Duties

Summary

You will serve as a Microwave Instrument Engineer performing work with electronic instrumentation systems in the microwave through sub-millimeter wave used for detecting, recording, measuring physical conditions, phenomena, and environments for Earth and space science programs.

This vacancy is also being announced concurrently with announcement GS20G0001 under distinguish scholar appointment. Applicants must apply separately for each announcement.
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Responsibilities

• At the full performance level:
• Designs and develops electronics from the microwave through sub-millimeter wave; designs or directs development of leading-edge technologies, components or instrument systems to meet specific mission requirements.
• Serves as a technical specialist in the field of high frequency electronics, executing complex designs on various advanced electronics projects.
• Participates in the specifications requirements, acceptance testing, and evaluation of new technology, equipment or systems.
• Provides technical guidance to contractor counterparts regarding new or complex aspects of assignments in developing new procedures, equipment, systems, or tools or in performing the work required by the contract.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Travel may be required for training or other work-related duties

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
13

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• As identical vacancies are identified, additional selections may be made from this announcement.
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

Additional Qualification Requirements : In addition to meeting the Basic Education Requirements you must have one year time-in-grade at the GS-07/09/11 level respectively and meet all aspects of specialized experience which has equipped you with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of the position described above.

GS-09
1. For this particular position you must have one year of professional, directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service designing and testing of microwave circuits or systems instrumentation, and troubleshooting electrical systems and/or general electrical hardware.
OR
2. Completed all requirements for a master's or equivalent graduate degree in an appropriate field.
OR
3. Completed 2 full academic years of graduate education in an appropriate field.
OR
4. Have an equivalent combination of experience and graduate study as discussed in 1, 2 and 3 above.

GS-11
1. For this particular position you must have one year of professional, directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service designing and developing microwave systems including instrumentation, preparing design documentation and specifications; and troubleshooting microwave systems.
OR
2. Completed all requirements for a doctoral degree (i.e., Ph.D. or equivalent) in an appropriate field.
OR
3. Completed 3 full academic years of graduate education in an appropriate field.
OR
4.Have an equivalent combination of experience and graduate education as discussed in 1, 2 and 3 above.

GS-12
For this particular position you must have one year of professional, directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service designing, analyzing, and testing electronic instrumentation systems in the microwave through sub-millimeter-wave bands.

Education

In order to qualify for this position you must meet Basic Education Requirement
You must have successfully completed an undergraduate or graduate degree with a major in either a) engineering from a college or university that has ABET accredited engineering programs or b) Physical Science, Mathematics, Life Science, Computer Science, Other fields of science.

Degrees in engineering technology are not considered to be qualifying for this position.

The degree must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation. To find out if a school has an ABET accreditation, go to
ABET accredited schools

You must list your majors, related coursework, graduation year, and GPA.

Required college majors for applicants qualifying on the basis of undergraduate or graduate education only:
Aeronautical Engineering, Aeronautics, Aerospace Engineering, Astronautical Engineering, Astronautics, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering (except power), Electronics Engineering, Applied Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Engineering Physics, Oceanography, Optical Engineering. Other majors will qualify if the major includes or is supplemented as follows: Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics (Pure or Applied), Physics, Applied Physics, Engineering Physics (or other related field), if includes or is supplemented by two courses in solid state physics, materials, optics, statics and dynamics, electricity and electronics, electron optics, kinetic theory of gases, electromagnetic propagation or radiation, semiconductors, vibration, high vacuum theory, information theory or heat transfer.

ABET accreditation requirement applies to foreign education. Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to the education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. If selected, a written evaluation of any foreign education must be provided to the Human Resources official making the offer. Please indicate in your resume that you have had your foreign education formally evaluated. Failure to provide this evaluation will result in your being found unqualified for the position.

Additional information

Individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. See 'How You Will Be Evaluated' for definition of well qualified. Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP consideration must indicate their eligibility when applying for a position. The USAJOBS resume asks you to identify your ICTAP eligibility; the NASA Supplemental Information asks you to identify your CTAP eligibility. If you are selected for the position, you must be prepared to submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location.

Qualified NASA term employees who have term conversion eligibility under the NASA Flexibility Act of 2004 will be referred and considered equally with other NASA permanent employees under internal competitive placement procedures.

Your USAJOBS account asks you to assign a name to each of your resumes. When you apply to a NASA position, we will show you the text of the resume you have submitted, but we do not maintain the name you have assigned to that resume. If you wish to keep track of that information, we recommend you make note of it at the time you apply.

Fair Employment Opportunities for Applicants
NASA Credit for National Service

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Resumes will be rated by an automated system (Resumix) that matches the competencies extracted from the candidate's resume to the competencies identified by the selecting official for the position. Candidates will be evaluated on the competencies they possess that are directly related to the duties of the job, as described in the announcement. Candidates should refer to NASA's Applicant Guide for assistance in developing a complete resume, as NASA will not accept separate KSA statements.

Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of three quality levels based on the degree to which their competencies meet the duties required. A human resources specialist will validate the qualifications of those candidates eligible to be referred to the selecting official. For the purpose of the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) and the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), candidates rated in the top quality level are considered well-qualified.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

To receive consideration, you must submit a resume and answer NASA-specific questions. The NASA questions appear after you submit your resume and are transferred to the NASA web site. If you successfully apply, USAJOBS will show your application status as 'Received'. If your status is 'Application Status Not Available', you have not successfully applied. Do not rely on a USAJOBS email to confirm successful application. Only an email from NASA confirms a successful application.
NASA's application process has been specifically developed to ensure that we only ask you for the information we absolutely need to evaluate your qualifications and eligibility. In order to apply for this position, you only need to submit your resume and answer the screening questions and supplemental information. No additional documentation is accepted at the time of application. (For example you need not submit narrative 'KSA' statements; they are not required and will not be evaluated.) In this way we allow you to focus on preparing a resume that best describes your background and abilities. For assistance in preparing your resume, consult the Applicant Guide . Nothing further is required until requested by the Human Resources Office. At that point, we may ask you to submit documentation to support statements made in your resume. For example, we may ask you to provide academic transcripts or proof of Federal employment status. If you are claiming veterans' preference, we may ask you to submit proof of veterans preference (DD-214, and, if claiming 10-point preference, SF-15 plus proof required by that form). If you fail to provide the required documents within the stated time period, we may withdraw a job offer and/or remove you from further consideration.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.