Electrical Engineer (Automation)

This position is located at US Mint,Headquarters - Manufacturing Dept/ENGINEERING AND NEW TECHNOLOGY DIVISION. As a Electrical Engineer (Automation), you will be responsible for the development and implementation of advanced engineering concepts, programs and projects for the four manufacturing facilities of the United States Mint.

Qualifications: You must meet the following requirements within 14 days of the closing date of this announcement.

The basic requirements for this position state that you must meet one (1) of the following educational requirements as noted "Qualifications" section of this announcement.
(A) - Degree: professional Electrical Engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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) statistics, 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 professional 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, written test, specified academic courses, or related curriculum.
AND
For the GS-14, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
- Developing, implementing, and supporting automation, robotics and vision systems projects either for or in a manufacturing operation; AND
- Starting-up, troubleshooting, and supporting automated systems including robotics and vision systems in a production environment.
In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:
For the GS-14 you must have been at the GS-13level for 52 weeks.

Education: Education Requirements: The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.Employment Type: FULL_TIME