Join this team! This position is located in the Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, Division of Engineering (LSE). LSE has responsibility for both electrically operated and textile type consumer products. 

Duties

The Physical Science/Engineering Technician will be responsible for:

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required.
• Background Investigation Required.
• Drug Testing Required.
• Must possess a valid State's driver's license.

Qualifications

All applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:  GS-05: 1) Experience making routine measurements and recording data and observations using appropriate equipment and protocols specified in established procedures; 2) assisting in the routine assembly, repair, and/or fabrication of equipment; 3) conducting routine electrical tests using appropriate equipment and protocols. GS-06: 1) Experience making measurements and recording data and observations using appropriate equipment and protocols specified in established procedures; 2) assisting in the routine assembly, repair, and/or fabrication of equipment; 3) conducting routine electrical tests using appropriate equipment and protocols. GS-07: 1) Experience making measurements and recording data and observations using appropriate equipment and protocols specified in established procedures; 2) assisting in the assembly, repair, and/or fabrication of equipment; 3) conducting routine electrical tests using appropriate equipment and protocols. GS-08: 1) Experience making measurements and recording data and observations using appropriate equipment and protocols; 2) assisting in the assembly, repair, and/or fabrication of equipment; 3) conducting routine and non-routine electrical tests after determining appropriate equipment and protocols for the objective. GS-09: 1) Experience making measurements and recording data and observations using appropriate equipment and protocols; 2) assisting in the assembly, repair, and/or fabrication of equipment; 3) conducting non-routine and complex electrical tests after determining appropriate equipment and protocols for the objective. GS-10: 1) Experience making measurements and recording data and observations using appropriate equipment and protocols; 2) conducting the assembly, repair, and/or fabrication of equipment; 3) independently conducting complex electrical tests after determining appropriate equipment and protocols for the objective. GS-11: 1) Experience making measurements and recording data and observations using appropriate equipment and protocols; 2) independently assembling, repairing, and fabricating equipment; 3) independently conducting complex electrical tests after determining appropriate equipment and protocols for the objective. Evidence of the above specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held.  Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience or based on job titles alone.  If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Applicants must meet the qualifications for this position by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

All applicants must meet one of the following requirements to qualify - education may be substituted for specialized experience as shown below:

GS-05: A bachelor's degree in: 1) an appropriate field of engineering or the physical sciences; or 2) another field of study that included 24 semester hours in physics, chemistry, mathematics, other physical sciences or engineering OR a combination of specialized experience and post-high school education.

GS-06: A combination of undergraduate level education and specialized experience.

GS-07: One (1) full year of graduate level education OR a combination of undergraduate or graduate level education and specialized experience.

GS-08: A combination of graduate level education beyond the first year of progressive graduate study and specialized experience.

GS-09: A master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR a combination of graduate level education beyond the first year of progressive graduate study and specialized experience. Candidates who do not meet the specialized experience requirement and qualify based on education MUST submit college transcript(s) or a list of college courses that includes hours and grades in order to qualify.

GS-10: There is no substitution for specialized experience for this grade level. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience (as stated above) equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level.

GS-11: There is no substitution for specialized experience for this grade level. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience (as stated above) equivalent to at least the GS-10 grade level.

You MUST provide transcripts to support your educational claims. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable during the application process. Official transcripts will be required upon appointment.

All education claimed by applicants will be verified. 

All materials must be submitted by the closing date of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Human Resources Management Room 838 4330 East West Highway Bethesda, Maryland 20814 United States
• Name: HR Specialist
• Phone: 301-504-7925
• Email: [email protected]