Electrical Engineer

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for DHA Certain Personnel Workforce for DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: This is a Developmental Electrical Engineer, GS-0810-5/7/9/11 position with the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division, Omaha District, Engineering Division, Design Branch, Electrical Section.

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 Requirement for an Electrical Engineer at the GS 7 and above: GS-07:Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: applying, a wide range of electrical engineering theories, concepts, principles, standards, and methods sufficient to assist in the development and evaluation of conventional assignments.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next 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. OR 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 Academic Achievement 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 during the 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.achshonor.org/).

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) by 18.

Add the two percentages.

GS-09:Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: assisting in the development of preliminary and final designs, analyses, and contract plans for the electrical engineering features of Architectural and Engineering assignments.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next 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.

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 first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

GS-11:Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: applying electrical engineering concepts, principles, and practices applicable to the full range of engineering duties concerned with the design and layout of underground and overhead primary and secondary systems, interior distribution systems, and interior lighting systems for various kinds and types of buildings and structures.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next 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: [insert applicable field(s) of study].

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. Major Duties:

• As an Electrical Engineer, you will:
• Review electrical and related infrastructure systems for a variety of Military, Civil Works, state, and local governments and tribes to assure that users have consistent high quality reliable and cost-effective designs throughout USACE and DOD.
• Evaluate electrical/mechanical equipment in a field setting to resolve construction or functional problems and to determine adequacy of design.
• Provide technical assistance in the preparation of design studies, plans and specifications, cost estimates, design analyses, and test procedures for complex electrical designs and scopes of architect-engineer (A-E) work.
• Develop an expertise in the design of military building and infrastructure systems and hydroelectric and non-hydroelectric dam electrical support systems.