You will serve as a ELECTRONICS ENGINEER in the PRECISE TIME DEPARTMENT, U.S. NAVAL OBSERVATORY of NAVOBSERV.

Duties

You will support the specification of requirements, the development of systems or software, the transition of the systems or software to operations and other electronics engineering operations. You will utilize expertise to participate as an effective member of the USNO team. You will participate in the processing of algorithms to improve the quality of, or extract relevant parameters from, raw data and analysis of algorithms in order to extract relevant information from processed data in support of the mission area. You will participate in a wide variety of communication including writing and presenting scientific and technical material to audiences ranging from USNO staff to governmental or international experts. You will perform a wide variety of research with the goal of contributing toward DoD related problems of current interest.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.

Qualifications

To qualify for a GS-11: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying knowledge of electronics engineering concepts, theories, principles, and practices applicable to the design construction and maintenance of precise time and time interval systems. Experience independently planning, designing, and carrying out programs, projects, studies, and other work. Experience utilizing judgment in interpreting and adapting guidelines, including USNO, Navy, and DoD Instructions, and precedent from scientific or engineering work previously published or learned through professional development or similar means Experience interpreting plans and specification; inspecting and testing a variety of equipment and materials; and recognizing and reporting errors, inconsistencies, and other deficiencies in technical data. Experience applying knowledge of electrical engineering including radio frequency engineering and microwave engineering. Experience utilizing practical knowledge of a wide range of technical methods, principles, requirements, work techniques, and practices in electronics and skill in applying standardized, analytical and evaluative methods and techniques sufficient to advise on or resolve difficult but well precedented, factual, procedural, or recurring issues, perform installation, maintenance, operation, and testing duties as well as employ unique and specially designed instruments. Experience and professional knowledge of electronics engineering concepts, theories, principles, and practices applicable to the design construction and maintenance of precise time and time interval systems. Experience using standard electronics test equipment such as multi-meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers. Experience troubleshooting electrical and electronics systems. To qualify for a GS-09: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying an extensive body of standard procedures or operations requiring extended training. Experience employing technical methods and practices within the area of specialization sufficient to select the most efficient methods and procedures; carry out standard procedures based on assignments; use, adapt, and adjust equipment for optimum operation. Experience interpreting plans and specification; inspecting and testing a variety of equipment and materials; and recognizing and reporting errors, inconsistencies, and other deficiencies in technical data. Experience and knowledge of electrical engineering including radio frequency engineering and microwave engineering. Experience utilizing practical knowledge of a wide range of technical methods, principles, requirements, work techniques, and practices in electronics and skill in applying standardized, analytical and evaluative methods and techniques sufficient to advise on or resolve difficult but well precedented, factual, procedural, or recurring issues, perform installation, maintenance, operation, and testing duties as well as employ unique and specially designed instruments. Experience using standard electronics test equipment such as multi-meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers. Experience troubleshooting electrical and electronics systems. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess
Basic Requirements:

1. 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

1. 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.

In addition to having the Basic Requirements for this position, you may substitute specialized experience for the following education:
GS-11:
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
OR
Three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree.
OR
A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of specialized experience.

GS-09:
Master's Degree or equivalent master's degree.
OR
Two years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree
OR
A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of specialized experience.

College transcripts must be included with application in order to be considered.

Contacts

• Address NAVOBSERV 3450 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20392-5420 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]