U.S. Department of Defense

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER


Pay$88183.00 - $114634.00 / year
LocationNorfolk/Virginia
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 738779600
      This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

      Duties


      • You will prepare electrical design drawings, calculations, and specifications to accompany design models generated on electrical engineering design software (e.g. AutoCAD).
      • You will be responsible for designing the generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electric power, and the electrical apparatus connected to such systems for low voltage and medium voltage as well as the necessary monitoring.
      • You will review design (e.g., calculations, analyses, drawings, specifications) to ensure compliance with project objectives and standards.
      • You will establish project roles and responsibilities of internal and external participants to facilitate project completion.
      • You will develop plans and make written and oral presentations to various interested personnel on program status, technical problems, scheduling, and costs.

      Requirements


      • Must be a US Citizen.
      • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
      • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
      • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
      • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
      • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
      • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
      • You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.
      • This position may require travel from normal duty station to include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
      • You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
      • This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.

      Qualifications


      Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Designing and drafting electrical drawings and specifications for a wide variety of facility types; 2) Preparing statements of work for engineering construction projects; 3) Investigating electrical issues in various types of facilities and developing recommendations for corrective measures of those issues; 4) Providing electrical engineering consultation to a wide range of customers; and 5) Performing computer-aided drafting, calculations, and studies in support of design-bid-build and design-build construction document preparation. NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position.

      Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management websites: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf

      Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
  • About the company

      The United States Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces. The DOD is the largest employer in the world, with over 1.3 million active-duty service members as of 2020. More employees include over 826,000 National Guard and reservists from the armed forces, and over 732,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.8 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., the DoD's stated mission is to provide "the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".