Computer Engineer - Military Veterans

Summary This position supports the product services group for the logistics center. This group provides both first and second level engineering support for our customers, who include the Federal Aviation Administration National Air Space, US Forest Service, and the Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection. Responsibilities Uses professional Computer Engineering principles in design work: field Inspections: reviewing contractors work; collecting and analyzing data; performing trend analysis; engineering testing; writing technical/management reports; root cause analysis; and recommending improvements to the design or operation of systems, equipment or processes as it relates to FAA Logistics Center (FAALC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) projects. Prepares periodic written reports for FAALC management. Plans and accomplishes highly complex and challenging projects/programs and other work activities under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced engineer. May act as a principal technical specialist or as a project/program manager or team leader for large work activities. Applies comprehensive experience and knowledge of engineering principles, theories, and concepts to existing or proposed projects to satisfy customer needs/requirements. Will use experience and advanced knowledge of engineering principles, theories and concepts to develop plans and techniques to improve programs and policies including reverse engineering projects. Must interact with other disciplines to develop, integrate and implement solutions to diverse, complex problems. Provides engineering support of large projects and monitors resources to accomplish complex engineering tasks which may involve supporting several projects simultaneously. Works closely with other Product Group and team managers to implement FAALC business goals, engineering requirements, policies and procedures that are required to support CBP systems and subsystems. Support includes identifying customer requirements and decision-making processes. Guidelines include organization policies, precedents, requirements, orders, short and long-term planning documents; professional, scientific, technical and academic texts, publications, manuals, work instructions, and presentations; local, state and federal laws and regulations; contract and contractor proposals. Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues but allow considerable discretion to develop new and innovative approaches. Draws on experience to solve unusual problems and may create new solutions and policy interpretations as the situation requires. Provides policy guidance and instruction to others, both internally and externally. Contacts are internal and external to the organizational unit but will include contacts with customers, contractors, and external organizations. Contacts are typically intended to share information, provide data, and/or written analysis, or to discuss the status of assignment. Contacts are made to resolve operational performance deficiencies; to recommend operational and system requirements; to explain or defend issues; to participate in interdisciplinary teams; to obtain or provide Information; to provide technical and professional guidance. Work is reviewed periodically, typically at major milestones and at completion, for technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity. Work activities typically support and may be vital to the success of projects or activities of one or more organizational units, subdivisions, and LOB/SOs. In some areas, the work may affect the safety and security of customers. This position requires involvement with and access to classified materials involving Customs & Border Protection Law Enforcement systems, projects, programs, files, drawings and data. The applicant will be required to successfully complete a high-risk security level clearance (i.e. Background Investigation). Requirements Conditions of Employment We are not accepting applications from noncitizens. Qualifications Basic Requirements: 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. (transcripts required) 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 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)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and 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 the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. 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 bachelor’s 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) Note: An applicant who meets the basic requirements as specified in A or B above, except as noted under B.1., may qualify for positions in any branch of engineering unless selective factors indicate otherwise. AND IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE BASIC REQUIREMENT: To Qualify at the FV-J (GS/FG 14) level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least (1) one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I (FG/GS-13) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized Experience includes experience with field Inspections, reviewing contractors work; collecting and analyzing data; performing trend analysis; engineering testing; writing technical/management reports; identifying problems and recommending improvements to the design or operation of systems, equipment or processes; provide engineering support, guidance, and policy to customers in situations requiring high levels of reliability and security; plans and accomplishes complex and challenging projects/programs; skill in acting as a lead for large work activities. AND Quality Ranking Factor (QRF): Well qualified applicants will demonstrate experience providing lighting, grounding and bonding support for electronic surveillance systems and network equipment within their resume. Applicants should provide examples of Specialized Experience in their Work History. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Education This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page). Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration. Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation. Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered. KSA INFORMATION As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a HR Specialist as appropriate. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSA listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration. Additional Information We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required. The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family. NOTES: 1. Applicants must apply on-line to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed, or emailed applications cannot be accepted. 2. Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job. 3. This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available on the following website: Pay & Benefits | Federal Aviation Administration (faa.gov). 4. Some, none, or all applicants may be interviewed. 5. Additional information regarding living in Oklahoma can be found at Home | Oklahoma City - A Better Life (abetterlifeokc.com) 6. To confirm receipt of emailed documents, please contact Kuba Hypes at Kuba.J.Hypes@faa.gov. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA