Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Financial Systems Modernization Joint Program Management Office (FSM JPMO), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The purpose of this position is to serve as an expert in test and evaluation (T&E) activities for Financial Systems Modernization programs and projects leading and conducting projects that evaluate homeland security technologies and systems. Responsibilities As a INTERDISCIPLINARY GENERAL ENGINEER/OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST (T&E), GS-0801/1515-12/13, your typical work assignments may include: Conducts test and evaluation (T&E) activities that guide technology development, lifecycle testing, and acquisition decisions. Makes significant contributions to the development and evaluation of criteria, standards, protocols, and models for analyses and evaluations of capabilities of systems, equipment, and devices under development. Collaborates with DHS and SME test and evaluation (T&E) partners to analyze capabilities. Supports planning of test experiments, including determination of test procedures, test limits, and instrumentation. Execute test experiments, including setting up test equipment and systems undergoing evaluation. Perform analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of test data and results. Develops test reports outlining test procedures used, data and results obtained, conclusions, and pertinent recommendations and suggestions relative to the acceptability or application of item/system tested or the validity of test data when controversial test methods are applied. Identifies and interprets operational requirements to ascertain the type of examination required and the specific data to be obtained. Provides reports and presentations of results and evaluations of systems and technologies. Develops and revises statements of work for contracts, monitors products, activities, services, and expenditures of contractors, and ensures compliance with contract provisions. This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Basic Requirements for the General Engineer 801 Series: 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 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) static, 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 & 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: 1. Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training 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. 2. Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 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. 3. 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. 4. 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.) Basic Requirements for the Operations Research 1515 Series: A. Degree: in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus. Specialized Experience: GS-12: To qualify at the GS-12 grade level applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the federal Government (can be obtained in the public or private sector) conducting ALL of the following: 1) executing test experiments, including directions for recording data; 2) monitoring the status of contract performance and approval of progress payments; and 3) providing recommendations relative to the acceptability or application of item/system tested or the validity of test data. Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level. GS-13: To qualify at the GS-13 grade level applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the federal Government (can be obtained in the public or private sector) conducting ALL of the following: 1) contributing to the development and evaluation of criteria, standards, protocols, and models for analyses and evaluations of capabilities of systems, equipment, and devices; 2) monitoring the status of contract performance and approval of progress payments; and 3) providing reports and presentations setting forth results of evaluations of systems and technologies. Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. 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. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Multiple selections may be made from this announcement. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities. Education Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications; applicant's resumes and supporting documentation should only reflect education received from schools accredited by such institutions. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following Website: https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs) with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications. Additional Information The OCFO, in collaboration with the DHS Chief Information Officer (OCIO), is responsible for supporting DHS and Component Financial Systems Modernization efforts, implementing the necessary solutions/programs to ensure Financial System Modernization efforts. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. Pursuant to Executive Order 12564 and DHS policy, DHS is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, conducts random and other drug testing of its employees in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. Headquarters personnel in safety- or security-sensitive positions are subject to random drug testing and all applicants tentatively selected for employment at DHS Headquarters are subject to drug testing resulting in a negative test result. This position may be filled at the GS-12 or GS-13 level. If selection is made at the GS-12 level, promotion to the GS-13 level may occur without further competition. Background Investigation: To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation for SECRET as a condition of placement in this NONCRITICAL SENSITIVE position. This review may include financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.