Supervisory Electronics Engineer

Job Details

Qualifications & Requirements

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. In order to be qualified for this position, you must meet the basic requirement AND minimum qualification requirements for the grade level(s) in which you apply. Basic Requirement: You must meet one of the following: A. 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 B. 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), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. (You must submit licensure or registration.) Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) 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. (You must submit documentation) 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.) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience in at least three (3) of the following: Complex computer systems (SCADA or EMS); Data and voice communication infrastructures; Designing communication systems; Experience in two of the following technologies: Fiber optics Protective relaying communications Radio systems (VHF, UHF, spread spectrum, microwave) Data network technologies such as MPLS or SONET, TDM, IP or VOIP. Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages.

Position Overview

This position is part of the WAPA-UGP-Upper Great Plains. As a Supervisory Electronics Engineer, you will supervise Engineer(s) and Trades and Craftsmen and serves as the Expert Engineer Advisor for North Dakota Maintenance Office, managing power and communication systems, preventive maintenance, equipment, safety programs, facilities, and resources. *Selectee must report to the Bismarck, ND office*

Duties

• As a Supervisory Electronics Engineer, you will: Develop and execute the long-range preventative maintenance program and budget for assigned communications facilities incorporating the latest industry maintenance techniques, practices and procedures. Monitor maintenance accomplishment, equipment status, work schedules, and reporting. Direct the continuing analysis of day-to-day operations, malfunctions, equipment failures, testing and maintenance procedures, and initiate or make recommendations for purchases, repair, alterations, replacements and additions required to prevent equipment failures and outages. Be responsible for preparing reports; maintaining or initiating the creation of new drawings and diagrams; and maintaining manuals, instruction files, equipment data files, and maintenance forecast schedules for assigned facilities. Determine needs, develop tests, and implement computer applications to facilitate a viable maintenance management program. Collaborate with organizations responsible for power system maintenance and the Dispatch Center in maintaining necessary communication channels, supervisory control and data acquisition, radio facilities, microwave facilities, computer networks, and data communications equipment required for proper power system operations. Conduct field tests and surveys and compile data required to determine the location and equipment required for new communication facilities or additions to the existing systems. Also, conduct special tests and studies to solve special problems and supply data needed to improve operations. Manage allocated organization resources. Determine material, equipment, and personnel necessary to carry out the work; assign, direct, and review work performed; recommend or select employees, administer discipline, determine employee training, establish work standards, evaluate performance. Ensure on-the-job safety and health of all employees supervised. Identify and correct job safety and health and environmental hazards; instruct employees on safety requirements and review and report loss incidents in accordance with WAPA and Office of Worker's Compensation regulations.