ELECTRONICS ENGINEER

For GS-05:Qualification for the GS-05 level only requires applicants to meet the basic education requirements for the position. For GS-07:Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:1) Applying basic standard engineering principles and practices; 2) Assisting with the preparation of correspondence, technical reports, and instructions for submittal to leadership; and 3) Collaborating with superiors ensuring the technical engineering competence, knowledge, and professional services required to sustain the weapon system, associated components, and related support systems. For GS-09:Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:1) Applying principles and practices of electronics engineering associated with aircrafts; 2) Researching and determining applicability of modifications for the program, including modifications that would extend service life, improve survivability, reliability and maintainability, and aircraft safety; and 3) Developing products and services required to sustain economic operation and ensure airworthiness. For GS-11:Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:1) Applying principles and practices of electronics engineering associated with aircrafts; 2) Utilizing knowledge of Electronics engineering and logistics management policies, practices and procedures used in the acquisition, design, overhaul, maintenance, modification and repair of aircraft weapon systems; 3) Providing superiors objectively based engineering information with a focus on technical analysis, engineering investigations, economic analysis, and support services for making platform sustainment and acquisition decisions; and 4) Development of engineering documents, engineering change proposals, design/development/maintenance of operational test program sets, technical directives, inspection/maintenance requirements, repairs and redesign of the platform’s systems and components. For GS-12:Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:1) Utilizing extensive and professional knowledge of principles and practices of electronics engineering associated with both rotary and fixed wing aircraft; 2) Developing engineering documents, engineering change proposals, design/development/maintenance of operational test program sets, technical directives, inspection/maintenance requirements, repairs and redesign of the platform’s systems and components; 3) Attending program related meetings and conferences and at contractors’ plants to resolve specific engineering issues while providing briefings on engineering analysis results; 4) determining the best approach to resolve technical electronics engineering problems; and 5) Monitoring performance of electronics engineering technical analyses, engineering investigations, economic analyses and support services. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:Electronics Engineering Series 0855 (opm.gov) 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.
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