Electrical Engineer
Company: usagov
Location: Rock Island
Posted on: May 26, 2023
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Job Description:
Summary
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the
DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and
appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive
service.
About this Position: This position is for an Electrical Engineer at
the Rock Island District office. This position may be filled at the
GS 7, GS9, GS11, or GS12 grade level with non-competitive promotion
potential to the GS 12 level.
This job is open to
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
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Conditions of Employment
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the Education and/or experience
requirements described below. 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; spiritual;
community; student; social). You will receive credit for all
qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume
must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based
on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your
application. Additional information about transcripts is in this
document.
Specialized Experience GS-07: One year of experience which includes
preparing necessary drawings, specifications, technical
calculations, and/or supporting documents for advertised or
negotiated procurements. This definition of specialized experience
is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level
position in the federal service (GS-05).
OR
Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field
which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary
to do the work of the position, such as: 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
Superior Academic Achievement: Successful completion of all the
requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic
Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision,
Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum
that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that
identified in Education above. Superior AcademicAchievement 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 duringthe 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 (https://www.achsnatl.org/).
ORCombination of Education and Experience: A combination of
education and experience may be used to qualify for this position
as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least
100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your
total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of
completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the
two percentages.
Specialized Experience GS-09: One year experience which includes
assisting with cost-effective and/or efficient procedures used for
project design and performance within established practices and/or
guidance; and preparing necessary drawings, specifications,
technical calculations, and/or supporting documents for advertised
or negotiated procurements. This definition of specialized
experience is typical of work performed at the second lower
grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).
OR
Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years
of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a
degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and
abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as:
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: A combination of education
and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as
the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To
compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total
months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of
completed graduate semester hours equivalent) beyond the first year
(total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two
percentages.
Minimum Qualification for the GS-11: One year of experience which
includes evaluating electrical design objectives and/or features;
identifying cost-effective and/or efficient procedures used for
project design and performance within established practices and/or
guidance; and preparing necessary drawings, specifications,
technical calculations, and/or supporting documents for advertised
or negotiated procurements. This definition of specialized
experience is typical of work performed at the second lower
grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
OR
Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of
progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a
degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and
abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as:
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: A combination of education
and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as
the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To
compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total
months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of
completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second
year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two
percentages.
GS-12: Specialized Experience: One year experience which includes;
designing electrical features and equipment for buildings and
structures; developing design studies, engineering plans,
specifications, and reports for individual projects, determine
necessary revisions to project features to obtain a functionally
and electrically adequate end product; identifying efficient
procedures for project design and performance within established
practices and/or guidance. This definition of specialized
experience is typical of work performed at the next lower
grade/level position in the federal service (GS-1).Some federal
jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required
experience in order to qualify.Y
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in
the following areas:
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign
colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements,
you must show 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:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.htm
lBasic Requirement for Electrical Engineer: A. Degree: Bachelor's
degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the
program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's 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.
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), 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
Board's 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 bachelor's 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 basic requirement above, to qualify for
this position you must also meet the qualification requirements
listed below:
For this job at the GS-12 grade level, you must meet the
qualification requirement using experience aloneno substitution of
education for experience is permitted.
Additional information
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.
Review our 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.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the
qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application
package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the
questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the
qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are
minimally qualified, your r--sum-- and supporting documentation
will be compared against your responses to the assessment
questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after
reviewing your r--sum-- and/or supporting documentation, a
determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications
and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.
Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or
omissions may affect your eligibility.
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive
awards in your resume as that information may be taken into
consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be
required to provide supporting documentation.
Basis for Rating: Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of
three quality categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and
Qualified. Veteran preference eligibles are listed ahead of
non-preference eligibles within each quality category.
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.
Review our 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.
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have
access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of
position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time,
temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the
following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure
you're eligible under their policies.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or
not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A
complete description of preference categories and the associated
required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public
Announcements.
As described above, your complete application includes your resume,
your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which
prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these
documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application
package and you will not be considered any further.
1. Your resume:
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification
requirements:
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.
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.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online
questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the
Required Documents section above.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM
(EST) on 03/12/2024 to receive consideration
Agency contact information
Army Applicant Help Desk
Website
https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq
Address
GI-APF-W2R905 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, ROCK ISLAND DO NOT MAIL
St. Louis, MO 63103 US
Next steps
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message
acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package
will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and
quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be
ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no
further consideration.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent.
Please read the following guidance.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or
not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A
complete description of preference categories and the associated
required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public
Announcements.
As described above, your complete application includes your resume,
your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which
prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these
documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application
package and you will not be considered any further.
1. Your resume:
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification
requirements:
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.
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.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online
questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the
Required Documents section above.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM
(EST) on 03/12/2024 to receive consideration
Agency contact information
Army Applicant Help Desk
Website
https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq
Address
GI-APF-W2R905 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, ROCK ISLAND DO NOT MAIL
St. Louis, MO 63103 US
Next steps
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message
acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package
will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and
quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be
ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no
further consideration.
Fair & Transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent.
Please read the following guidance.
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