USA Staffing

Position Title: GENERAL ENGINEER
Agency: Missile Defense Agency
Announcement Number: OC-MDA-11084945-DH Opens in new window
Open Period: Thursday, April 15, 2021 to Thursday, April 14, 2022

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1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?

A. No, I do not claim Veterans' Preference

B. 0-point Sole Survivorship Preference (SSP)

C. 5-point preference based on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (TP)

D. 10-point preference for non-compensable disability or Purple Heart (XP)

E. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of at least 10% but less than 30% (CP)

F. 10 point preference based on widow/widower or parent of a deceased veteran, or spouse or parent of a disabled veteran (XP)

G. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more (CPS)

2. Are you the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty?
-OR-
Are you the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired with a disability rating at the time of retirement of 100 percent or the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired or separated from the Armed Forces and has a disability rating of 100 percent from the Department of Veterans Affairs?
-OR-
Are you the un-remarried widow or widower of a member of the Armed Forces killed while in active duty status?
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.

A. Yes

B. No

3. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?

If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy and
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of ICTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.

A. Yes

B. No

1. I meet the following basic education requirements to qualify for the NH-0801 series. Read all of the statements completely before making your selection.

A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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. I have listed the information about this degree in my resume.

B. I have current registration as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. I have listed information about this registration in my resume.

C. I have evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. I have listed this information in my resume.

D. I have successfully completed at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in choice A. I have listed the creditable courses in my resume.

E. I have a related bachelor degree (e.g. engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology or geology) AND have at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. I have proof of this experience via a signed letter by my supervisor verifying the training received and/or duties I performed as a professional engineer.

F. I do not possess the required education or experience to qualify for this position

2. From the descriptions below, select the letter that BEST describes the highest level of experience that you fully possess for the position of General Engineer. Read all of the statements completely before making your selection.

A. I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower broadband (NH- 02/GS-11) or equivalent in the federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) with experience in the field of systems engineering in one or more of the following key specialty areas: systems architecture, systems engineering, modeling & simulation, radars, command & control, missiles, targets, kill vehicles, space vehicles, directed energy, discrimination, or hypersonics.

B. My experience does not meet the requirements listed above.

3. From the descriptions below, select the letter that BEST describes the highest level of experience that you fully possess for the position of General Engineer. Read all of the statements completely before making your selection.

A. I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower broadband (NH- 02/GS-11) or equivalent in the federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) with experience in one or more sub-specialty area: architecture development, requirements development, design, model-based systems engineering, object oriented analysis, performance modeling & analysis, interface development & engineering, system integration, test requirements, test & performance analysis, system assessment, risk management, verification & validation, threat systems engineering, lethality, specific/multiple radar frequencies, signal processing, antenna design, battle management, networks, protocols, propulsion, avionics, guidance, navigation & control, structures and dynamics, rocket motors & thrusters, seekers, radiation hardening, software engineering, data analytics, artificial intelligence, cyber engineering, power systems, parts / materials, industrial & manufacturing, sustainability, reliability, international requirements, and specialty engineering.

B. My experience does not meet the requirements listed above.

4. From the descriptions below, select the letter that BEST describes the highest level of experience that you fully possess for the position of General Engineer. Read all of the statements completely before making your selection.

A. I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower broadband (NH- 02/GS-11) or equivalent in the federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) with experience in developing mathematical models, processes, techniques and procedures to create new or substantially improved methods or products.

B. My experience does not meet the requirements listed above.

5. I am a retired civilian federal employee (this does not include retirement from military service).

A. Yes

B. No

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