Summary This position is part of the Defense Microelectronics Activity. This is an OPEN CONTINOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until June 16, 2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be December 16, 2024. Applications will continue to be reviewed and referred at regular intervals through the closing date or until all vacancies are filled. Responsibilities As a Electronics Engineer (Validation Group) at the NH-0855-2 some of your typical work assignments may include: Serves as a performer in one or more capabilities in the Validation Group; Product Modification (Decapsulation, Delayering), Microscopy & Imaging (Scanning Electron Microscopes, Atomic Force Microscopy), Analysis (Failure Analysis, Device Analysis, Anti-Counterfeiting), and/or Reverse Engineering (Assembly Diagrams, Parts Research, Schematic Generation, Firmware Extraction/Programming). Accomplishes the reverse engineering of microcircuit assemblies and integrated circuits and regenerates or verifies the original documentation package(s). Conducts physical analysis of Integrated Circuits and Printed Circuit Boards and completes component identification on probe stations using semiconductor parametric analyzers to determine sheet resistances and transistor characteristics. Identifies the latest technology that can provide the most effective microcircuit replacement. Conducts tests of prototypes for design verification consistent with form, fit and function replacement requirements. Supports validation of prototypes. Knowledgeable on fundamentals of PCB Design and Altium Design software. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for an Electronics Engineer (Validation Group), your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. 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 the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (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 B. 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), 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.) **NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. Education You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html **NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. Additional Information The position(s) covered by this vacancy announcement is in the Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo). For more information please see: AcqDemo This position is being filled under AcqDemo Direct Hiring Authority (DHA) for non-acquisition positions involving 51% or more of time in direct support of acquisition positions within Business and Technical Management Professional Career path. Other Notes: Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. The overall salary range listed above is provided for informational purposes as it represents the full range that is applicable to current employees in this occupation/grade; however, a selectee's initial pay is always set below the maximum rate of the range. Relocation and/or Recruitment incentive may be authorized if determined by the Hiring Manager to be in the best interest of the Agency. Student loan repayment may be authorized if determined by the Hiring Manager to be in the best interest of the Agency. DMEA offers flexible work arrangements subject the to suitability/eligibility of the position and mission needs of the organization. This position may be approved for traditional on-site reporting at McClellan, CA; Expanded Telework (Minimum two days on-site reporting per pay period). Telework is available in accordance with DOD Policy basis. Remote work is not authorized. Re-employed Annuitant: If you have retired from civilian federal service and you are interested in employment as a re-employed annuitant, information can be found at: Reemployed Annuitants | DCPAS (osd.mil) Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see Who Needs to Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov)) All applicants must meet qualifications and eligibility criteria by the closing date of the announcement.