Electronics Engineer - CES Recent Graduate

Summary

The entry level candidates program targets individuals who have graduated recently from qualifying educational institutions or programs. To be eligible, applicants must apply within 2 years of degree or certificate completion, except for veterans precluded from doing so due to their military service obligations, who will have up to 6 years after degree or certificate completion. Successful applicants will be placed in a dynamic, career development program.

Duties

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• Performs professional electronics engineering duties, coordinating assignments with those of engineers or specialists in other disciplines.
• Makes critical analyses and evaluations of the ramifications, advisability, and impact of large engineering projects.
• Plans and conducts advanced work in areas in which large blocks of data are controversial or unknown.
• Thoroughly evaluates the various alternatives for meeting an objective, with adequate consideration of peripheral as well as technical factors, and recommends the best option.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
• Current Federal Career/Career-Conditional employee, will be placed on an Excepted appointment.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the three requirements described below.

Eligibility, Individual Occupation Requirement, and Qualifying Experience.

Eligibility Requirement Individuals who have obtained a qualifying Associates, Bachelor's, Master's, Professional, Doctorate, Vocational or Technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution, within the previous 2 years.

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Veterans (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2108) who were unable to apply within 2 years of obtaining a qualifying Associates, Bachelor's, Master's, Professional, Doctorate, Vocational or Technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution due to their military service obligation. Veterans have a full 2-year eligibility period to apply upon his/her release or discharge from active duty. The eligibility period for veterans must be within 6 years of degree completion. You MUST provide your DD-214 to support this claim.

Individual Occupation Requirement:

This position has a positive education requirement. Applicants must meet the basic educations requirements in order to be found minimally qualified for the position.

A. An Engineering Degree. 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.

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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. 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive.)

In addition to the Individual Occupation Requirement above, you must also meet the following:

Qualifying Experience:

• For the GG-07 qualifying experience is defined as planning or managing or scheduling programs or projects for which innovation or original devise methods and procedures are used.
• For the GG-09 qualifying experience is defined as researching or developing activities or technological advances in order to incorporate into assignments using standard electronics engineering practices and design approaches.
• For the GG-11 qualifying experience is defined as the analyzing engineering projects or modification of major systems to meet performance requirements; or planning and conducting advanced work in areas with large blocks of data that is controversial or unknown.

Candidates must describe how they meet the qualifying experience and/or selective placement factor(s) within the body of their resume.

STUDENTS MAY APPLY IF THEY ARE WITHIN 90 DAYS OF GRADUATING FROM THE DATE OF APPLICATION.

Education

Substitution of education for experience

• GS-7 Completion of 1 full academic year of graduate level education or eligibility under the Superior Academic Achievement Provision after completing a bachelor's degree.
• GS-9 Completion of 2 academic years of graduate level education or completion of all requirements for a master's degree or equivalent degree
• GS-11 Completion of all requirements for a PhD or equivalent degree

If you are using education to qualify for this position you will need to submit your unofficial/official transcripts with your application. Failure to provide transcripts, or a determination that you do not possess the education requirement, will result in objection to your qualifications, and removal from consideration in accordance with competitive examining procedures.

Qualifying Education Institution: Any of the following educational institutions or curricula that have been accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education ;br>
Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services at the time of application. National Association of Credential Evaluation Services .

APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF DEGREE CONFERRAL PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT

Additional information

• A three trial period may be required if you have not previously completed a trial or probationary period in the excepted or competitive service.
• Selectee of this recruitment will be required to sign a Recent Graduate Program Participant Agreement.
• Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination.
• We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date.
• Salary plus Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) is authorized. This rate is subject to change without notice.
• This position is covered under DoD Manual 8140 which will be subject to future Cyber Workforce requirements as defined by the Manual.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (to verify your registration status click here).
• The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants issued March 18, 2004 will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants.
• Because this position is in the Cyber Excepted Service, Veterans' Preference will be applied to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of the Title 5 U.S.C. in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement." If you are a veteran claiming veteran's preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package.
• For more information on Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System, click here.
• For more information on veterans' preference, click here.
• For more information regarding qualifications requirements, click here.
• You may submit a cover letter which will be forwarded to the selecting official with your resume. Your cover letter will not be used to verify your qualifications or eligibility.
• All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact for assistance.
• If selected, the authorized rate of pay may exceed the stated maximum salary rate range under certain circumstances.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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