General Engineer
Job Location:
Morgantown, WV - USA
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Job Summary
This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health headquartered in Atlanta Georgia.
This vacancy is also being announced concurrently with vacancy announcement HHS-CDC-MP-26- under merit promotion procedures. Please review this announcement to see if you are eligible for consideration under merit promotion procedures.
WHAT YOULL BE DOING DAY TO DAY
As a General Engineer you will use your knowledge and experience to optimize business results and customer experience by:
- Assist in the design development and execution of engineering research projects focused on preventing traumatic workplace injuries and fatalities.
- Participate in the design calibration operation and evaluation of engineering instrumentation and equipment used in laboratory experiments and field testing.
- Assist in preparing technical reports research documentation and portions of scientific publications.
- Design and conduct small engineering research projects or perform major portions of larger engineering projects focused on preventing traumatic workplace injuries and fatalities.
- Plan and conduct engineering tests; collect analyze and interpret data from laboratory field and modeling studies.
- Prepare technical reports contribute to scientific publications and communicate engineering findings to multidisciplinary teams.
- Plan and conduct engineering studies and experimental evaluations.
- Analyze and interpret engineering data assess system performance and recommend improvements to engineering designs and methodologies using established engineering principles.
- Prepare technical reports scientific publications and presentations summarizing engineering methods and research findings.
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Males born after December 31 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service -
- Suitable for federal employment
- Appointment will be subject to the applicants successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
- Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS E-Verify System.
- All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
- All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date.
- Financial disclosure statement may be required.
- Probationary (or trial) period may be required.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Basic Qualifications:
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.
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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 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.)
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
GS-07 Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following:
- Assisting in the planning and conduct of engineering research projects or laboratory studies.
- Assisting in the setup calibration operation and maintenance of laboratory or field instrumentation and engineering equipment.
- Collecting organizing and performing routine analyses of engineering or experimental data using systems such as Excel and MATLAB.
Have 1 year of graduate-level education in a related field or superior academic achievement.
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Have a combination of experience and graduate education as described above.
GS-09 Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following:
- Designing and conducting routine engineering tests or small-scale research projects.
- Collecting analyzing and interpreting engineering or experimental data using systems such as Excel and/or Python.
- Drafting test reports and publications and presenting findings to project leads.
Have 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a masters degree or masters or equivalent graduate degree.
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Have a combination of experience and graduate education as described above.
GS-11 Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following:
- Designing and developing experimental engineering systems components or instrumentation to evaluate engineering performance using systems such as Python or MATLAB.
- Planning and conducting engineering experiments or analytical studies.
- Preparing and communicating technical findings to project managers and multidisciplinary teams.
Have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
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Have a combination of experience and graduate education as described above.
Do not copy and paste the duties specialized experience or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employees position is creditable however when documented by satisfactory evidence such as a signed memorandum from the employees supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or if part time the percentage of times the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employees official personnel order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.
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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.
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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 a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information visit: .
SUPERIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT (SAA): Must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled. S.A.A. is based on:
(1) Class standing-applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class based on completed courses; or
(2) Grade-Point Average-applicants must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 based on 4 years of education or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or
(3) Election to membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society - membership in a freshman honor society cannot be used to meet the requirements of this provision.
Note: Grade-point averages are to be rounded to one decimal place. For example 2.95 will round to 3.0 and 2.94 will round to 2.9.
Note: Applications can be accepted from students who expect to complete qualifying education within 9 months from the date of application. Education was completed successfully before the applicant can be appointed.
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of addition to describing duties performed applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.
Incentives may be authorized; however this is contingent upon multiple factors including funds availability. If authorized certain incentives may require you to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a period of up to 3 years. Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid. Incentives may include the following: moving expenses recruitment or relocation incentive; student loan repayment superior qualifications appointment creditable service for annual leave for prior non-federal work experience or prior uniformed military service etc.
Bargaining Unit Position: No
Research position: No
Drug Screening Required: No
Applicants selected for this position will be subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing upon hiring.
Veterans Preference - Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP/ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an CTAP/ICTAP eligible see To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy displaced Federal employees must be rated at 85.0 or above on the rating criteria for this position.
Reemployment Priority List (RPL): To receive selection priority for this position individuals on the RPL must meet the qualification requirements complete all required assessments and be rated as qualified. RPL candidates are ranked using Category Rating procedures.
Beginning January 1 2010 agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5 United States Code. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years a political Schedule A Schedule C or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.
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