Electronics Engineer

U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command•Chambersburg, PA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

This Electronics Engineer position is located at Letterkenny Army Depot in Franklin, Pennsylvania, with the Directorate of Strategic Management. The role reviews maintenance operations, engineering support requests, and Command directives to improve Depot operating efficiency. It verifies compliance with accepted engineering practices, design specifications, and safety requirements; compares engineering alternatives using supporting facts and figures; and presents recommended solutions to command groups and higher headquarters. The position also involves design changes for computerized Automated Test Equipment (ATE), including equipment for PATRIOT and HAWK systems. Applicants must meet the stated engineering education or education-and-experience basic requirement, as well as one year of specialized experience. The required specialized experience includes conducting engineering investigations of electrical and electronic processes; coordinating and managing special-interest projects and technical liaison among depot elements, command groups, and private-industry partners; and designing, developing, and inspecting complex electronic systems and computerized ATE, including systems used for Patriot and Hawk missile defense technologies, while providing software engineering support during design transitions. Education cannot substitute for the required specialized experience. The appointment may require a suitability or fitness determination based on a background investigation. The incumbent must complete a pre-employment physical examination and annual examinations thereafter, maintain an official and/or diplomatic passport without travel restrictions, obtain and maintain valid vehicle operator’s licenses as applicable in the assigned OCONUS country and in CONUS, and sign a mobility agreement. The role is designated Tier 3, Non-Critical Sensitive, Moderate Risk, and requires obtaining and maintaining a Secret security clearance. The position may be filled as a temporary appointment not to exceed one year; temporary appointments may be extended up to a maximum of three years. The announcement also describes the federal employee benefits package, with specific eligibility depending on position type.

Requirements

Meet the basic requirement through a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program, or through the specified calculus and engineering science coursework, or through an accepted combination of education and experience.
Alternatively, meet the education-and-experience basic requirement through qualifying engineering registration or licensure, successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering or another qualifying written examination, at least 60 semester hours of specified physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, or an appropriate scientific bachelor's curriculum plus at least one year of professional engineering experience under professional engineering supervision and guidance.
Have one year of specialized experience conducting engineering investigations; coordinating and managing technical projects and liaison; and designing, developing, and inspecting complex electronic systems and computerized ATE, including Patriot and Hawk systems, with software engineering support during design transitions.
Specialized experience must be at the GS-11 level or equivalent; education cannot substitute for the specialized experience requirement.
Applicants who held a General Schedule position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent, GS-11.
Obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Complete a pre-employment physical examination and annual examinations thereafter.
Maintain an official and/or diplomatic passport with no travel restrictions.
Obtain and maintain a valid vehicle operator's license as required by the OCONUS country of assignment and a valid state vehicle operator's license in CONUS.
Be willing to sign a mobility agreement.
Provide proof of U.S. citizenship and, for male applicants born after December 31, 1959, complete the Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
Use direct deposit for pay.
Applicants using foreign education must provide an evaluation showing equivalence to an accredited U.S. education program or qualifying course credit from a U.S.-accredited college or university.
Meet the eligibility criteria for one or more of the listed employment authority categories: Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan, Military Spouses under Executive Order 13473, Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible, or Reinstatement.

Responsibilities

Review maintenance operations, engineering support requests, and Command directives to optimize Depot operating efficiency.
Verify compliance with accepted engineering practices, design specifications, and safety requirements.
Compare engineering alternatives using supporting facts and figures and present recommended solutions to command groups and higher headquarters.
Design changes for computerized Automated Test Equipment (ATE), including equipment for PATRIOT and HAWK systems.
Conduct comprehensive engineering investigations to evaluate the designs, operations, and efficiencies of electrical and electronic processes.
Serve as primary technical coordinator and manager for special-interest projects, coordinating liaison among depot elements, command groups, and private-industry partners to identify and integrate technological advancements.
Design, develop, and inspect complex electronic systems and computerized ATE, including systems used for Patriot and Hawk missile defense technologies.
Provide software engineering support during design transitions.