This position is in the Vehicle Recorder Division, Office of Research and Engineering. The incumbent serves as a General Interdisciplinary Engineer/Computer Scientist and subject matter expert in his or her field whose primary duties are in the readout and analysis of various recording devices recovered from vehicles involved in incidents or accidents.

Duties

As a Interdisciplinary Engineer/Computer Scientist (Recorder Specialist), GS-0301-13, you will perform the following major duties: Provides leadership and expert engineering advice on vehicle recorders in one or more modes of transportation. Performs vehicle recorder investigations as a Group Chairperson in a technically competent and thorough manner with supervision and mentoring from more senior NTSB staff. Recovers data and prepares reports as a subject matter expert to achieve maximum use of information for accident prevention and to achieve Safety Board objectives. Assures technical quality and capability of the division's laboratories and related lab systems. Applies knowledge to support and develop products essential to the proper functioning of the Division, such as Board Member Project requests, monitoring/advising in Studies, participating in technical committees, teaching and correspondence, Notice of Proposed Rulemakings (NPRMs), Congressional testimony, and investigative alerts/bulletins. Participates in technical meetings and conferences, through papers, speeches, and committee memberships.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Resume and supporting documents (see "How to Apply" section.)
• Suitability for Federal employment
• Financial Interest in transportation enterprises will be evaluated on a case-by-case-basis.
• Bargaining Unit Position: YES - Bargaining Unit represented by NTSB-AFGE Local 2211.
• Direct Deposit is required.
• A probationary period may be required.
• Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level) by the closing date of this announcement. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
• You may be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, upon entering the position and annually.
• THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REMOTE TELEWORK.
• Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet both the Educational Requirements and the Specialized Experience as described below. For the GS-14 grade level: one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience demonstrates mastery of engineering theories and methods sufficient to develop new procedures to address complex investigations scenarios; ability to apply industry accepted principles, techniques, and practices of engineering or computer science to conduct complex analyses of recorded data, audio, or video; ability to resolve technical challenges in extraction of recorded data, audio or video when standard methods are not successful or available and experience developing novel techniques for the recovery of recorded data with little to no documentation provided. For more information see link: General Engineering Series 0801 (opm.gov); Mechanical Engineering Series 0830 (opm.gov); Computer Engineering Series 0854 (opm.gov); Electronics Engineering Series 0855 (opm.gov); Aerospace Engineering Series 0861 (opm.gov); Computer Science Series 1550 (opm.gov) NOTE: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your resume must clearly show the specialized experience and competencies related to this position. Failure to demonstrate how you possess the education, specialized experience and/or competencies will result in an "Ineligible" rating.

Education

EDUCATION

A. 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in 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 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 and physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
OR
B. Combination of education and experience which includes successful completion of one of the following as defined by the Office of Personnel Management: Professional Registration, Written Test, Specified academic courses or Related curriculum.
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Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus.

You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

GENERAL EDUCATION: All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at an institution that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for it to be credited towards qualifications. For a list of schools that meet these criteria, see https://www.ed.gov/accreditation?src=rn. Applications submitted without the required supporting documents will not be accepted. An unofficial transcript; statement from the institution's registrar, dean, or other appropriate official; or equivalent documentation is acceptable at the time of application. Education submitted must be appropriately accredited by an accredited body recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. For additional information, refer to the U.S. Department of Education web site at: http://www.ed.gov

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address Office of Research and Engineering 490 L'Enfant Plaza East SW Washington, DC 20594 US
• Name: Human Resources Division
• Email: [email protected]