Electronics Engineer at Picatinny Arsenal

JOB SUMMARY:

Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.

About the Position:
This position is in the Fuze and Preceision Armaments Technology Directorate (FPAT). The Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) are the Armys Center of Lethality, and provide more than 90 percent of the Armys lethality to Soldiers. ARDECs mission includes: improving already fielded items, developing new items, maintaining a strong armament technology base in government, industry and academia and provide technical support to Soldiers in the field.

Who May Apply:

• Current Permanent Civilian Department of the Army ARDEC Employees (Career or Career Conditional) with Competitive Status within the commuting area.  MUST submit a copy of SF-50 verifying eligibility to apply. 

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Business travel is 20 percent of the time.
• Payment of moving expenses (PCS) will not be authorized.
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Please see other requirements for this position.

DUTIES:Back to top

• Apply multi-disciplinary engineering skills to solve complex technical issues related to integration of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Inertial Sensor Systems.
• Plans, directs and coordinates engineers, technicians, etc. in the research, developmet and product improvement of tube -launched precision munitions systems.
• Responsible for system integration, fabrication, procurement testing, analysis and evaluation of end items, systems and subsystems.
• Recommends initiation of long and short-term projects.
• Organizes work and analysis of projects based on comprehensive understanding of scientific, engineering principles and knowledge related technical fields.
• Redirects approaches based on simulations, tests, studies, etc.
• Technical authority on integration and analysis of tube launched precision projectiles and components
• Represents the organization at conferences, meetings, representatives of other government agencies and contractors. 

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:Back to top

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.  Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.  Specialized experience is defined as: Application of multi-disciplinary engineering skills to solve complex technical issues in the integration of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Inertial Sensor Systems for tube-launched systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service ([GS-12]).

 

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills, abilities) in the following areas:

• Design and Integration of Global Positioning Systems and Inertial Sensor Systems.
• Design, Testing and Assessment of Electronics in High-G tube launched environment.
• Competency in Guidance algorithms and Kalman Filtering.
• Communication Ability
• Product/Program Management

 

  Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the [GS-12] grade (or equivalent).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you may qualify if your education meets the definitions below:

 

Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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

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 professional 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:

Professional registration -- Current registration as a professional engineer 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.

Written Test -- Evidence of having succesfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

Applicants who have passed the EIT examination and have completed all the requirements for either (a) a bachelors degree in engineering technology (BET) from an accredited college of university that included 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, or (b) a BET from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) may be rated eligible for certain engineering positions at GS-5. Eligibility is limited to positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of the engineering technology program. Applicants for positions that involve highly technical research, development, or similar functions requiring an advanced level of competence in basic science must meet the basic requirements in paragraph A.

Because of the diversity in kind and quality of BET programs, graduates of other BET programs are required to complete at least 1 year of additional education or highly technical work experience of such nature as to provide reasonable assurance of the possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for professional engineering competence. The adequacy of this background must be demonstrated by passing the EIT examination.

Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in paragraph A.

Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelors degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)

Other Requirements: Click here for expanded definitions.

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
• Business travel is 20 percent of the time.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret clearance.
• This is a Career Program 16 position.
• Current Permanent Civilian Department of Army ARDEC Employees (Career or Career Conditional) with Competitive Status within the commuting area.  MUST submit a copy of SF-50 verifying eligibility to apply.
• This is a Critical Acquisition Position III.Selectee must be an Acquisition Corps (AC) member at the time of permanent selection for the position or have been granted a waiver. - Selectee must execute, as a condition of appointment, a written agreement to remain in Federal service in the position for at least three years. In signing such agreement, the employee does not forfeit any employment rights, nor does such an agreement alter any other terms or conditions of employment.
• Payment of Moving Expenses will not be authorized.
  

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

 

 

Country: USA, State: New Jersey, City: Picatinny Arsenal, Company: U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command.