Information regarding opportunities, how to submit your resume and your contact information is located on the Air Force Civilian Careers LinkedIn site. The Air Force Research Lab Sensors Directorate (AFRL/RY), Laser Radar Technology Branch (RYMM) seeks to hire a bench-level Electronics Engineer, DR-0855-02.

Duties

Performs and has significant expertise in both in-house and contracted research activities which advance the state-of-the-art in laser radar sensing technology to enhance target detections and identification capabilities of air and space platforms, including development of sub-system architectures, components and active electro-optical technologies. Has expertise in laser radar modeling and design, optical design, experimental diagnostics, laboratory/field testing and evaluation, and active EO sensing tech. Skills are required to perform analysis and conduct in-house research sufficient to support branch airborne and space programs. Conducts tests, evaluation and research using scientific and engineering principles. Provides technical and programmatic support to the branch. Serves and contributes to the branch function of planning, prioritizing and management of technical programs as lead or key team member to meet user requirements while maintaining cost, performance and schedule objectives. Manages contracted programs and/or in-house work efforts covering the technical areas of laser radar systems for target detection and ID. The duties of this position require an advanced level of competence in basic science and incumbent must possess an engineering degree from an institution with ABET accredited engineering program.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Telework may be authorized
• Recruitment incentives may be authorized (may require a service agreement)
• Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) may be offered for eligible candidates (may require a service agreement)
• The duty location for this position is located at Wright Patterson AFB
• Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position
• The incumbent is subject to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment, and participation in random drug testing
• Position has been designated as an acquisition position and is covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program. Employee must meet, or be capable of meeting Defense Acquisition Work Improvement Act requirements applicable to the duties
• Work may occasionally require the employee to work outside the normal business hours
• For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please go to https://afciviliancareers.com/find-a-job/
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Professional Engineering Positions: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/ 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. OR 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: 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. 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. 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. 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. 1 For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org. 2 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 In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions. Click on the following link to view qualification requirements for this position: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF to include the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one (1) year or 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to DR-01 (GS-11) in the Federal service or equivalent in an alternate pay system. Specialized experience is professional engineering experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Contacts

• Address EHA DHA 550 C Street West JBSA Randolph AFB, TX 78150 US
• Name: Nicholas Cappiello
• Email: [email protected]