This position is announced by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), DHS Headquarters Science & Technology Directorate.  This is an interdisciplinary position that can be filled as any of the following: General Engineer, GS-0801-14/15, Mathematics, GS-1520-14/15, Mathematical Statistics, GS-1529-14/15

Duties

This position is in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) in Washington, DC.  The mission of the S&T Directorate is to develop and deliver effective and sustainable technologies to enable and/or enhance new mission performance capabilities and to anticipate, prevent, mitigate and/or defeat threats against the Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE). The purpose of this position is to provide expert scientific, technical and engineering capabilities to support S&T’s efforts in anticipating new operational capabilities and threats introduced by generation-next, emerging technologies.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You will need to set up direct deposit so we can pay you.
• This is not a bargaining unit position.
• This position is eligible for telework based on agency policy.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• This position requires you to have access, safeguard, and store classified national security information on a regular basis. You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.
• You must possess, or submit to, a Single Scope Background Investigation adjudicated to Intelligence Community Directive 704 standards.
• You must be eligible and maintain standards for a TOP SECRET clearance, and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information and must sign the applicable non-disclosure agreements.
• You will be required to undergo pre-appointment and random drug testing for illegal drug use. Employment is contingent upon favorable results.
• You will be required to complete an OGE 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, within 30 days of starting your federal employment and annually thereafter as long as you occupy a position that requires financial disclosure reporting.

Qualifications

Please limit your résumé to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. Please visit www.fletc.gov/site-page/employment-faqs website for further guidance regarding this page limit. The qualification requirements listed below must be met by the closing date of this announcement.  In addition to the specialized experience listed below, the basic requirements in the Education Requirements must also be met. To qualify for the GS-15, You must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service, or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Utilizing advanced computational technologies (I.e. Artificial Intelligence [AI]/Machine Learning [ML], High Performance Computing, Parallel Computing, Cloud Computing, Systems Architecture, Natural Language Processing, Quantum Computing/Sensing/Networking/physics, and/or applied mathematics and/or computational physics) to formulate problems and develop solutions by applying experimental theories, new applications and/or developments. 2) Applying engineering and/or computational modeling to create practical scenarios and meet agency objectives. 3) Conducting feasibility analysis of proposed research topics to identify required resources, determine relationships with ongoing projects, develop project plans, and obtain funding. 4) Assessing programs and providing technical oversight or direction regarding advanced computing technologies. To qualify for the GS-14: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as 1) Utilizing advanced computational technologies (I.e. Artificial Intelligence [AI]/Machine Learning [ML], High Performance Computing, Parallel Computing, Cloud Computing, Systems Architecture, Natural Language Processing, Quantum Computing/Sensing/Networking/physics, and/or applied mathematics and/or computational physics) to formulate problems and develop solutions by applying experimental theories, new applications and/or developments. 2) Applying engineering and/or computational modeling to create practical scenarios and meet agency objectives. 3) Analyzing program plans and budgets to ensure required fiscal, human, and facility resources are available.  Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps and AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. If this position is filled at the GS-14 grade level, you may be non-competitively promoted without further competition when the supervisor determines that the duties of the higher grade level are being performed and all regulatory requirements have been met.

Education

Basic Requirements for the 1520 Mathematics Series:

A. Degree: mathematics; or the equivalent of a major that included at least 24 semester hours in mathematics. (Note: Must have included differential and integral calculus and, in addition, four advanced mathematics courses requiring calculus or equivalent mathematics courses as a prerequisite.)

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B. Combination of education and experience --courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics), as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application.

Basic Requirements for the 1529 Mathematical Statistics Series:

A. Degree: that included 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, of which at least 12 semester hours were in mathematics and 6 semester hours were in statistics.

-OR-

B. Combination of education and experience -- at least 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, including at least 12 hours in mathematics and 6 hours in statistics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application.

Basic Requirements for the 801 Engineering Series:

A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's 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 with your application.

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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)1, 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)2 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.
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 the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
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 bachelor's 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)

NOTE: Supporting documentation must be submitted with your application to support your response. 

Contacts

• Address FLETC 1131 Chapel Crossing Rd Glynco, Georgia 31524 United States
• Name: Samantha Morgan
• Phone: (843) 746-7981
• Email: [email protected]