-government organizations, domestic and foreign. Provide comprehensive test and training both real and simulated; provide expert knowledge and technical services including instrumentation application, facility operations, manufacturing and fabrication; exploit emerging technologies; and develop leading edge instrumentation and test methodologies.

 

 

Post-secondary students hired under this announcement will initially be appointed to a term appointment in the competitive service for a period expected to last more than 1 year not to exceed 4 years; they may be non-competitively converted to a career or career-conditional appointment within 120 days of successfully completing the qualifying academic program to a GS-0801-7/9/11/12 career ladder position.

 

 

Post-secondary students must continue to meet the requirements throughout the duration of the appointment. Incumbents will be required to provide proof of continued enrollment and good standing (as Defined by the educational institution), each semester or grading period throughout the internship program. Failure to do so will result in termination of the appointment. Transcripts are required as part of your application. 

 

 

Job Responsibilities

Serves as a Post-secondary student, receiving on-the-job training (OJT) in operations research or engineering by performing specific, as well as varied work assignments incidental to the function of the organizational segment to which assigned. 

-Post-Secondary Student positions provide for development and training.

-Assignments become more responsible as incumbent increases knowledge and skills through work experience and academic training.

-As an intern, you will be assigned to a senior engineer or group of engineers.

-You will be assigned tasks designed to familiarize you with different aspects of the occupation.

-Tasks will vary depending on the senior engineer's current workload.

-Assist senior engineers who are performing engineering or scientific work involving research.

-Assist senior engineers with experimentation, survey, design, development, investigation, computation, standardization testing, etc.

-Identify and report errors, inconsistencies, and other deficiencies in technical data encountered in assignments.

-Make calculations for noncomplex electrical and mechanical systems.

-Assemble data, such as plans, outline specifications and design analysis.

Job Qualification

Positions are open to current students pursuing a qualifying degree or certificate in an accredited high school, college (including 4-year colleges/universities, community colleges, and junior colleges); professional, technical, vocational, and trade school; advanced degree programs; or other qualifying educational institution on at least a half-time basis (as defined by the institution in which the student is enrolled). Short-term training programs (e.g., several two-week programs completed) are not considered an academic course of study.

Post-Secondary students must be able to work in Aberdeen, MD full-time or part-time.

This opportunity follows a standard promotional path:

To qualify as a GS-03, students must have completed one full academic year of post-high school study. To qualify as a GS-04, students must have completed two full academic years of post-high school study or have an associate's degree.

For qualification purposes, an academic year is computed as follows:

At the undergraduate level, successfully completed education that has not led to possession of a degree is credited based on its relationship to 120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours. For example, 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours is comparable to 1 year of undergraduate education. Four years of progressive study or 120 semester hours meets the degree requirements. Additional credit cannot be given for duplicate course work.

For study at a business or technical school, 36 weeks of study (20+ classroom hours per week) is comparable to 1 academic year above high school.

An academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 academic year of full-time study. This determination is made based on normal course loads for a full year of study in the graduate program. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.

When academic credit is expressed in contract months, units, or other terms that differ from conventional semester or quarter hours, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide an interpretation of such credits from the appropriate institution in order to equate them to the semester or quarter hours specified in the standard.

NOTE: If your college, vocational, trade, technical or high schools' definition of "academic year" differs from above, you must submit proof of this difference (e.g., copy of course catalog that defines an academic year). Absent this documentation, you will screened for academic qualifications based on the academic hours as defined in the bullets above.

NOTE: In order to verify eligibility and minimum qualifications, transcripts and/or enrollment verification must include name of student, name of institution, most current GPA, credit hours earned, and current half/full time enrollment.

Post-Secondary Students must be a current student majoring in: Engineering 

This occupation has specific educational requirements for entry and applicants must show evidence that their planned academic program will meet those requirements (i.e. transcript reflecting enrollment in applicable programs). Students who graduate without meeting those requirements may not be converted to the target position and could be separated from federal service. Educational requirements for conversion to the target position are: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf

 

 

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

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, transcripts, supporting documents). You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

  • Computer Skills

  • General Engineering

  • Manages and Organizes Information

  • Written Communication

     

     

Conditions of Employment

  • This position requires the obtainment and maintainment of a Secret security clearance.      

  • This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.  

  • This is a Term position intended to last up to 12 months with the possibility of an extension up to three years. Post-Secondary Student Participants must be at least 18 years of age.

  • Post-Secondary Student Participants must maintain a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher.

  • Post-Secondary Student Participants must sign a Post-Secondary Student Agreement.  

  • Post-Secondary Student Participants must be able to work in Aberdeen, MD full-time or part-time and year-round.

  • Must be a current student enrolled at full-time in an accredited college, professional, technical, vocational, or trade school pursuing a qualifying degree or certificate.