Electronics Engineer
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Oklahoma City, OK - USA
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Job Summary
This position is located in the Technical Services directorate. The incumbent serves as an Electronics Engineer providing professional engineering services including but not limited to design and modifications to the electrical systems of FAA aircraft.
Plans accomplishes and coordinates highly complex and challenging projects/programs and other work activities under the minimal direction of a manager where precedents may not exist and specifications criteria and regulations are unclear. Evaluates state-of -the art technology electronics engineering concepts and potentially useful tests and evaluations internal and external to FAA. May act as a principal technical specialist or as a project/program manager or team leader for large work activities.
Applies experience and comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles theories and concepts applicable aircraft safety economy of design economy of design as well as an understanding new technologies and methodologies to solve complex problems and to develop improved technical processes for the organization. Considers the objectives of the major subdivision and LOB/SO when developing integrating and implementing solutions to diverse complex problems. Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines. Typical assignments may include system design and integration; extensive research; development of major aircraft modifications and repairs development of airborne equipment analyzing symptoms of electronic problems resolving designing implementing permanent solutions to operational systems and direct responsibility for project/program management. Assignments usually require use of a combination of standard engineering procedures and practices establishing certification basis for aircraft modifications and repairs demonstrating compliance with Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Participates in the planning to achieve project objectives.
Defines plans coordinates organizes and assigns resources to accomplish organizational objectives. Identifies and Allocates resources to accomplish large work activities within established schedules. Simultaneously tracks numerous engineering projects through completion. Develops aircraft modification repair and equipment based on customer requirements system design and integration extensive research. Prepare specifications and costs engineering studies and analysis. Reviews contractor work collects and analyzes data. Performs testing and evaluation of systems equipment and processes and provides maintenance and operational support.
Contacts are internal and external. Often represents FAA as a senior technical point of contact on projects programs and other work activities. Communicates results to all levels internally (within an LOB/SO or across LOB/SOs) and externally. Plays a lead role in drafting reviewing and editing reports or contractual documents for final approval prior to external distribution. Presents briefings to obtain consensus/approval on policies. Coordinates significant technical matters with representatives of external organizations.
Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues but allow considerable discretion to develop new and innovative approaches. Draws on experience to solve unusual problems and may create new solutions and policy interpretations as the situation requires. Provides policy guidance and instruction to others both internally and externally.
Provides guidance to lower-level staff to solve difficult technical issues. Draws on experience to solve unusual problems. May create new solutions and policy interpretations as the situation requires. Develops plans techniques and policies to address current or anticipated problems and issues. Works with senior management to solve problems.
Work is reviewed rarely typically though status reports and at project completion to ensure technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity. Work activities typically impact directly on the objectives of one or more major subdivisions and/or LOB/SOs and may impact on the objectives of the FAA.
- US Citizenship is required.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
- Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
- This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.
- A one-year probationary period may be required.
- Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
- Please Review Required Documents & Additional Information
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable the program must: (1) lead to a bachelors 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.
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)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 Boards 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 bachelors 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 bachelors 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).
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To qualify for this position at the FV-J (FG/GS-14) level in addition to the Basic Requirements you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I (FG/GS-13) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.
Specialized Experience includes experience applying comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles theories and concepts relating to the design and modification of electrical systems on aircraft aircraft safety economy of design maintenance production and repair of aircraft. Experience planning and coordinating projects and programs in areas where precedents may not exist and specifications criteria and regulations are vague.
Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.
Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page). See Qualifications Required. Information Regarding KSAs: As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process) the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore as an applicant for this announcement you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) in your work history please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s) if applicable may be further evaluated on the KSAs and Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order category grouping or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.
Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.
Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.
We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. position is covered by the Department of Transportations Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a testing designated position (TDP) will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing.
NOTES:
1) Applicants must apply online to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed mailed or emailed applications cannot be accepted.
2) Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.
3) Some none or all candidates may be interviewed.
4) This position has a positive education requirement. If you have never served in a Federal Professional Engineering Series you must UPLOAD a copy of your transcripts with your application or email to .
5) To confirm receipt of documents please contact Laura Whitlock at .
6) This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available on the following website: Additional information regarding living in Oklahoma can be found at .
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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.
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Required Experience:
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