ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

Description:

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Requirements:

For the ND-03 :
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 ND-02 pay band (GS-5/8 equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional engineer or scientist applying engineering principles, methods, and techniques to gather, test, or analyze data used in support of software system engineering.

For the ND-04 :
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 ND-03 pay band (GS-9/11 equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional engineer or scientist applying software system safety engineering processes to identify and correct deficiencies or improve performance of systems, processes, or operation.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf (opm.gov)
General Physical Science Series, 1301 (opm.gov)
Operations Research Series 1515 (opm.gov)
Mathematics Series 1520 (opm.gov)
Computer Science Series 1550 (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.