Supervisory General Engineer (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees).

Duties

As a Supervisory General Engineer, You Will

• Serve as an integral part of the VRTC and the broader Vehicle Safety Research Office, collaborating and providing advice on crash avoidance matters to the VRTC Office Director.
• Serve on the Vehicle Research and Test Center management team as a first level supervisor (Division Chief), responsibilities involve coordination, review, analysis, and evaluation of all existing and proposed applied crash avoidance research projects and budgets in terms of program focus, direction, resources, expenditures, schedules, and research findings.
• Represent the Agency and the Department of Transportation as a leading authority on matters related to crash avoidance safety systems, automated driving systems vehicle dynamics, electronics systems safety and cybersecurity, human factors issues related to in-vehicle displays and controls, and other emerging technologies.
• Assist and advise the VRTC Office Director and Associate Administrator to formulate budget requirements, strategy, research plans, and other planning activities necessary to evaluate new safety countermeasures that have the potential to address severe and/or frequent crash types and assess the potential safety risks presented by electronics systems and their architectures.
• Advise the Office Director on all research, development, test, and evaluation activities related to applied crash avoidance research and vehicle electronics safety.
• Provide management and a full range of supervisory functions for a multi-disciplinary staff in the conduct of research, test and evaluation to support agency decisions with respect to new safety countermeasures.
• Lead, guide and direct members of the Applied Crash Avoidance Division staff, including hiring, mentoring, counseling, approval of leave requests, time and attendance recordkeeping and approval, development of performance evaluation plans, periodic evaluation of employee performance, employee career development plans, performance awards, promotions and disciplinary actions, as necessary.
  
  

This position is perfect for seasoned professionals seeking a position that will provide an opportunity to utilize strong leadership skills and technical expertise within a great Federal agency whose focus involves public safety. We are seeking highly qualified individuals who are willing to meet the fast-paced challenges of public service while supporting our mission to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes. NHTSA desires someone who is a highly motivated self-starter who can effectively communicate both within the agency and with external stakeholders. Exhibiting a strong interest and ability to develop highly capable staff engineers that can execute an applied crash avoidance research program that meets agency.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration.
• You must meet specialized experience to qualify.
• Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
• Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
  
  

Conditions Of Employment

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
  
  

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

• SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
• GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
• PCS/RELOCATION/RECRUITMENT:  Permanent Change of Station (PCS), Relocation, and Recruitment Incentive authorization varies by position/selection and a service agreement may be required.
• BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A background security investigation is required for all selected individuals. Appointment will be subject to the applicant’s successful completion of the security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
• SUPERVISORY PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year supervisory probationary period (unless already completed).
• PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
• TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.
• DEU REQUIREMENTS: Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
  
  

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirements.

To Qualify For The Grade 15, You Must Have At Least One Year Of Specialized Experience Equal Or Equivalent To The GS-14, It Must Include

• Experience in applied crash avoidance research including managing and leading technical teams in the development of objective test procedures to support agency decisions and/or regulatory activities (e.g. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) for advanced driver assistance systems.
• Experience planning, assigning, and establishing work priorities and deadlines for a staff.
• Experience in summarizing the results of highly technical applied crash avoidance research and briefing the results such that they are easily understandable to senior agency leadership to facilitate timely agency decisions with respect to life saving advanced driver assistance systems.
  
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

• Program Management Expertise: Ability to plan, implement, and manage a vehicle safety program, producing results that further the organization’s mission by meeting organizational goals and objectives.
• Technical Expertise: Experience with advanced vehicle safety technologies, and experience applying technical principles, theories, and scientific evaluation procedures to conduct vehicle safety programs.
• Communications and Coordination Expertise: Ability in communications to explain, advocate, and express facts and ideas in a convincing manner and a demonstrated ability to coordinate technical programs with individuals and groups and develop a professional network with other organizations.
• Supervisory and Team Leadership Expertise: Knowledge and experience in the supervision of employees and/or leading teams comprised of technical staff.
  
  

For all types of consideration, experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Mandatory Education Requirements

• 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:
• Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1 , or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
• Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
• Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
• Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive). All applicants must meet the education requirements under A or B to qualify for applying to an engineering position. Transcripts are required for this position.
  
  

TRANSCRIPTS are REQUIRED as there is a stated education requirement for the series. The transcripts need not be official, but must show that you meet the stated education requirements, including specific major or class requirements.

ENGINEERS: If you are applying to an engineering position and are qualifying based on possessing a current Professional Engineer (PE) license, or passing the Engineer in Training (EIT) exam, please provide a copy of PE license or written documented proof of passing the EIT.

Additional information

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This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.