Student Trainee; General Engineering

Position: Student Trainee (General Engineering)
Summary

This vacancy is for a Student Trainee (General Engineering) in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration within the Department of Commerce. The NTIA is seeking innovative Pathways Interns to work full-time or part-time (up to 20 hours per week) while attending school. The Pathways Internship Program provides students, from high school to graduate level, with opportunities to work and explore Federal careers while still in school and getting paid for work performed.

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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is seeking bright, innovative, results-oriented individuals to join our Pathways Internship Program (IP). Internships can be seasonal (spring, summer, fall) or year-round. Interns may work full-time while on academic breaks or part-time (up to 20 hours per week) while attending school. The Internship Program under the Pathways Program is designed to provide students enrolled in a wide variety of educational institutions, from high school to graduate level, with opportunities to work in Federal agencies and explore Federal careers while still in school and getting paid for work performed.

At the successful conclusion of this program, you may be eligible for non-competitive conversion to a Federal career or career-conditional position.

This developmental position serves as a critical technical resource for enabling national and international spectrum strategies, protecting mission-critical federal systems, and supporting global U.S. leadership in wireless technology innovation. This includes applying RF engineering principles to ensure spectrum-dependent systems are planned, coordinated, and operated efficiently, without harmful interference. These principles may include the analysis of communications, radar, and radio navigation systems; computational simulation and modeling of RF systems and electromagnetic compatibility and interference scenarios;

and the development, testing, and evaluation of RF sensors, and radio navigation systems, and defense systems.

NOTE:
This position is with either the Office of Spectrum Management or Institute for Telecommunication Sciences.

As a Student Trainee (General Engineering), you will perform the following duties:

• Providing engineering support services to higher graded engineers;
• Assisting in the testing, installation, modification or maintenance of electronics systems and components;
• Performing basic engineering analyses and calculations;
• Planning work procedures and researching available references for technical problem solving;
• Preparing reports for technical review by the senior staff.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Student Trainee (General Engineering) GS-0899-5 FPL 9 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a degree-seeking student the duration of the appointment.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
• A probationary period may be required.
• Selective Service:
  Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).
• If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• Drug Test: NO
• License required: NO
• Pre-employment physical required: NO
• Bargaining Unit Position: NO
• Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): NO
• Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: WILL NOT be paid
• If selected, must sign Student Pathways Program Agreement and provide official transcript at the time of appointment and at the end of each academic term to ensure eligibility. Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. Official transcripts will be required before you can report to duty.

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https:///

Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized…