Computer Engineer - Norfolk, United States - Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC)

Description

Join the NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND, MID-ATLANTIC team. The work is demanding, rewarding and exciting. Employees are valued, respected, and afforded a work-life balance.

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SALARY (COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE)

GS-11: $76, $95,641.00

GS-12: $88, $114,634.00

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Immediate access to Healthcare /Full Benefits Package:

• 401(k) 5% Match
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Flextime
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• You will serve as a Smart Grid Programmer for utility and energy utilizing buildings, utility systems and associated equipment.
• You will lead onboarding, configuration management and inclusion/integration of new control systems (CS) into the Smart Grid.
• You will be responsible for programming building operations systems for HVAC and the utility operations of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems through the Enterprise Industrial Control Systems (EICS).
• You will apply appropriate control capabilities for the Facility Energy Coordinates (FEC) control systems, programming sequence of operations for each control system, and planning for outage isolation and utility control in response to cyber-attacks.

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QUALIFICATIONS

• Validates all points, signals, and database elements are properly configured in the Facility Energy Coordinates with the Smart Grid vendor technical support staff as needed.
• Develops and analyzes alternative operations, configurations and/or designs which utilize various types of equipment in varied physical arrangements, and
• Works with Smart Grid Analysts to develop and compare alternate operation to increase energy efficiency and reduce cost for participating installations within the Facility Energy Center (FEC).

NOTE: This information must be fully supported in your résumé.

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EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) 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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

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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 more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at:

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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 The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit:

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Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above)

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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 one 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.

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The Department of Navy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor.

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CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-
• Certification as a Certified Energy Manager (CEM) is desired within 24 months of entering the position.
• Complete required training on NAVFAC Smart Grid Software suite components within 12 months.
• The incumbent must be able to work overtime as required
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card to make official government purchases for goods and services.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites.