Interdisciplinary General Engineer/Physical Scientist - Recent Graduate

Job Title

This position offers varying full performance levels (e.g., GS-11, GS-12, or GS-13 equivalent) depending on the specific needs of the selecting Program Office. Further details regarding specific grade levels and responsibilities will be discussed during the interview process.

Job Description

As a GS-7 INTERDISCIPLINARY General Engineer/Physical Scientist you will:

• Serve as a professional engineer or scientist and performs general engineering or scientific work in support of projects assigned to higher grade engineers.
• Plan work procedures and select standard practices and data to be applied to engineering or scientific assignment and identified problems.
• Assist in coordinating and carrying out limited, well-defined engineering and/or scientific projects.
• Research and evaluate basic engineering and/or scientific designs, specifications and related documentation to perform and interpret calculations and computations and determine if factual information is relevant, accurate and useful.
• Prepare routine, recurring engineering and/or scientific reports for use by higher grade engineers or to convey factual engineering and/or scientific data and information.

As a GS-9 INTERDISCIPLINARY General Engineer/Physical Scientist you will:

• Perform a variety of general scientific and/or engineering tasks in support of larger projects.
• Research, analyze, interpret, evaluate, and carry out difficult but conventional scientific and/or engineering assignments in support of programs/projects.
• Review reports, plans, specifications, change orders, modifications, and other documents prepared by others and apply knowledge of technological advances in the appropriate scientific and/or engineering discipline to identify discrepancies or potential issues.
• Work with other scientists and/or engineers to identify and interpret a variety of factors, situations, and conditions to discern interrelationships among different scientific and/or engineering methods, processes and activities.
• Attend organizational unit and intradepartmental meetings to plan, coordinate, or advise on scientific and/or engineering work efforts, and to identify solutions to typical issues or operating problems.

Please note there may be many vacancies that may be filled in any of the listed locations. This is NOT a remote position. You will have to report to the duty station you are selected for. Please make sure you select the top 2 locations you are willing to report to and/or relocate to.

What constitutes a valid certificate program: The Pathways Programs regulation (see 5 CFR 362.102) defines certificate program as post-secondary education at either:

• A qualifying educational institution (trade or vocational school, 2-year or 4-year college or university, or graduate or professional school) equivalent to at least one academic year of full-time study that is part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational, or business school curriculum.; OR
• A qualifying career or technical education program of at least one year that awards a recognized postsecondary credential.

What types of programs would meet the eligibility criteria for a qualifying career or technical education program?

Three types of programs meet these criteria:

• Federally administered educational programs that provide rigorous academic content, technical skill proficiency, and a recognized postsecondary credential to prepare the individual for further education and/or a career in a current or emerging profession.;
• Registered Apprenticeship Programs; and
• Federally administered local, state, national, or international volunteer service programs.

What is a Federally administered career or technical education program?

A Federally administered career or technical education program is subject to programmatic oversight by a federal agency that includes:

• The nature and scope of work to be performed by participants,
• The type(s) and scope of training to be provided to participants,
• The types of skills participants will acquire or develop during the program (e.g., teaching, environmental, business, scientific, public health/health care, languages),
• The level and extent of mentoring participants will receive, and
• The metrics for successful completion of the program.
• Programmatic oversight may be reflected in partnership or cooperative agreements.