Electronics Engineer, SLD 30

About the role

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What you will do

• The United States Space Force (USSF) at Vandenberg, CA is searching for an Electronics Engineer to support SLD 30 (NH-0855-03, GS 12/13 equivalent).
• Description: The primary role of this position is to serve as a senior professional electronics engineer with systems engineering responsibilities in assigned areas.
• The employee is considered the technical expert for the organization in electronics engineering assignments related to base-level cyberspace infrastructure and Western Range communications systems.
• They provide technical leadership by planning, analyzing, and evaluating efforts to define total network systems, weapons systems, and subsystem requirements, translating those requirements into design criteria, evaluating alternative design approaches, and developing system specifications.
• The work spans multiple phases of the development process, during which the employee guides and evaluates the design and development activities of others.
• Additionally, they are recognized as a functional/technical expert by colleagues within the organization and are regularly sought out for advice and assistance.
• The employee actively pursues or creates certification, qualification, and developmental programs for themselves and others.
• They also guide and motivate individuals and teams, focusing on project and program issues, and take ownership of processes and products as needed.
• Their problem-solving skills are applied to diverse, highly complex problems across multiple disciplines, and they establish precedents to enhance existing processes.
• Ideal Candidate: - ABET Acredited Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, preferably Electrical or Systems. - Familiarity with Network Systems/Design and Western Range instrumentation systems such as telemetry, radar, command transmitter, and communication systems, or experience with similar systems. - Strong problem-solving and analytical skills to make technical recommendations while under time critical situations.
• Root cause investigative experience desired. - Highly self-motivated with ability to adapt and learn. - Skill in establishing and maintaining effective relationships, building consensus and coalitions, negotiating, and resolving conflicts with a variety of individuals and organizations as well as communicating effectively, both orally and in writing.

How you will be evaluated

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled.

Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here: Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted.

If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

Documents you must provide

• You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts.
• You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable.
• Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume.
• If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy.
• Your resume must provide: Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information: Job title Detailed duties and accomplishments Employer's name and address Supervisor's name and phone number Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.) Hours per week Salary, if applicable Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

What to expect next

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Additional information

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