Supervisory General Engineer

US-Department-of-Labor; Sandy (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Labor - OSHA, Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management (DTSEM), in the OSHA Technical Center, Engineering Support Division, in Sandy, Utah, seeks a qualified Electronics Engineer for the full performance level.

Candidates must meet the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) for the Engineer Series and possess specialized experience in testing/calibration, hazard evaluation, and forensic engineering in industrial settings.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering program or equivalent.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Calculus and advanced mathematics coursework included.
• Professional registration/licensure (EI/EIT/PE) preferred.
• 60 semester hours in physical, mathematical and engineering sciences required.
• Related curriculum with pro engineering experience acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Using OSHA regulations, ANSI or similar standards for testing and calibration of electronic systems.
• Developing methods to evaluate hazards from new work processes, operations, equipment or materials.
• Providing technical guidance in studies and investigations of hazards and accidents.
• Performing forensic investigations for industrial accidents and catastrophes.

Education

ABET-accredited engineering program

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Calculus and advanced mathematics coursework

Professional registration/licensure (EI/EIT or PE)

60 semester hours in physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences

Related curriculum with professional engineering experience

Job description

This position is with the U. S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management (DTSEM), in the OSHA Technical Center, Engineering Support Division, located in Sandy, UT.

• This position is at the full performance level.
• This position is outside the bargaining unit.
• This position is NOT remote. Selectee will be required to report to the office listed above.

THE ENGINEER SERIES HAS AN INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT. ALL APPLICANTS MUST MEET THIS REQUIREMENT IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED.

You must meet the "Individual Occupational Requirement" and the "Specialized Experience" as described below, to qualify for the Electronics Engineer position.

*You MUST provide transcripts with your application package. Official transcripts will be required before time of hire.

INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT (IOR):

A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) 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.

OR

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), 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) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or 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 A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.
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 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.

In addition to meeting the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR), applicants must meet the following specialized experience: Specialized Experience: Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

At the GS-14:

Applicants must have at least 52 weeks of Specialized Experience equivalent to the GS-13 or higher, to qualify for this position. For this position, specialized experience is defined as:

• Using OSHA regulations, American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or similar recommended standards and procedures for testing and/or calibration of electronic systems.
• Developing innovative methods and techniques for evaluating hazards involving unusual or new work processes, operations, equipment and/or materials.
• Providing technical assistance/guidance in conducting studies and investigations of hazards and accidents.
• Performing forensic investigations for industrial accidents and catastrophes by providing engineering support to address industrial hygiene issues.

NOTE: In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience.