General Engineer Direct Hire Authority

1. Performs multidisciplinary professional engineering work involving the application of electronics mechanical aerospace and/or other engineering disciplines or specialty areas to determine the business and technical needs of customers in the acquisition development or sustainment of weapon systems sub-systems support systems equipment items or an equivalent product.
2. Functions as the organizations technical specialist in developing system performance requirements objectives and integration and the estimation of time and resources for system design development and support.
3. Performs complex and comprehensive analyses and uses systematic disciplined and quantifiable approaches to determine performance objectives and integration issues.
4. Serves as a consultant and technical expert to senior subject matter specialist and/or agency officials responsible for broad program operations.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males must be registered for Selective Service see Legal and Regulatory Guidance.
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
• For more information on Acq Demo please go to DoD AcqDemo Homepage and Fact Sheet costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization.
• Position may require an appropriate security clearance. Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position.
• Employee must maintain current certifications.
• This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection. Position may be subject to random drug testing.
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours to include evenings weekends and/or holidays
• Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
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• All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• 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.
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• This position may require travel. Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• This is an acquisition coded position. Selectee must complete required certification level 1 Foundational in Engineering and Technical Management within 24 months of assignment.

Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions Professional and Scientific positions.

BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT:

EDUCATION: A Bachelors degree (or higher degree) in Engineering. To be acceptable the program must: (1) lead to a bachelors degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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.

NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts.

OR

COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: 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. Click here to view occupational requirements for this position.

NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts.

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

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower broadband NH-02 equivalent to the next lower grade GS-11 or equivalent in other pay systems. Specialized experience is experience in multidisciplinary professional engineering work applying electronics mechanical aerospace or other engineering disciplines to the acquisition development and sustainment of weapon systems and support equipment developing system performance requirements conducting complex analyses and serving as a technical consultant. Experience also includes applying engineering methodologies standard acquisition regulations and logistics principles to sustainment programs devising design criteria assessing new technologies analyzing facts to recommend solutions and communicating technical information clearly to diverse stakeholders.

NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge skills abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

• Knowledge of a wide range of multidisciplinary professional engineering concepts principles practices standards methods techniques materials and equipment to effectively apply advanced engineering theories principles and concepts to project development execution and advisory services.
• Knowledge of engineering methodologies sufficient to apply experimental theories and/or new applications to issues and provide technical advice and direction in support of weapon systems subsystems and/or support equipment.
• Knowledge of engineering practices and procedures as they pertain to sustainment modifications logistics and production management principles concepts policies and systems.
• Knowledge of the principles of planning and program management; of standard acquisition regulations practices and procedures; and of other engineering disciples used in support of sustainment modification and maintenance programs.
• Ability to devise and evaluate criteria parameters characteristics and interrelationships for design approaches; to assess the impact of new technology on current systems and processes; and to gather assemble and analyze facts form conclusions and devise and recommend solutions to problems.
• Ability to communicate clearly concisely and with technical accuracy both orally and in writing as well as work in a professional manner with peers management contractors academia and other agencies.