Recent Graduate GS-08XX-07/09/11/12
Full TimeAL-HUNTSVILLERTCEligibility Requirements
US Citizenship
Career Category
Engineer
Job Summary
PLACE OF WORK: This position is located within the U.S. Army Redstone Test Center, (RTC), Redstone, Arsenal.
For further questions please reference job number RTC-Recent Graduate-38700
For further questions please reference job number RTC-Recent Graduate-38700
Job Responsibilities
- Performs research, design and development in assigned program while keeping abreast of current research and development efforts of other agencies and private industry within the area of specialization to be aware of developments and concepts which might be applied to current projects, or which may have application to anticipated or planned future projects.
- Determines where new techniques may be utilized in the development of the automated test equipment.
- Reviews and analyzes significant developments to determine trends or areas that need redirection or emphasis.
- Changes design and development plans and future projects to take advantage of developments showing promise.
- Performs advanced research, design and development work in assigned program to meet new or inadequately fulfilled technical objectives; translate requirements into engineering principles to describe and specify development and application programs.
- Conceives and develops new products and/or theories pertaining to new applications of existing products. Performs design studies and experimentation in the program to determine the feasibility of advanced engineering approaches.
- Determines scope and magnitude of the research and development product (hardware, software, techniques, test or test report) considering the problems presented and the relative importance in the time frame considered.
Job Qualification
In order to qualify, you must meet the basic qualifications/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.
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 physios 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.
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 physios 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. Toe letter must be signed by the engineer who provided the professional engineer supervision. It must also include their name, phone number, and list their engineer credentials such as engineer education or professional certificates).
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. Toe letter must be signed by the engineer who provided the professional engineer 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.
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
POSITIONS EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
GS-7 Bachelor’s degree with Superior Academic 1 year equivalent to
Achievement or 1 academic year of graduate at least GS-5
Education
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) and
Achievement or 1 academic year of graduate at least GS-5
Education
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) and
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
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
at least next lower
grade level
NOTE: Education and experience may be combined for all grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED. You will be evaluated based on your level of competency in the following areas:
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
- 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 to 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 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