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Position Title
General Engineer (Quality Project Manager)
Agency
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Announcement Number
24-BEP-171-DH Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 to Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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3. Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)?  Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
2. Select the series you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one series. (limit characters)
3. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
4. Where did you learn about this Department of the Treasury job opportunity? (limit characters)
5. If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)? (limit characters)
6. Are you a current Federal employee?
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7. If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan and grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held.
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Assessment 1
1. Individual Occupational Requirements for the General Engineer:
1. 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.
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2. 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 professional 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 -- Current registration as a professional engineer 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 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.
-Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of 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 paragraph A.
-Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a 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.)

You must meet the minimum basic educational and/or work experience requirements for professional engineering positions in the federal government. Choose one answer which best describes your educational/work experience background for a professional engineering position.
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2. Individual Occupational Requirements for the Physical Scientist:
Basic Requirements:

A. Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree 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.
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B. Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
 
From the options below, please choose the one option that best describes your education.
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3. Specialized Experience for the GS-13: Specialized experience is one year of experience at the GS-12 level or equivalent in other public or private sectors, that is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes:
  • Applying scientific or engineering skills to guide planning and execution of tasks, and analysis of results. AND
  • Planning, managing, or executing tasks supporting projects. AND
  • Working on cross-functional teams to accomplish tasks. AND
  • Working with stakeholders and end-users to assess needs and resolve issues.
Select the answer that best describes your experience as it directly relates to the specialized experience statement above. 
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4. Specialized Experience for the GS-12: Specialized experience is one year of experience at the GS-11 level or equivalent in other public or private sectors, that is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes:
  • Applying scientific or engineering skills to guide planning and execution of task, and analysis of results. AND
  • Assisting with planning, managing, or executing tasks supporting projects. AND
  • Working on cross-functional teams to accomplish tasks.
Select the answer that best describes your experience as it directly relates to the specialized experience statement above. 
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5. Select all activities from the following list you have performed, and which demonstrate your experience in product quality standards. (limit characters)
6. Which of the following have you performed regarding quality standards? (limit characters)
7. Select the components of a manufacturing quality plan which you have personally developed. (limit characters)
8. Select the answer that best describes your experience with Quality Assurance Systems. (limit characters)
9. Select the response which best describes the deliverables of product development projects you have served on or managed.   (limit characters)
10. Select the response that best describes your role in supporting product development as a regular and recurring part of your job. (limit characters)
11. Select the response that best describes your experience managing testing activities. (limit characters)
12. Select all responses that best describe your experience with test planning and management.   (limit characters)
13. Select the response that best describes your experience in managing projects using the multi-phase, stage-gate development process. (limit characters)
14. Select the response that best describes your project management responsibilities. (limit characters)
15. Select the response that best describes the project teams you have participated on or managed. (limit characters)
16. Select all responses that best describe your experience with projects you have managed.  (limit characters)
17. Select the response that best describes your skills/training in using project management/tracking software (such as MS Project®) to manage projects. (limit characters)
18. Select all responses that describe your highest level of project management certification as applicable. (limit characters)
19. Select the statement that reflects your experience communicating orally to make presentations, exchange information, and collaborate with others. (limit characters)
20. Select all responses that describe your experience regarding meetings. (limit characters)
21. From the list below, select all documents you have prepared/written independently. (limit characters)
22. Select the response that best describes your written communications experience. (limit characters)
23. Select all responses that best describe your experience leading teams which consisted of subject matter experts in the following areas: (limit characters)
24. Select all responses that best describe your roles in leading teams.  (limit characters)