You will serve as an ELECTRONICS ENGINEER in the PRECISE TIME DEPARTMENT 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 operations. You will utilize your expertise to participate as an effective member of the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) team. Incumbent's work can span from applied research, through development, to operations. You will participate in the processing of raw data and analysis of 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 create standard operating procedures (SOP), documenting software and documenting the requirements and design review of projects. 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test.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.
• The incumbent visits sites and performs their duties within the U.S. Naval Observatory which may require occasional exposure to altitudes up to 14,000 feet and temperatures as low as 10 degrees F.
• The incumbent must also be able to travel for long periods of time and may be deployed to observatories or other sites around the world.

Qualifications

GS-11 To qualify for the ELECTRONICS ENGINEER, GS-0855-11, your resume must demonstrate at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the level of difficulty and responsibility to that of 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 and practical knowledge of a wide range of technical methods, principles, requirements, work techniques, and practices in electronics; Experience applying standardized, analytical and evaluative methods and techniques sufficient to advise on or resolve difficult but well precedented, factual, procedural, or recurring issues; Experience carrying out standard procedures based on assignments and using, adapting, and adjusting equipment for optimum operation; Experience performing installation, maintenance, operation, and testing duties with standard electronics test equipment such as multi-meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers in addition to employing unique and specially designed instruments; Experience and knowledge of electrical engineering including radio frequency engineering and microwave engineering; Experience interpreting plans and specification, recognizing and reporting errors, inconsistencies, and other deficiencies in technical data; Experience inspecting and testing a variety of equipment and materials; Experience troubleshooting electrical and electronics systems. NOTE: THIS INFORMATION MUST BE SUPPORTED IN YOUR RESUME TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE POSITION. GS-09 To qualify for the ELECTRONICS ENGINEER, GS-0855-09, your resume must demonstrate at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the level of difficulty and responsibility to that of 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 and practical knowledge of a wide range of technical methods, principles, requirements, work techniques, and practices in electronics Experience applying standardized, analytical and evaluative methods and techniques sufficient to advise on or resolve difficult but well precedented, factual, procedural, or recurring issues Experience carrying out standard procedures based on assignments and using, adapting, and adjusting equipment for optimum operation. Experience performing installation, maintenance, operation, and testing duties with standard electronics test equipment such as multi-meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers in addition to employing unique and specially designed instruments. Experience and knowledge of electrical engineering including radio frequency engineering and microwave engineering. NOTE: THIS INFORMATION MUST BE SUPPORTED IN YOUR RESUME TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE POSITION. 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 AND 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 Basic Education Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR

Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), 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 more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org

OR

Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) 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 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.

OR

Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above)

OR

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 one 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.

***A transcript or licensure must be submitted with your application. See Required Documents for additional information.***

In addition to meeting the basic entry qualification requirements, applicants must have specialized experience and/or directly related education in the amounts shown below.

GS-11:
Successful completion of 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree
or
Successful completion of Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
or
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience

***A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.***

GS-09:
Successful completion of 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree
or
Successful completion of master's or equivalent graduate degree
or
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience

***A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.***

Contacts

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