Supervisory Electronics Engineer

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • Silver Spring, MD

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is in NOAA’s Office of the Chief Information Officer, Radio Frequency Management Division, with one vacancy in Silver Spring, Maryland. The role provides expert radio-frequency spectrum management and electronics engineering guidance, including representing the Department of Commerce and the United States in domestic and international discussions and negotiations concerning spectrum use. The position is classified at the ZP-5 band, equivalent to GS-15, under the DOC Alternative Personnel System.

The position is supervisory. The incumbent plans and distributes subordinate work, sets priorities and schedules, seeks improvements in work quality or productivity, evaluates performance, provides technical oversight and instruction, addresses poor performance, and arranges employee development and training. This is a Special-Sensitive (High Risk) position requiring a Top Secret/SCI clearance, background investigation, and pre-employment and random drug testing.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Suitable for federal employment, as determined by a background investigation; continued employment is subject to successful security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Top Secret/SCI clearance required for this Special-Sensitive (High Risk) position.
• Registration for Selective Service, if applicable.
• Meet the 0855 engineering education requirement through an acceptable engineering degree, or an accepted combination of education and experience, such as qualifying engineering registration or licensure, passing the Fundamentals of Engineering or another qualifying written examination, specified coursework, or an accepted related curriculum with professional engineering experience.
• At least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to ZP-4 or GS-14 in the Federal service.
• Specialized experience must include evaluating radio-frequency spectrum usage and spectrum policy; drafting and preparing technical position papers or proposals regarding spectrum allocations; and planning others’ work, including assigning work, setting priorities, and reviewing, evaluating, and providing performance feedback to subordinates or other team members.
• Submit college transcripts when qualifying based on education; foreign education must be documented as comparable to U.S. education standards.
• Meet qualification requirements by the announcement’s closing date.
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.

Responsibilities

• Participate in discussions and meetings about federal agencies’ radio-frequency use, representing and negotiating the agency’s needs.
• Represent the Department of Commerce and the United States in international negotiations concerning radio-frequency use.
• Advise program leaders on radio-frequency allocation, assignments, and authorization actions needed to secure spectrum for programs.
• Support implementation and operation of systems and services that use radio-frequency spectrum, including through propagation and interference analysis.
• Develop electromagnetic interference mitigation measurement plans and techniques.
• Provide spectrum management support for satellite and terrestrial broadcasting, radio telemetry acquisition, and remote sensing radar and satellite technology.
• Provide leadership and expert advice to other agency segments on electronics engineering and spectrum matters.
• Apply specialized electronics engineering expertise to advise on and resolve technical and policy problems, develop techniques and approaches, and settle controversies.
• Review and advise on the effectiveness, technical adequacy, and suitability of other engineers’ work and proposals concerning complicated and critical problems.
• Plan and distribute subordinate work; set short- and long-term priorities and completion schedules.
• Identify ways to improve production or work quality.
• Evaluate subordinate performance, provide technical oversight and instruction, and address poor performance through the performance process.
• Identify employees’ developmental and training needs and provide or arrange appropriate development and training.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for employees and their families.
• Relocation or recruitment incentives may be authorized; relocation incentives are for current federal employees only.

What This Job Offers

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