ENGINEER

Job Description

Duties

• You will serve as an Embedded Software Developer within the Unmanned and Expeditionary Weapon Systems Division of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.
• You will develop and modify software by implementing, testing, and maintaining embedded code in C, C++, and Java for new and existing weapon control systems based on established designs and requirements
• You will analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan the development of new software or modifications to existing software.
• You will contribute to system design by collaborating with system engineers, senior engineers, and other team members to understand project requirements, limitations, performance needs, and system interfaces.
• You will perform hardware and software integration by writing and testing software that directly interfaces with microcontrollers, sensors, and other electronic hardware.
• You will validate system performance by developing and executing unit tests and integration testing to verify that software meets all technical and functional requirements.
• You will debug and troubleshoot hardware-software interfaces at a low level using tools, such as an oscilloscope, logic analyzers, etc.
• You will be conducting network stack integration and socket programming using your knowledge of the Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP / IP) suite.
• You will diagnose and resolve network-related issues, including network configuration, connectivity, and data transmission problems.
• You will support installation and assessment of software locally and at external locations.

\n Requirements

Conditions of employment

\n Qualifications

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-03 pay band (GS-09 through GS-11 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following : as a professional engineer demonstrating experience in embedded software development. This includes experience in implementing, testing, and debugging firmware for embedded systems, including familiarity with version control systems (e.g. Git) and integrated development environments (IDEs); working with microcontrollers or microprocessors; and using common communication protocols.

Examples of qualifying experience may include :

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website :

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.

Education

Applicants must meet at least one of the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual :

For the 0854 Professional Computer Engineering 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 :

Additional information

The Secretary of Defense has ordered a department-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the DoD hiring freeze. Offers of employment related to this vacancy announcement will not be executed until the position has an approved exemption.

This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The ND-4 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-12 and GS-13.

This announcement uses the STRL Bachelor Degree direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information : The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at : .

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.