General Engineer

Missile Defense Agency; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Missile Defense Agency is seeking a qualified professional to develop, integrate, and implement strategies, policies, and procedures for the acquisition and execution of Quality, Mission Assurance, and Assurance Integration functions. Eligible at NH-03 broadband level with a relevant engineering degree and specialized experience in aerospace manufacturing/testing and QA processes.

The role emphasizes applying engineering principles to defense programs, with responsibilities spanning from

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to NH-02/GS-11 in the Federal service, and must meet 2 of 3 specialized experiences listed below.
• Experience with manufacturing/testing complex mechanical or electrical aerospace assemblies.
• Experience auditing processes associated with the manufacturing/testing of complex mechanical or electrical aerospace assemblies.
• Experience implementing Quality, Safety, or Mission Assurance practices within defense, aerospace, or space systems.
• Engineering degree details: ABET accreditation or equivalent coursework in engineering.

Responsibilities

• Developing, integrating, and implementing strategies, policies, and procedures for programming, planning, and developing the acquisition and execution of the Quality, Mission Assurance, and Assurance Integration functions.

Education

Engineering degree (ABET-accredited)

FE exam (Fundamentals of Engineering)

Job description

This position is part of the Department of War (DoW), Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The incumbent will be responsible for: Developing, integrating, and implementing strategies, policies, and procedures for programming, planning, and developing the acquisition and execution of the Quality, Mission Assurance, and Assurance Integration functions.

You may qualify at the NH -03 Broadband Level, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

• A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-02/GS-11 grade level in the Federal service as listed below and must meet 2 of 3 specialized experience listed below to be qualified:
• Experience with manufacturing/testing complex mechanical or electrical aerospace assemblies.
• Experience with auditing processes associated with the manufacturing/testing of complex mechanical or electrical aerospace assemblies.
• Experience implementing Quality, Safety, or Mission Assurance practices within defense, aerospace, or space systems
• A. 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.
• 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.) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the anno