COMPUTER ENGINEER-Direct Hire Authority

Duties

• Serves as information technology expert from a planning and process perspective.
• Formulates and recommends policy changes, philosophies and concepts regarding Edwards AFB information technology development, deployment, operations and maintenance.
• Provides technical advice to executive level managers within the agency regarding information technology policy and planning, findings and recommendations.
• Participates as a team lead on extensive projects.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guidance
• This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• For more information on Acq Demo please go to DoD AcqDemo Homepage http://acqdemo.hci.mil/ and Fact Sheet http://acqdemo.hci.mil/faq.html
• Recruitment incentives may be authorized
• The work requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
• Employee is expected to meet Continuing Acquisition Education requirements.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• Shift work and emergency overtime may be required. Employee may be required to work overtime.
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• A professional engineering degree at the bachelor's level from an ABET accredited institution or a closely related field is highly desired.
• This position is designated as an acquisition position covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).
• The employee must meet, or be capable of meeting Defense Acquisition Work Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of this position.
• This position meets the professional exemption criteria for the Fair Labor Standards Act (5 CFR 551.207).

Qualifications

Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, .

INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT:
INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT:
Basic Requirements:
A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of 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 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); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
OR
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 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:
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 example, an applicant who attains registration through 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 professional 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 under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
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 applicant 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 not all inclusive.)
NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower broadband NH-02, equivalent to the next lower grade GS-11 or equivalent in other pay systems. Specialized experience is experience with an in-depth understanding of technology planning, facility support requirements electrical/cooling, emerging technology integration, enterprise architectures, and IT policy generation proven ability to plan and organize work, manage resources, and coordinate with technical disciplines and other agencies on complex projects.
NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Ideal Candidate (statement is placed within the announcement): The ideal candidate is a forward-thinking IT professional with extensive experience in strategic planning and government acquisitions. This individual excels at evaluating complex requirements, ensuring compliance with technical regulations, and translating these into detailed procurement documents such as contract packages and statements of work. Additionally, the candidate possesses strong skills in the strategic planning for the seamless integration and migration of new IT systems.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
I. Professional qualifications/knowledge of advanced concepts, principles and practices within the field of computer engineering, to include:
a. Technology planning and facility support requirements (electrical, cooling)
b. Emerging technologies and integration feasibility
c. Enterprise architectures
d. IT Policy generation
2. Ability to plan and organize work, manage project resources, coordinate between various technical disciplines, and coordinate with other Air Force and DOD agencies in order to complete complex projects.
3. Ability to research, analyze, interpret, and apply rules, regulations, and procedures to a variety of information technology issues and to recommend timely and economical solutions.
4. Ability to maintain good working relations, provide supervision and training to subordinate personnel, and ensure technical leadership and project management oversight.
5. Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of personnel both orally and in writing and to use state-of-the-art computer software applications in support of communications and presentations.
6. Broad knowledge of AFTC mission, objectives, terminology, management practices, IT infrastructure, data sources, data flow, and interactions of existing systems
7. Ability to apply knowledge of current information technology trends and computer engineering practices to produce effective policy, plans and technical architectures.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Additional information

This public notice is to gather applications that may or may not result in selection.

This job announcement may close at any time - apply now!

This is an acquisition demonstration project position NH-03 equivalent to a GS-12 to GS-13.

Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have direct deposit.

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