General Engineer
Summary This position is located in the Air Traffic Organization (ATO), Program Management Organization (PMO). The PMO provides program and acquisition management for the systems and capabilities that modernize and sustain the National Airspace System (NAS) to advance NAS programs from concept to operation while providing technical support for air traffic control automation and decision support systems. Learn more about this agency Help Overview Accepting applications Open & closing dates 07/08/2022 to 07/21/2022 Salary $72,923 - $113,035 per year Salary includes locality of 26.95%. Pay scale & grade FV H Help Location 1 vacancy in the following location:
Atlantic City, NJ Telework eligible Yes-as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - The job may require travel from time- to-time, but not on a regular basis. The travel may be for training or other work-related duties. Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential NA Job family (Series) 0801 General Engineering Supervisory status No Security clearance Other Drug test No Announcement number ACT-ATO-22-AJM2533-79521 Control number 664261100 Help This job is open to Federal employees - Competitive service Current or former competitive service federal employees. Federal employees - Excepted service Current excepted service federal employees. Veterans Clarification from the agency Also open to former permanent excepted service federal employees eligible under an interchange agreement. Current or former permanent federal employees must have met a one year probationary period or trial period in the competitive or excepted service. Applications will also be accepted from preference eligibles and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least 3 years of continuous active duty service. Help Duties The three (3) PMO directorates' key functional areas are:
(1) program control, cross-cutting analysis and integration, and special initiatives such as integrated trajectory based operations; (2a) support aircraft separation services provided by controllers to pilots with accurate and capable surveillance and automation; (2b) services that support decision making for traffic flow managers and services that go directly to pilots to improve safety and efficiency; and (3) implementation and execution of the systems and services that tie ground systems and aircraft together through communications, navigation, weather and aeronautical information and flight services in the NAS. As an individual contributor, the incumbent applies detailed knowledge of engineering principles, theories and concepts to assist senior engineers in conducting cost-benefit analysis and to analyze engineering technical requirements for proposed infrastructure projects such as surveillance system and sensor projects and projects involving terminal, en route and oceanic equipment and sensors. The incumbent applies skill collecting and analyzing data, performing trend analysis and recommending improvements to the system or equipment design to assist in the preparation of the Master Integrated Program Schedule. The incumbent uses skill applying fact-finding and investigative techniques to define program requirements and to assist in the development of program briefs and working papers. Using knowledge of performance-based logistics, the incumbent assists senior engineers in the development and execution of the Integrated Logistics Support Plan (ILSP). The incumbent identifies and assists in the implementation of alternative logistics support practices. Using detailed knowledge of and experience in interpreting Acquisition Management System policies and processes, the incumbent supports senior engineers by assembling and reviewing acquisition packages, requests for proposals, bids, or quotations by checking documents for errors and ensuring that standard or special provisions comply with applicable policies and regulations. The incumbent uses experience participating on acquisition strategy or source selection panels to determine if a written source selection plan is necessary and to document strategy. Using experience providing market research data to senior management, the incumbent identifies market place requirements to identify supply or service sources. The incumbent applies skill and experience using design software, instruments or tools to review project designs and to recommend improvements to the design or operation of equipment and systems. The incumbent applies experience using advanced automated tools and financial systems, such as macros, pivot tables, advanced filtering, etc. to create graphics and charts for inclusion in presentations to senior officials. The incumbent participates as an active team member in planning, monitoring, and conducting special projects, studies, and initiatives. The incumbent analyze problems, identifies significant factors, gathers and interprets pertinent data. and applies established rules and procedures in order to recommend effective solutions. Contacts are typically internal and external to the PMO to share information and to explain the applications of policies and procedures. The incumbent may have frequent contact throughout the PMO and other customers on routine matters such as data gathering, explaining processes and project status. The incumbent mentors more junior engineers and program staff. Help Requirements Conditions of Employment Review the Additional Information Section of this vacancy announcement for important information regarding your COVID vaccine status. US Citizenship is required. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents) This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required. Qualifications To view the complete OPM qualification standard for the Group Coverage Qualification Standard for General Engineering Series, 0801, please refer to https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/ A. Degree:
Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must:
(1) lead to a bachelor's 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. 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)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
Salary Range:
$80K -- $100K
Minimum Qualification
Electrical EngineeringEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Atlantic City, NJ Telework eligible Yes-as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - The job may require travel from time- to-time, but not on a regular basis. The travel may be for training or other work-related duties. Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential NA Job family (Series) 0801 General Engineering Supervisory status No Security clearance Other Drug test No Announcement number ACT-ATO-22-AJM2533-79521 Control number 664261100 Help This job is open to Federal employees - Competitive service Current or former competitive service federal employees. Federal employees - Excepted service Current excepted service federal employees. Veterans Clarification from the agency Also open to former permanent excepted service federal employees eligible under an interchange agreement. Current or former permanent federal employees must have met a one year probationary period or trial period in the competitive or excepted service. Applications will also be accepted from preference eligibles and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least 3 years of continuous active duty service. Help Duties The three (3) PMO directorates' key functional areas are:
(1) program control, cross-cutting analysis and integration, and special initiatives such as integrated trajectory based operations; (2a) support aircraft separation services provided by controllers to pilots with accurate and capable surveillance and automation; (2b) services that support decision making for traffic flow managers and services that go directly to pilots to improve safety and efficiency; and (3) implementation and execution of the systems and services that tie ground systems and aircraft together through communications, navigation, weather and aeronautical information and flight services in the NAS. As an individual contributor, the incumbent applies detailed knowledge of engineering principles, theories and concepts to assist senior engineers in conducting cost-benefit analysis and to analyze engineering technical requirements for proposed infrastructure projects such as surveillance system and sensor projects and projects involving terminal, en route and oceanic equipment and sensors. The incumbent applies skill collecting and analyzing data, performing trend analysis and recommending improvements to the system or equipment design to assist in the preparation of the Master Integrated Program Schedule. The incumbent uses skill applying fact-finding and investigative techniques to define program requirements and to assist in the development of program briefs and working papers. Using knowledge of performance-based logistics, the incumbent assists senior engineers in the development and execution of the Integrated Logistics Support Plan (ILSP). The incumbent identifies and assists in the implementation of alternative logistics support practices. Using detailed knowledge of and experience in interpreting Acquisition Management System policies and processes, the incumbent supports senior engineers by assembling and reviewing acquisition packages, requests for proposals, bids, or quotations by checking documents for errors and ensuring that standard or special provisions comply with applicable policies and regulations. The incumbent uses experience participating on acquisition strategy or source selection panels to determine if a written source selection plan is necessary and to document strategy. Using experience providing market research data to senior management, the incumbent identifies market place requirements to identify supply or service sources. The incumbent applies skill and experience using design software, instruments or tools to review project designs and to recommend improvements to the design or operation of equipment and systems. The incumbent applies experience using advanced automated tools and financial systems, such as macros, pivot tables, advanced filtering, etc. to create graphics and charts for inclusion in presentations to senior officials. The incumbent participates as an active team member in planning, monitoring, and conducting special projects, studies, and initiatives. The incumbent analyze problems, identifies significant factors, gathers and interprets pertinent data. and applies established rules and procedures in order to recommend effective solutions. Contacts are typically internal and external to the PMO to share information and to explain the applications of policies and procedures. The incumbent may have frequent contact throughout the PMO and other customers on routine matters such as data gathering, explaining processes and project status. The incumbent mentors more junior engineers and program staff. Help Requirements Conditions of Employment Review the Additional Information Section of this vacancy announcement for important information regarding your COVID vaccine status. US Citizenship is required. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents) This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required. Qualifications To view the complete OPM qualification standard for the Group Coverage Qualification Standard for General Engineering Series, 0801, please refer to https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/ A. Degree:
Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must:
(1) lead to a bachelor's 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. 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)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
Salary Range:
$80K -- $100K
Minimum Qualification
Electrical EngineeringEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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