The Computer Engineer's primary focus will be providing engineering support, predominately in software development, to projects in the Central Engineering Department of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO).

Duties

Duties at the grade 12 may include but are not limited to:

Requirements

• May be required to serve a one-year probationary period
• Pre- and post-appointment background investigation
• Must participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds for salary payment

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:(A) Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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 professional 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. Basic qualification requirements can be found at https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-IV/A/GS-PROF.asp and https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-IV/B/GS0800/0800.htm.In addition to the Basic Requirements, applicants must meet  the following requirements: Grade 12: One year of professional experience  equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to grade 11 level.  Specialized experience for this position would typically include:  Specialized experience may include designing software using modern programming languages to meet functional and performance requirements, documentation of designs in both text and SysML/UML diagrams, real-time device control, data processing, web application programming and/or formal software testing to verify that requirements are met. Grade 13: One year of professional experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to grade 12 level. Specialized experience would typically include: designing software using modern programming languages to meet functional and performance requirements, documentation of designs in both text and SysML/UML diagrams, real-time device control, data processing, web application programming and/or formal software testing to verify that requirements are met. This position has a mandatory education requirement; you must furnish a copy of your transcript of college work completed (unofficial copy is acceptable) or a copy of your degree certificate. Non-submission may result in you being rated ineligible for the position. Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address SMITHSONIAN 60 Garden Street, MS17 Mail Stop 17 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 United States
• Name: Judy Gallagher
• Phone: 6174957374
• Email: [email protected]