Supervisory Electronics Engineer
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Job Summary
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.
Major duties of the Supervisory Electronics Engineer position include but are not limited to the following:
- Direct supervise plan and organize the OSHA Technical Center (OTC) Engineering Services Division including operations activities and assignments.
- Oversee and provide leadership and technical guidance over a complex operation with professional technician and contract staff working in office and laboratory environments on different technical and field support projects.
- Plan direct and control the work of the organization by carrying out supervisory and organizational responsibilities intrinsically related to the work done by immediate subordinates.
- Provide leadership and technical guidance which includes but is not limited to setting priorities prescribing requirements for work and reviewing and judging the adequacy of completed work.
- Develop strategic goals and objectives technical oversight and guidance in program planning and development.
- Propose formulate evaluate plan and oversee technical programs and projects to meet the agencys needs relating to field equipment and instrumentation.
- Design modify and construct systems for calibration and service of industrial hygiene and safety equipment.
- Develop and maintain the necessary software for operation and control of computer-operated or assisted calibration systems.
- Represent OTC and OSHAs interests to internal and external stakeholders.
- Perform the full range of supervisory responsibilities
- Provide professional advice and assistance to OTC management and staff OSHA management industrial hygienists occupational safety and health specialists engineers and other compliance and staff in OSHA program offices in the national regional and area offices; State program staff; representatives of trade associations labor organizations foreign governments and industrial concerns nationwide regarding sampling and measurement instrumentation used by OSHA compliance officers and other professional/technical staff.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Must be at least 16 years old.
- Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
- Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
- Subject to financial disclosure requirements.
- Requires a supervisory probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
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.
INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT (IOR):
A. Degree: Bachelors degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable the program must: (1) lead to a bachelors 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.
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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) 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) 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 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 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 experience coordinating with federal or state agencies developing electronic systems and applying OSHA regulations American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and NIOSH recommended standards and procedures instrument operation and calibration specifications.
Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.
If your education was completed at a foreign college or university you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.
Applicants must meet all legal and regulatory requirements. Reference the Required Documents section for additional requirements.
The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers improve working conditions expand high-quality employment opportunities and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers.
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As a condition of employment all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities systems information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
You may not be aware but in the regulations for agency ethics programs there are requirements for supervisors. Section 2638.103 of Title 5 of the CFR states: Every supervisor in the executive branch has a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. It is imperative that supervisors serve as models of ethical behavior for subordinates. Supervisors have a responsibility to help ensure that subordinates are aware of their ethical obligations under the Standards of Conduct and that subordinates know how to contact agency ethics officials. Supervisors are also responsible for working with agency ethics officials to help resolve conflicts of interest and enforce government ethics laws and regulations including those requiring certain employees to file financial disclosure addition supervisors are responsible when requested for assisting agency ethics officials in evaluating potential conflicts of interest and identifying positions subject to financial disclosure requirements.
Supervisory Financial Disclosure: This position is subject to the confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). Therefore if selected you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest(s) and your prospective position with DOL. This information will be required annually.
For more information click Telework Position Information. This is not a remote work position. The selectee will report to an assigned DOL office location on a regular basis and is eligible for participation in telework as determined by management in accordance with DOL policy.
Based on agency needs additional positions may be filled using this vacancy.
The Department of Labor may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities currently offered by the Federal government to attract highly qualified candidates. Click for more information on Pay Leave and Workforce Flexibilities.
The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicants criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agencys complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act.
Note: The FCA does not apply to some positions specified under the Act such as law enforcement or national security positions.
All Department of Labor employees are subject to the provisions of the Drug-Free Workplace Program under Executive Order 12564 and Public Law 100-71.
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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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.
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