General EngineerPhysical Scientist

Salary Clarification:

• Selectees with a Bachelors Degree with Superior Academic Achievement will start at the GS-7/6 locality for the duty station selected. Offers will range from $58871-$73596.
• Selectees with a Masters Degree will start at the GS-9 locality for the duty station selected. Offers will range from: $61722-$77161.

• Design analyze build and test weapons machines systems structures components equipment and materials to fulfill Nuclear Security Enterprise objectives and requirements.
• Evaluate oversee direct or advise contracted work to ensure quality and compliance with plans designs and specifications.
• Monitor NNSA project operations performance and quality assurance advising about NNSA policies and regulations. Participate in NNSA program or project information planning sessions phase milestone and final project reviews and maintain productive interaction with staff;
• Technically direct oversee organize or act as principal contributors for program segments on team-based projects and prepare present and evaluate plans designs reports and correspondence.

• Subject to Random Drug Testing
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test.
• Favorable suitability determination required.
• Financial Disclosure is required.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain a Q level Security Clearance.
• You must be a United States Citizen.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
• Compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity which will require that you provide two forms of identification.
• A two (2) year trial period may be required. Employees serving on a trial period may be terminated at any time during the probationary or trial period for performance conduct or business-related reasons in the interest of Federal service.
• More than one position may be filled from this vacancy announcement.
• Must be able to obtain certification in the DOEs Technical Qualification Program (TQP) within 18 months of start date. This position is covered by the Technical Qualification Program (TQP) which requires the incumbent to acquire and demonstrate competencies identified in the TQP Functional Area Qualification and Field Office specific standards and requires certification of the competencies by NNSA supervision and TQP qualifying officials. limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted you will be disqualified.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS: This position may be filled as a 0801 General Engineer or a 1301 Physical Scientist. Each job series requires applicants to meet a Basic Education Requirement in addition to the requirements listed below.

You must meet all qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

All applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

• Be a recent graduate (January 2024-June 2026) with a Masters Degree in one of the fields below; OR
• Be a recent graduate (January 2024-June 2026) with a Bachelors Degree in one of the fields below with Superior Academic Achievement (SAA). SAA is based on:
  • (1) Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college university or major subdivision such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration based on completed courses; OR
  • (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (B or better) as recorded on your official transcript or as computed based on 4 years of education or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (B or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR
  • (3) Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies ( Grade point averages will be rounded to one decimal point. For example 2.95 will round to 3.0 and 2.94 will round to 2.9.
    
    NOTE: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) was taken on a pass/fail or similar basis your S.A.A. claim must be based on class standing or membership in an honor society and you must provide evidence of your class standing or honor society membership with your application.
    
    Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write see resume in your application!

    • General Engineering
    • Project Management
    • Technical Competence

    Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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.
    
    You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
    Education

    All applicants must meet the basic requirements of the General Engineer/Physical Science occupational series.
    
    Transcripts or other proof of required education MUST be included in application package.
    
    801 - Degree: professional engineering. The curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology as a professional engineering curriculum; 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
    
    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 professional 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. There are alternate methods to meeting the engineering educational requirement (e.g. holding current professional engineering registration having passed the EIT examination or having completed specified academic courses or a related degree). Please refer to the OPM Qualification Standards at Professional Engineering Positions.
    
    1301- Degree: physical science engineering or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics dynamics properties of materials and electronics OR Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science plus appropriate experience or additional education. Please refer to the OPM Qualification Standards at Physical Science Positions.
    
    If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

    EDUCATION: Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside of the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. A written evaluation of any foreign education must be provided with your application in response to this vacancy announcement or be received by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to provide this evaluation will result in you being found unqualified for the position. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education see the Department of Education website and for a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education visit The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.

    Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
    
    **If you are selected official transcripts will be required.
    
    **FOREIGN EDUCATION: Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside of the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. A written evaluation of any foreign education must be provided with your application in response to this vacancy announcement or be received by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to provide this evaluation will result in you being found unqualified for the position. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education see the Department of Education website and for a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education visit The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. Please Note: If your foreign education has already been accepted by an accredited U.S. educational institution as part of a degree program with that institution you do not need to provide an evaluation of foreign education but must submit a copy of the transcripts listing the degree from the U.S. accredited institution that accepted your foreign education.

    Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

    Additional information

    • Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information please visit the links at the bottom of this page or visit the FedsHireVets website.
    • If you believe that you are eligible for the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) please visit the OPM ICTAP/CTAP website for more order to be considered under the ICTAP program your application must score within the pre-established well qualified category as stated in the Qualifications section.
    • More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement.
    • All positions require successful completion of a background investigation.
    • All males born after December 311959 must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law visit the Selective Service web page Who Must Register. If you are not registered and dont have an approved exemption you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government.
    • A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized for a highly qualified applicant in accordance with Agency policy and applicable regulations
    • In accordance with Executive Order 14170 applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short free-response essay questions in the questionnaire. Answers to these questions are not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.

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