Interdisciplinary - GS 12 (Electronics Engineer, Operations Research Systems Analyst, Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineer and General Engineer)
Full TimeAZ-SIERRA VISTAEPGEligibility Requirements
US Citizenship
Career Category
Engineer
IT/Computer Science
Other
Job Summary
This job is a civilian position and does not require military service (including commission and enlistment)
This is a Direct Hire (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) & Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) in DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.
As the Interdisciplinary, GS 12, Serves as a Scientist/Engineer for a major Army test organization responsible for developmental testing and evaluation of Army advanced electronic systems.
As the Interdisciplinary, GS 12, Serves as a Scientist/Engineer for a major Army test organization responsible for developmental testing and evaluation of Army advanced electronic systems.
The Electronic Proving Ground (EPG) mission statement: The U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground (EPG) executes developmental testing in direct support of Army Futures Command, Program Executive Offices, DOD partners and industry partners to ensure our War fighters are enabled to dominate the future battlefield.
The U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground (EPG) executes developmental testing in direct support of Army Futures Command, Program Executive Offices, DOD partners and industry partners to ensure our War fighters are enabled to dominate the future battlefield.
The Electronic Proving Ground is seeking applicants for an IT Specialist (Systems Administration). Fort Huachuca is located 75 miles southeast of Tucson, AZ. We are nestled at the foot of the Huachuca Mountains and enjoy the benefit of some of the best climate and beautiful terrain in the United States. Fort Huachuca enjoys sunny days and starry nights with an average daytime temperature of 74 degrees, making it an ideal location for diverse recreational activities. Please visit the Fort Huachuca website for more information at https://www.huachuca.army.mil/
Sierra Vista is a Purple Heart City and veteran friendly, where the average commute is 16 minutes. This mid-sized city experiences a mild climate with a laidback lifestyle and athletic environment. The surrounding area has a wealth of outdoor activities such as hiking, mountain biking, cycling (30 miles of path) and wildlife viewing. Water activities are available at two nearby lakes, and the city’s Cove Aquatic Center. There is a weekly Farmer’s Market and many holiday festivals throughout the year. The city is just a short drive away from Southern Arizona’s bustling wine country, Cochise County alone has over 10 wineries. Sierra Vista is home to a community college and two universities. Fort Huachuca’s Housing Office even offers local relocation assistance for our Civilian workforce. Those wishing to live in Tucson for additional housing options and work on post, may utilize a weekday shuttle.
Our typical work schedule is M – Friday, 6:30 am – 4:00 pm. We are offer 2 days of telework per week.
The Army values diversity of perspectives, backgrounds, cultures, and skills, which connects employees to organizations that are committed to building an inclusive work environment where they can contribute to their fullest potential.Learn more about the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command at our careers site: ATEC Civilian Careers
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More information about EPG can be found at: EPM Homepage
Job Responsibilities
- Serves as an Engineer for a major Army test organization responsible for developmental testing and evaluation of Army advanced electronic systems.
- Implements instrumentation systems and directs the fabrication and installation of specialized hardware. Performs functional tests, calibration, and accuracy analysis on completed data acquisition and processing systems and components.
- Develops and writes procedures for installation, operation, care, and maintenance of equipmentutilized, and insures proper instruction of operating personnel in such procedures.
- Determines optimum formats for display and analysis of acquired test data to satisfy the requirements of C4I development engineers/scientists requesting the tests.
Job Qualification
U.S. Citizens who meet the minimum qualification requirements for the following series: 0801 (General Engineer), 1515 (ORSA), 0854 (Computer Engineer); 0855 (Electronics Engineer), 08XX Qualification Standards1550 (Computer Scientist) OPM Qualification Standards0855 OPM Qualification Standards
Basic Requirement for All Professional Engineering Positions: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's 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 science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
If this position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience and 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.
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B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences 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:
1. 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 bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, 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 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.
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B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences 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:
1. 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 bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, 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 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.
This position has an individual occupational requirement of education for experience and 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.
1550 Computer Scientist: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in computer science or bachelor's degree (or higher degree) with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. 1550 Qualification Standards
Specialized Experience
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
In addition to the Basic Education requirements, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of your relevant experience, the definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service.
In addition to the Basic Education requirements, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of your relevant experience, the definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
GS-12: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade of GS-11. Examples of specialized experience include: Responsible for developmental testing and evaluation of Army advanced electronic systems. Manages pre-operations preparation and or on-line operations of data acquisition on assigned tasks.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED. You will be evaluated based on your level of competency in the following areas:
- Implementation of instrumentation systems that directs the fabrication and installation of specialized hardware.\
- Writing Proficiency
- Test & Evaluation Procedures
- Budget Preparation
Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described above. If your resume includes a photograph/inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility/qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., hours 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 incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position. For additional information on what to include in your resume, click Resume
You will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application will be used to determine eligibility and qualifications for this position. If determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
Conditions of Employment
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective ServiceRegistration.
- A trial/probationary period may be required.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- Direct deposit of pay is required.
- Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
- Information may be requested regarding the vaccination status ofselectees for the purposes of implementing workplace safetyprotocols. For more information, visithttps://Safer Work Place
- Employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on an SSBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI). Special Note: Some positions may not require a TS and only a Secret clearance. Designation will be made upon placement in a directorate.
- Some positions may require Drug Testing at entry of employment and annually thereafter
- Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) may be required up to 25%
- Relocation/Recruitment/Relocation Incentive maybe offered.
- Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450 maybe required at entry of employment and annually thereafter.
- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command hasvarious incentives that may be available for highlyqualified candidates. These include RecruitmentIncentives, Relocation Incentives, Student LoanRepayment, and Credit for Leave Accrual.Incentives may be authorized IAW agency policy. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowanceswill be authorized, subject to the provisions of theJoint Travel Regulations. For more information on PCS: Travel When you perform a Civilian PCSwith the government, the Internal Revenue Service(IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements tobe taxable PCS
- 120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.
- There May or May Not be current open job opportunities. Please submit your information into our talent community. Your next opportunity is just a click away! We still want to consider your application. Submit your resume USAEPG Vacancies
- This is NOT a REMOTE position.
Travel Requirements
Up to 20% Travel
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