INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER

Summary

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies through the DHA for Bachelor Degree Candidates at Science and Technology Reinvention Labs. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Duties

• You will conducts in-house technical activities or provide contract technical direction on projects/ programs.
• You will write or contribute to scientific papers, journal articles or reports and/or contract documents and review reports pertaining to area of technical expertise.
• You will prepare and present own and/or team technical results, orally or in writing, to varied laboratory, scientific, industry and other government audiences.
• You will be recognized internally and externally by peers, both in governmental and industrial activities, for technical expertise.
• You will manage technically complex in-house work units or one or more contractual efforts in assigned program area.
• You will plan and control all assigned resources; make effective use of facilities to optimize operations; exploit fallout money.
• You will participate in strategic planning at team level, taking cognizance of complementary projects elsewhere to ensure optimal use of resources.
• You will initiate interactions with customers to understand customer needs.
• You will develop and present demonstrations of technology to customers.
• You will implement partnerships for technology transition and/or transfer (ATDs, MOUs, JDL/Reliance, CRADAs and other dual-use vehicles).
• You will contribute in a major team role either as a senior scientist/technician or as a task or team leader.
• You will carry out a full range of supervisory duties with respect to lower level staff, including one or more subordinate professionals.
• You will identify and resolve developmental needs and problems, complete appropriate administrative actions, and comply with EEO/Safety and other regulations/policies.

Qualifications

NP-03: This position has a selective placement factor (SPF) that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates. The selective placement factor is: Advanced knowledge of and experience in the use of statics and dynamics, thermal and stress analysis, material science, design layout, the use of parametric studies, general laboratory equipment, electronic test equipment, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, programming, modeling and simulation, and computer operation. Additionally, the position requires demonstrated leadership and team management capabilities, the ability to operate with a high degree of independence, and the strategic initiative to autonomously determine and execute the optimal path forward to accomplish complex mission objectives. In addition to the Basic education and SPF Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-5/10 grade level or NP-02 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector demonstrating the following: 1) Utilizing knowledge of hardware unique to satellite or hypersonic systems, the design of these systems, and testing and integration of these systems; 2) Using 3-D computer aided design (CAD) programs; and 3) Utilizing knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing principles. NP-02: This position has a selective placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates. The selective placement factor is: Knowledge of and experience in the use of statics and dynamics, thermal and stress analysis, material science, design layout, the use of parametric studies, general laboratory equipment, electronic test equipment, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, programming, modeling and simulation, and computer operation. In order to qualify for the NP-02 level, you must meet the Basic Education requirement below as well as the Selective Placement Factor above. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/aerospace-engineering-series-0861/# Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: For 0830/ 0861 series: Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) 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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR 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 more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.orgOREvidence 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, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html. OR Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above) OR 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 bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one 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. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (https://www.ed.gov/). Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. In Lieu of the Specialized Experience listed above, applicants may qualify based on the below education substitution: NP-03: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to apply

To apply, please send your application, to include your Resume, Transcripts, and any supporting documentation for qualifications. Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to: https://navalresearchlab.app.box.com/f/fdddd721450845e2af73f462d2b186b0 Please combine all files into one PDF with resume and supporting info labeled last name, first initial. Facsimile applications will not be considered. All resumes/applications must be received no later than the close date of this flyer. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.