- Position Title
- INTERDISCIPLINARY General Engineer/Physical Scientist (RECENT GRADUATE)
- Agency
- Department of Energy - Agency Wide
- Announcement Number
- 23-EE-01641-12090414-RG Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, September 8, 2023 to Monday, October 2, 2023
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
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Are you a recent graduate who has, within the previous two years, completed or will complete by the date indicated in the job announcement, a qualifying Associate's, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, professional, vocational or technical degree or certificate program?
Note: Veterans unable to apply within two years of receiving their degree due to military service obligation have up to six years after degree completion to apply.
For more information on eligibility visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/
Check the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section in the job announcement for instructions to support your eligibility to apply for this vacancy.
Note: Veterans unable to apply within two years of receiving their degree due to military service obligation have up to six years after degree completion to apply.
For more information on eligibility visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/
Check the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section in the job announcement for instructions to support your eligibility to apply for this vacancy.
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
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Select the series you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one series.
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Do any of your relatives work for the agency to which you are applying? If so, please list any applicable names below. Please enter N/A in the text box, if not Applicable. (Include: father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, father-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, and half sister).
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Are you currently serving or have served in the last five (5) years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government?
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Please list the title, agency and dates of the appointments
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I understand that I must have graduated within the dates indicated in the job announcement from a qualifying institution as defined in the vacancy announcement. My qualifying graduation date (month and year) is:
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I am applying for the Recent Graduates Program based on the following statement. Select one statement that applies.
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I am applying as a foreign national who:
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I understand that this is NOT a remote position and that I will be required to report to the office a certain number of days per pay period.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in this position with Department of Energy. Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application.
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You must meet the following Basic Education Requirement listed below in order to qualify for the 0801 series:
Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must:
(1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; 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.
OR Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished:
(1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and
(2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)
Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must:
(1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; 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.
OR Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished:
(1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and
(2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)
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You must meet the following Basic Education Requirement listed below in order to qualify for the 1301 series:
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a Bachelor's degree or higher in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
OR
Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a Bachelor's degree or higher in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
OR
Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
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GS-09 - To qualify for this position, you must meet one of the following requirements:
- 1 year specialized experience, as defined in the vacancy announcement, equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in federal service; OR
- 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree. Graduate education must provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform in the position. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED); OR
- You may qualify on a combination of education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the educational requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED).
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GS-11 - To qualify for this position, you must meet one of the following requirements:
- 1-year specialized experience, as defined in the vacancy announcement, equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in federal service.; OR
- 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. Graduate education must provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform in the position. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED); OR
- You may qualify on a combination of education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the educational requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours), may be used to combine education and experience. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED).
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GS-9 - Performing a variety of general scientific and/or engineering tasks in support of larger projects.
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GS-9: Working with other scientists and/or engineers to identify and interpret a variety of factors, situations, and conditions to discern interrelationships among different scientific and/or engineering methods, processes and activities.
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GS-9: Determining relevancy and application of factual, economic and financial, engineering, and/or scientific information relative various types of assignments.
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GS-11: Carrying out scientific and/or engineering assignments in support of organizational programs/projects.
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GS-11: Conduct research and determines relevance of information gathered to the scientific and/or engineering issues, conditions, and problems to be addressed.
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GS-11: Serving as a technical specialist in a combination of physical science fields and/or engineering disciplines (e.g. Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, etc.), who plans and carries out scientific and/or engineering projects or initiatives that are broad in scope.
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GS-11: Coordinating projects with other scientists and engineers in related disciplines (e.g. Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, etc.) to ensure all scientific and engineering considerations have been addressed.
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GS-9: Reviewing resourced data in order to provide data to other scientists and engineers pertaining to program areas.
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GS-9: Interpreting and completing scientific and/or engineering assignments to assist other engineers/scientists on larger scale projects.
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GS-9: Assisting in preparing recurring technical reports to inform stakeholders of status of projects issues that may impact program/project objectives and goals.
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GS-11: Presenting data on engineering/scientific programs/projects progress to both technical and non-technical audiences.
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GS-11: Developing practical recommendations for improving scientific and/or engineering methods and practices and providing scientific and/or engineering support in the implementation of projects representing an important segment of the organization's mission, operating programs and/or the sustainability of energy resources and the environment.
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GS-11: Reviewing reports, plans, specifications, change orders, modifications, and other documents prepared by others and applies knowledge of technological advances in the appropriate scientific and/or engineering discipline (e.g. Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, etc.) to identify discrepancies or potential issues.
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Please indicate what position(s) on your resume supports all of the above responses (such as title, organization & date). If not applicable, put N/A.
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Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.