ELECTRONICS ENGINEER

US United States Fleet Forces Command; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

US United States Fleet Forces Command seeks a professional engineer with an ABET-accredited background and current engineering licensure to lead critical time and frequency standards projects in the Washington, DC area.

The role requires a solid foundation in engineering science, calculus, and related physics topics, plus proven ability to communicate across national and international timekeeping communities and to manage complex technical programs.

Qualifications

• Requires professional engineering degree with ABET accreditation or equivalent education meeting core calculus and engineering science requirements.
• Current registration as EI/EIT or PE by any state/DC/territory; other paths may apply.
• Passing the FE examination or equivalent licensure requirements for professional registration.
• 60 semester hours of courses in physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences aligned with basic engineering program requirements.
• Degree in engineering, engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology may be accepted with professional engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Implement time and time interval systems policies and procedures.
• Troubleshoot unique and complex electronic systems.
• Communicate orally and in writing with national and international timekeeping community.
• Perform statistical algorithms as they apply to frequency standards and time scale.
• Develop theoretical models or hardware guided by experimental data when no established principles exist.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Math & calculus

Communication skills

Education

Professional engineering degree

ABET-accredited program

FE exam eligibility

Job description

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.

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

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.

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)

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.

In addition to the Basic Education Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate:

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Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Implementing time and time interval systems policies and procedures.
• Troubleshooting unique and complex electronic systems.
• Oral and written communication with national and international timekeeping community.
• Performing statistical algorithms as they apply to frequency standards and time scale.
• Developing theoretical models or hardware where guiding principles are relevant experimental data are nonexistent or controversial.

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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:

• Assisting with developing or significantly enhancing measurement, time transfer and other precise time and time interval (PTTI) systems.
• Analyzing and evaluating time transfer systems.
• Planning and managing technical programs.
• Oral and written communication with national and international timekeeping community,

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=GS-PROF 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.