Electrical Engineer

Bureau of Reclamation • Mills, WY

25d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position serves as an Electrical Engineer within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Missouri Basin and Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas Gulf Region, Engineering Group, located in Mills, Wyoming. The role involves performing engineering analyses, technical planning, data collection and management, design, modeling, and troubleshooting of electrical equipment and systems. The engineer will also evaluate engineering aspects of regulatory programs and power contracts, make engineering recommendations, review and complete electrical system designs, and perform construction management and oversight. Additionally, the position requires performing analysis, troubleshooting, testing, optimizing, and programming of Industrial Control Systems. Duties may be developmental if filled below the full performance level.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Occupancy of government quarters is required.
• You may be required to travel occasionally for site visits.
• You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
• You may be required to obtain a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)/Grants Officer's Technical Representative (GOTR) certification.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.
• To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service or its non-Federal equivalent that included experience assisting with the maintenance of electrical systems; electrical concepts; preforming basic computations and calculations; Using computers, software applications, or databases to accomplish engineering assignments.
• OR Education: Successfully completion of 1 full year of progressively higher-level graduate education in a field that is directly related to the duties of this position.
• OR Superior Academic Achievement: Successfully completed a bachelor's degree in a directly related field AND meet one of the following: (1) Class Standing: rank in the upper 3rd of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, based on the completed courses; OR (2) Grad-Point Average (GPA): earn a GPA of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on 4 years of education, or based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum -or- (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field, or the required courses completed during the final two years.
• OR Combination of education and experience: You must have equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (in excess of the first year or 18 semester hours) and specialized experience to meet total experience requirements.
• To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service or its non-Federal equivalent that included experience in the design, repair, testing, or modification of electrical/electronic equipment or systems; working with at least one of the following: control circuits, relay and protections circuits, electrical generation and motor equipment, Programable Logic Controllers (PLC) and computerized control equipment, communication equipment, meters, sensors, governors, transformers, and auxiliary equipment.
• OR Education: Successful completion of at least 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree in engineering or master's or equivalent graduate degree.
• OR Combination of education and experience: You must have equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (in excess of the first year or 18 semester hours) and specialized experience to meet total experience requirements.
• To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service or its non-Federal equivalent that included experience in the design, repair, testing, or modification of electrical/electronic equipment or system; included working with at least two of the following: control circuits, relay and protections circuits, electrical generation and motor equipment, PLC and computerized control equipment, communication equipment, meters, sensors, governors, transformers, and auxiliary equipment.
• OR Education: Successful completion of at least 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
• OR Combination of education and experience: You must have equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (in excess of the first year or 18 semester hours) and specialized experience to meet total experience requirements.
• To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service or its non-Federal equivalent that included that included experience in the design, repair, testing, or modification of electrical/electronic equipment or systems; includes lead engineering activities working with at least three of the following: control circuits, relay and protections circuits, electrical generation and motor equipment, PLC and computerized control equipment, communication equipment, meters, sensors, governors, transformers, and auxiliary equipment.
• To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.
• Volunteer Experience: 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).
• You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience.
• Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Responsibilities

• Performs engineering analyses to include performing and coordinating technical planning activities; data collection (including validation and management); design; modeling and data analyses; analyses of equipment, operating conditions, and/or electrical/electromagnetic systems; troubleshooting electrical equipment and systems; and risk estimation and analyses.
• Analysis includes evaluating engineering aspects of state and Federal regulatory programs, electric reliability compliance programs, and power contracts.
• Makes engineering recommendations and decisions based on engineering analysis for complex projects and activities with unusual or special demands.
• Completes and reviews engineering designs of electrical systems.
• Performs construction management and oversight of on-site construction work, including inspection and acceptance of work performed by a contractor.
• Provides engineering expertise of complex features/facilities.
• Performs calculations for new and existing equipment type, size, capacity and ratings.
• Performs analysis, troubleshooting, testing, evaluating, optimizing, and programming Industrial Control Systems.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level