Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Summary You will serve as a INTERDISCIPLINARY ELECTRONICS/ MECHANICAL ENGINEER in the Sensors Branch, Ocean Products Division, Ocean Projects Department of NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS. Responsibilities You will serve as Project Engineer and Technical Specialist for development of sensor array, buoy, autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and tow vehicle technology. You will plan, organize, direct and coordinate projects requiring support from other Divisions in the Department, other Departments in NAVOCEANO, other Commands and DoD contractors. You will prepare realistic estimates of required resources for projects in terms of personnel, skills, time and money. Prepare, justify and defend proposals. You will review the work of other engineers and technicians who may assist him/her/them in portions of this development effort and provide them with technical guidance as required. You will serve as a(n) Electronics/Mechanical Engineering specialist with the responsibilities for developing designs and specifications for oceanographic and hydrographic instrumentation systems. You will perform the design of complex oceanographic sensor systems for which there is little or no precedence. You will initiate and conduct studies and proof-of-concept tests of systems and associated support equipment to determine their response to operating in a harsh marine environment across a broad range of temperature. You will prepare documentation needed to adequately support design projects. You will establish and maintain liaison within U.S. government, university, and industrial authorities of stature in the field. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying electronic engineering principles and practices applicable to the full range of engineering duties concerned with the selection, design, test, and evaluation of oceanographic/hydrographic instrumentation and equipment. Experience performing a wide range of engineering test and evaluation of complex oceanographic and hydrographic systems. Experience with oceanographic sensor deployments and recoveries from surface vessels and applications in the marine environment. Experience communication both orally and in writing to address and resolve various technical issues, brief individuals internal and external to the organization. Experience coordinating project plans and activities with supporting interdisciplinary organizations as necessary. Experience preparing and submitting realistic and attainable budgetary estimates. Experience planning, managing, and implementing specific ongoing AUV operations. Experience determining readiness objectives for AUV readiness. Experience developing documentation for high-level missions and functions which are driving parameters for acquisition requirements, customer-based capabilities, and future program plans. At this level, experience as an authoritative source of consultation for other scientists and program specialist in resolving issues that significantly affect scientific programs. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/electronics-engineering-series-0855/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess All Professional Engineering Positions, 0800 Individual Occupational Requirements 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. 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. College Transcripts from an Accredited University MUST be submitted by all applicants to provide proof of Basic Education requirement as met. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. If you are unable to apply online and request information about the Alternate Application process, please contact the Department of Navy's Employment Information Center. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf The work environment involves considerable risks with exposure to potentially dangerous situations and environmental stress; i.e. working with high voltage electronic equipment and/or heavy deck equipment; exposure to weather extremes; unsteady and hazardous footing. Injury from breaking, flying, or sliding objects is a potential personal risk. ICTAP-Merit ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. Temporary additional duty assignments require considerable physical exertion such as standing for extended periods, climbing stairways/ladders, occasionally lifting instrumentation in excess of 50 pounds, crouching or working in restricted areas while the survey platform is moving.