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Electronics Engineer

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
ATO, Technical Operations, ATC Fcilities, Engineering Services, LA, AJW-2W1
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Summary

Serves as an Electronics Engineer within Engineering Services, LA, AJW-2W1. Incumbent is responsible for engineering and installation of navigation related equipment. Work includes but not limited to conducting technical surveys, developing installation packages, determining project scope and cost estimates. Incumbent may also be required to perform installation work as needed.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
02/19/2019 to 03/11/2019
Salary
$69,842 to - $130,199 per year

H-band salary range, includes 30.57 locality: $69,42 - $108,252 I-band salary range, includes 30.57% locality: $84,007 - $130,199

Pay scale & grade
FV H - I
Location
El Segundo, CA
1 vacancy
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
50% or less - The job may require up to 50% travel.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-Time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
NA
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Announcement number
AWP-ATO-19-BKM5951-60533
Control number
524771200

Duties

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H Band Duties:

Incumbent acts as an individual contributor and/or member performing professional engineering work involving electronic circuits, circuit elements, equipment, systems and associated phenomena concerned with electromagnetic or acoustical wave energy or electrical information for purposes such as communication, computation, sensing, control, measurement and navigation.

Conducts site surveys for facilities and systems as well as develop and coordinate project scope, cost estimates, facility mitigation and project schedules, resource requirements and project closeout for assigned projects.

Performs construction and/or installation activities including daily operations, overall schedule reviews, drawing approvals, project coordination, safety and environmental requirements, and interfacing with logistics on contract award/modification and material acquisition.

Assists in the performance of Contracting Officer Representative (COTR), duties for implementation of construction and installation activities.

Refers difficult problems and work issues to a manager, program/project manager, team leader, or more experienced engineer when guidelines are not available or applicable.

Work is reviewed periodically during assignments and at completion to ensure timeliness and technical compliance with the requirements of the project or other work activity.

I Band Duties:

Incumbent is responsible for developing engineering designs and site adaptation of standard engineering designs. Conducts site surveys for facilities and systems, as well as, develops and coordinates project scope, cost estimates, facility mitigation, project schedules, resource requirements, and project closeout for assigned projects.

Initiates, modifies, and assesses task orders/work releases/contracts and others in response to changes in scope, performance and cost.

Reviews and approves contractor submittal. Interfaces with Logistics on contract award, contract modifications and materials acquisitions.

Performs the full range of construction and/or installation activities including daily operations, overall schedule reviews, drawing approvals, project coordination, safety and environmental requirements, and interfacing with Logistics on contract award, contract modifications and material acquisitions.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.
  • Must submit an SF-50 (See Required Documents for requirements)
  • Succesful completion of a security investigation may be required.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in engineering or combination of education and experience.

A. Degree: Successful completion of a full four-year professional engineering curriculum leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in engineering in an accredited college or university. To be acceptable the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the 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); (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics;

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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 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 or licensure: Current registration as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico;
  • Written Test: Evidence of having successfully 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;
  • 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 bachelor's 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.

For more information on the alternate methods, please refer to the OPM Qualification Standards for Engineering at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf or you may contact the Employment Services Section (AHF-W300 ), Human Resources Division (424) 405-7325.

Specialized Experience: In addition to the basic requirements, all candidates must demonstrate one year (52 weeks) of SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE equivalent to the next lower grade in the Federal service. SPECIALIZED experience is that which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to work of the position to be filled.

To qualify for the FV-H level, applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/FG 5/7/9 or pay level (G band) in the Federal service. Specialized Experience is defined as:

  • Experience with field implementation of electronics equipment and site adaption for local conditions; experience in conducting engineering analysis and studies for establishment, sustainment and maintenance projects; and experience in initiating, modifying and assessing task orders/work releases/contracts with others in response to changes in scope, performance and cost.

To qualify for the FV-I level, applicants must have Specialized Experience equivalent to the GS/FG-11/12 or pay level (H band) in the Federal service. Specialized Experience is defined as:

  • Experience with field implementation of electronics equipment and site adaptation for local conditions;
  • Experience conducting engineering analysis and studies for establishment, sustainment and maintenance projects; and
  • Experience initiating, modifying, and assessing task orders/ work releases/ contracts with others in response to changes in scope, performance, and cost.

We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

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/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.

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.

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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 person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies.

Notes:

1. 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 section, 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 human resource specialist as appropriate.

2. This Level 5 (Moderate Risk) position requires favorable adjudication of a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.

3. This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation Plan. Additional information about core compensation is available on the website: http://jobs.faa.gov/FAACORECompensation.htm

4. This position is also being advertised under announcement number: AWP-ATO-19-BKM5951-60532 Current or Former Federal Employees / Veterans-EVHO. Please review both announcements to determine if you are eligible to apply.

5. NATCA Bargaining Unit Statement: Article 42, Section 5 says: “If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list. If it is determined that interviews are required and telephone interviews are not utilized, travel expenses incidental to these interviews will be paid in accordance with the Agency’s travel regulations and this Agreement".



This is a bargaining unit position.

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How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.



IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

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