Interdisciplinary

Full TimeAZ-SIERRA VISTAEPG

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Eligibility Requirements

US Citizenship

Career Category

Engineer

IT/Computer Science

Math and Statistics

Sciences (Physical/Natural)

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.

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 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.

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 laid back 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.

Learn more about the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command at our careers site: ATEC Civilian Careers

Find out more about our great benefits click here: ATEC Civilian Careers (Benefits) suite: Benefits

More information about EPG can be found at: EPG Homepage

Job Responsibilities

Engineering Concepts
Data processing and analysis
Development and application of software for data processing
Written/Oral Communication

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, http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

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.

Job Qualification

U.S. Citizens who meet the minimum qualification requirements for the following series:
0801 (General Engineer); 0854 (Computer Engineer); 0855 (Electronics Engineer), 1515 (Operations Research Systems Analyst) 1550 (Computer Scientist)

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,
OR
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.

Basic Requirement for Operations Research Analyst (1515): Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in operations research; or a degree with at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.

Basic Requirement for Computer Scientist (1550): 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.

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.

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.

GS: 11: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes 1. Assist with developing software to solve complex instrumentation problems; 2. Assist with designing hardware to support the instrumentation development mission of the organization; and 3. Coordinate specific test instrumentation requirements with other associates.
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Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Mechanical, General, Electronics or field of study related to the position.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

GS 12: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes 1. Developing hardware and/or software programs; 2. Managing instrumentation projects within technical requirements, schedule, and cost; and 3. Evaluating alternative instrumentation solutions to make recommendations to supervisor and staff.

GS 13: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes 1. Develop hardware and/ or software programs; 2. Manage instrumentation projects within technical requirements, schedule and cost; and 3. Propose and evaluate alternative instrumentation solutions for communications, mission command, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and/or electronic attack systems.

For GS-12 and GS-13: Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: Education

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

Engineering Concepts
Data processing and analysis
Development and application of software for data processing
Written/Oral Communication

Conditions of Employment

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
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.
Due to COVID-19, the agency is currently in an expanded tele-work posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily tele-work, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement within a designated time frame identified by the organization. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to tele-work one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the organization's tele-work policy.
Information may be requested regarding the vaccination status of selectees for the purposes of implementing workplace safety protocols. For more information, visit Safer Workplace/.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances maybe authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.When you perform a Civilian PCS with the government, the Internal Revenue Service(IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit here for more information. DFAS
If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. retiree.pdf (army.mil)
If assigned duties require a Top Secret clearance, then, in accordance with change 3 to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, employee must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to entrance on duty
This is a Career Program (CP) 16 - Engineers and Scientists (Non-Construction) position
Relocation/Recruitment/Relocation Incentive maybe offered
Management will make selections at any grade announced.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20% Travel

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

francisca.l.lopez-atencio.civ@army.mil