Interdisciplinary Research Agricultural/Mechanical/Electrical Engineer
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Basic Requirements for the 0830/0850/0890 Series:
Degree:
Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must:
(1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school on 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 of 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 of physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR 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 much be demonstrated by one of the following:
1. Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), 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 examples, an applicant who attains registration though 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) examination or any other written test required for processional 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 above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described above. 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 applicants 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. (The above examples of related curricula are no all-inclusive.) Additional Requirements:
In addition to meeting the basic requirements described above, applicants must also meet additional qualification requirements as stated below. For the GS-11:
Applicants must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service or possess a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree. Graduate education must be directly related to the work of the position (i.e. agricultural, mechanical, or electrical engineering) and must have equipped applicants with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience requirements for the GS-11 level are defined as:
Experience participating as a member of a research team related to developing sensors and techniques for process measurement and control; or new technologies and processes to improve product quality, process efficiency, or environmental footprints; And experience contributing to team research to develop new techniques, technologies, or new knowledge to advance understanding in agricultural, mechanical, or electrical engineering. GS-12:
Applicants must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service or possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or possess an equivalent combination of graduate level education and experience. Graduate education must be directly related to the work of the position (i.e. agricultural, mechanical, or electrical engineering) and must have equipped applicants with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience requirements for the GS-12 level are defined as:
Experience conducting research related to developing sensors and techniques for process measurement and control; or new technologies and processes to improve product quality, process efficiency, or environmental footprints; Experience contributing to team research to develop new techniques, technologies, or new knowledge to advance understanding in agricultural, mechanical, or electrical engineering; Experience presenting research findings at scientific meetings And experience publishing research results in peer-reviewed scientific journals related to agricultural, mechanical, or electrical engineering. GS-13:
Applicants must possess one year of specialized equivalent to the next lower grade level(GS-12) in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience requirements for the GS-13 level are defined as:
Experience conceiving, planning, and conducting research related to developing sensors and techniques for process measurement and control; or new technologies and processes to improve product quality, process efficiency, or environmental footprints; Experience leading team research to develop new techniques, technologies, or new knowledge to advance understanding in agricultural, mechanical, or electrical engineering; Experience presenting, including by invitation, research findings at national and international scientific meetings; And experience as the lead author on team research published in peer-reviewed scientific journals related to agricultural, mechanical, or electrical engineering. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Applicants must be available to report for duty at the time a selection is made. Selections are typically made within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Degree:
Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must:
(1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school on 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 of 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 of physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR 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 much be demonstrated by one of the following:
1. Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), 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 examples, an applicant who attains registration though 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) examination or any other written test required for processional 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 above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described above. 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 applicants 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. (The above examples of related curricula are no all-inclusive.) Additional Requirements:
In addition to meeting the basic requirements described above, applicants must also meet additional qualification requirements as stated below. For the GS-11:
Applicants must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service or possess a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree. Graduate education must be directly related to the work of the position (i.e. agricultural, mechanical, or electrical engineering) and must have equipped applicants with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience requirements for the GS-11 level are defined as:
Experience participating as a member of a research team related to developing sensors and techniques for process measurement and control; or new technologies and processes to improve product quality, process efficiency, or environmental footprints; And experience contributing to team research to develop new techniques, technologies, or new knowledge to advance understanding in agricultural, mechanical, or electrical engineering. GS-12:
Applicants must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service or possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or possess an equivalent combination of graduate level education and experience. Graduate education must be directly related to the work of the position (i.e. agricultural, mechanical, or electrical engineering) and must have equipped applicants with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience requirements for the GS-12 level are defined as:
Experience conducting research related to developing sensors and techniques for process measurement and control; or new technologies and processes to improve product quality, process efficiency, or environmental footprints; Experience contributing to team research to develop new techniques, technologies, or new knowledge to advance understanding in agricultural, mechanical, or electrical engineering; Experience presenting research findings at scientific meetings And experience publishing research results in peer-reviewed scientific journals related to agricultural, mechanical, or electrical engineering. GS-13:
Applicants must possess one year of specialized equivalent to the next lower grade level(GS-12) in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience requirements for the GS-13 level are defined as:
Experience conceiving, planning, and conducting research related to developing sensors and techniques for process measurement and control; or new technologies and processes to improve product quality, process efficiency, or environmental footprints; Experience leading team research to develop new techniques, technologies, or new knowledge to advance understanding in agricultural, mechanical, or electrical engineering; Experience presenting, including by invitation, research findings at national and international scientific meetings; And experience as the lead author on team research published in peer-reviewed scientific journals related to agricultural, mechanical, or electrical engineering. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Applicants must be available to report for duty at the time a selection is made. Selections are typically made within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
- Department:
0830 Mechanical Engineering - Salary Range:
$64,009 to $118,603 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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