This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Assistant Commandant for Engineering & Logistics (CG-4), Office of Naval Engineering (CG-45), Ship Design & Systems Engineering Division (CG-459), Washington, DC.

Duties

You will oversee technical aspects of the acquisition of multiple classes of ships, which represent multi-billion-dollar programs in acquisition and life cycle costs over the lifetime of an acquisition.  The work includes planning, coordination, investigation, preparation and evaluation of feasibility studies, design trade-off studies, design layouts, and mechanical and auxiliary specifications for cutter acquisitions with particular focus on hull, structure, stability, space and weights in ship design.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required.
• Unofficial transcripts must be submitted at the time of application.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: Applicants must show that they possess knowledge of professional engineering principles, methods and procedures as evidenced through the following: Completion of a bachelor's or higher degree in engineering from an ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited school or that included courses in differential and integral calculus and courses (beyond 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. ORRegistration as a professional engineer by a state, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. ORSuccessfully passed the Engineering-in-Training (IT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration that is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico, and completed all the requirements for either (a) a bachelor's degree in engineering technology (BET) from an accredited college or university that included at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, or (b) a BET from an ABET- accredited program. OR A combination of at least 4 years of college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that included successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, including the courses listed in the first paragraph above. (NOTE: The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum.) ORSuccessful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field (e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology) AND have at least 1 year of professional engineering experience under the guidance and supervision of a professional engineer. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: FOR THE GS-14 LEVEL: Candidates at the GS-14 level must have at least 1 full year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 or higher level in the Federal service). Specialized experience includes: performing technical evaluations of proposals for repair, maintenance, and engineering work, as well as for boat and equipment acquisitions;  serving as an expert in ship design, ship construction, technical evaluations;  assisting with the development of Statements of Work, Independent Government Cost Estimates and market research that defines and describes the work for which contractor support is required; and providing advice, negotiating, and making decisions and recommendations which clarify and resolve controversial problems. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. 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.

Education

This position does has a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE STOP 7120 Washington, District of Columbia 20593 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]