Engineer, Systems Engineer

TO QUALIFY FOR ND-4

• Demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-3 pay band (GS-9 through GS-11 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional engineer performing engineering work involving electronic circuits, circuit elements, equipment, systems, and/or associated phenomena.

• Demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-2 pay band (GS-5 through GS-8 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional engineer assisting in engineering work involving electronic circuits, circuit elements, equipment, systems, and/or associated phenomena.

• Successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study as described in the Education section of this flyer.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: all-professional-engineering-positions- (opm.gov)

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.