Supervisory Electronics Engineer
Job Location:
Lackland Air Force Base, TX - USA
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Job Summary
The primary purpose of this position is: To serve as Chief of the Capabilities and Integration Branch providing planning direction organization and exercising control over nonsupervisory employees assigned to A6OC and to be the subject matter expert for Cyber and Intel system integration and deployment.
DUTY 1: Serves as the 16 AF/A6 subject matter expert in enabling communications for 16 AF mission capabilities.
DUTY 2: Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Advises and provides counsel to employees regarding policies procedures and directives of management.
DUTY 3: Represents A6 and collaborates with a variety AF and DOD organizations.
DUTY 4: Plans organizes and directs the activities of 16th AF/A6OC ensuring that A6OC complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs.
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- All new DCIPS employees are required to complete a two-year DCIPS trial period.
- If authorized PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements may be found at: posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- Must be registered for Selective Service see Legal and Regulatory Guide
- Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours to include evenings weekends and/or holidays
- Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
- Employee must maintain current certifications
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit
- Advance in hire may be authorized if there is demonstrable proof provided on your resume
- Recruitment Incentive may be authorized for this position
- Relocation Incentive may be authorized for this position
- Leave accrual may be authorized upon request
- Employees and family members requiring medical/dental care in the overseas location are responsible for obtaining/paying for care. Access for these members to military medical/dental treatment facilities is on space-available/reimbursable basis only.
- Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
- Upon completion of your probationary/trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- Position is designated special-sensitive and incumbent must be able to obtain and retain a TOP SECRET (TS) security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). A non-disclosure agreement must be signed.
- The employee may be required to travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments.
- Must have a bachelors degree in a related discipline such as computer or electronics engineering computer science or mathematics.
This is a GG-14 position in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). The GG-14 duties for the Professional work category are at the Supervision/Management work level and are equivalent to those at the GS-14 level. The selectees salary will be set within the grade equivalent to a GS/GG grade based on the selectees qualifications in relation to the job.
In order to qualify you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions and Scientific Positions.
BASIC INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL 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.
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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.
REQUIRED: Your resume must reflect the quality level of experience which demonstrates the possession of the knowledge skills abilities and competencies necessary for successful job performance required for this position. Examples of creditable experience include utilizing judgment resourcefulness and initiative in adapting and applying guidelines. Is responsible for analyzing results and recommending changes to deal with the more difficult or unusual assignments. Mastery of advanced concepts principles and practices of electronics engineering in communications and computer systems to investigate and provide consultative services on Cyber and intelligence systems infrastructure and communications. Serves as technical authority in the cost design acquisition and installation of hardware and software for 16 AF cryptographic LAN and WAN systems requiring new approaches or posing unique problems. Knowledge of transmission media characteristics including wireline fiber and radio frequency as well as related engineering fields. Note: Creditable experience may include previous military experience experience gained in the private sector or experience gained in another government agency.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge skills abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT CONT.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.
POSITIVE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: This position has a positive education requirement. If transcripts are not provided your resume MUST list the appropriate academic field (e.g. biology mechanical engineering economics sociology etc.) and all courses you have taken (including those failed) which appear to satisfy the qualification requirements of the position for which you are applying. List graduate and undergraduate courses separately. Include the descriptive title and course code completion date grade number of semester quarter or classroom hours (for education completed at business secretarial technical school or military schools) and graduate and undergraduate classes. **As of 1 Sep 2016 current internal AF employees must attach their transcripts. Failure to do so will result in not being referred for the position.
IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however if position has a positive degree requirement qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
This position is a Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel Systems (DCIPS) position implemented under Section 504 Title V of Public Law 99-569 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 as codified in Sec 1601 Chap 83 of Title 10 United States Code which sets forth Air Force policies and procedures for DCIPS. This position is in the Excepted Service.
DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25 Volume 2005 DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are a veteran claiming veterans preference as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C. you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package.
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Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.
120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.
Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016 who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information click here.
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Selectees who physically reside permanently in the U.S. the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Northern Mariana Islands and the Possessions of the U.S. during the entire recruitment process (application selection and acceptance of a formal job offer) and selected for employment in the foreign area are eligible to receive certain foreign area benefits such as: Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters Post Allowance Home Leave etc. (subject to approval)
Selectees who physically reside outside the U.S. the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Northern Mariana Islands and the Possessions of the U.S. during any step of the recruitment process (application selection and acceptance of a formal job offer) will have foreign area benefits eligibility be determined on a case by case basis.
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.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Experience:
Manager
