General Engineer

Office of the Secretary of Transportation • Washington, DC

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About The Position

The Volpe Center is hiring General Engineers with strong data analytics backgrounds as technical leads for multidisciplinary transportation projects. Selected candidates will oversee and execute complex measurements, modeling, and analytical studies. Responsibilities include applying advanced data science, statistical modeling, and core engineering principles to evaluate transportation systems, fuel burn, emissions, noise, or air quality across diverse sponsor initiatives.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration.
• Must meet specialized experience to qualify.
• Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
• Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
• Must complete a 1-year probationary period (unless already completed).
• Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.
• To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must (1) meet the Education Requirement for the series, (2) provide a copy of transcripts for verification, AND (3) meet either the education or experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.
• To qualify for the GS-14, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13, it must include: Experience as a technical lead, working with multidisciplinary teams to manage, analyze, and present data-intensive engineering data across multiple projects and sponsors; AND Experience applying advanced engineering principles, quantitative data analytics, and modeling techniques to design, execute, and deliver results for multi-source measurement and analysis projects.
• Mathematical Reasoning: Solves practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical and statistical techniques.
• Project Management: Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.
• Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, considering the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Nice To Haves

• The ideal candidate is a versatile technical leader who seamlessly blends a strong engineering foundation with advanced data science and analytical skills.
• The candidate will have demonstrated experience in data modeling, measurement, and statistical analysis, ideally applied to transportation domains such as emissions, fuel burn, air quality, noise, or vibration.
• As a collaborative team player, the candidate will excel at managing diverse project portfolios and adapting their quantitative expertise across varying sponsor needs.

Responsibilities

• Perform and oversee expert engineering analyses and thoroughly evaluates the various alternatives for meeting the objectives of the assignment.
• Coordinate and direct the work of other engineers who are assigned to accomplish portions of broad tasks.
• Plan, design, and implement qualitative and quantitative analyses to objectively address complex needs for projects.
• Participate in building and maintaining effective teams independently and in conjunction with the Division Chief/project leader, through support to recruitment, mentoring, and performance feedback.
• Prepare progress reports, published technical reports or chapters of reports, graphical communications, peer reviewed papers, and deliver presentations to Volpe Center management, sponsor representatives, and representatives of other agencies or bodies.

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.
• Learn more about federal benefits.

What This Job Offers

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