Electronics Engineer

Duties

• You will participate in the design, development and testing of new Electronic Attack (EA) techniques and systems.
• You will design and analyze EW systems, including items such as wide band and ultra-wideband receivers, transmitters, antennas, and systems.
• You will design, operate, and analyze hardware-in-the-loop simulations of EW systems in anechoic chambers, laboratory, and open-air setup in the fields.
• You will participate in the laboratory and field testing of EW systems and components to include experiments with both hardware and software.
• You will oversee the documentation and presentation of the results of research conducted in the Section, including both formal presentations and written reports.

• 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.
• This position is considered Key/Emergency-Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support to ensure the success of combat operations or the availability of combat‑essential systems.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

This position has a Selective Placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates. The selective placement factor is:
This position requires experience in the design, development, integration or testing of complex RF systems, subsystem or components.

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NP-02 pay band (GS-5/10 grade level) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
1) Utilizing thorough knowledge of fundamental RF concepts, electromagnetic theory, antenna theory, signal processing, receiver design, transmitter design, and RF circuit design;
2) Utilizing knowledge of test and measurement of RF systems using equipment such as vector analyzer, signal analyzers and signal generators;
3) Demonstrated ability to program in languages such as C, C++, or Python 4;
4) Communicating effectively in writing and orally.

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.

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

• 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)…