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This position is located in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Quality Directorate, Office of Quality Operations (OQO) at the DC Currency Facility.
Major Duties
The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.
-Conduct routine to complex analyses that require exercising independent judgment; engages in independent or team efforts or scientific investigations to confirm test results or resolve any problems associated with BEP products and raw materials; informs peers, CORs, Quality personnel, production personnel and supervisor of nonconforming results.
-Operates a full range of laboratory equipment, which includes chemical, physical, and optical test equipment, such as titrators, density meters, crumple testers, abrasion testers, UV/IR lamps, image capture/analysis systems, micrometers, fold testers, tear testers, spectrometers, gas chromatographs, microscopes and universal mechanical testing systems; reviews testing methods and submit changes when necessary; coordinates, trains and assists lower level scientists, chemists and technicians in the use of laboratory equipment; develops test plans and conducts special investigations.
-Provides technical support and solutions to currency manufacturing production problems and/or participates in investigative trouble shooting, which may involve such activities as collecting, analyzing and testing raw materials, finished products, and by-products in support of process product improvement, procurement, and contract administration.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.Basic Requirements for Physical Scientist, 1301:
Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.ORCombination of education and experience - education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Basic Requirements for Chemist, 1320:
Degree: physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics.ORCombination of education and experience - course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Specialized experience: For the GS-09, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: - Applying principles and concepts of general engineering and science in order to research, interpret and carry out assignments; AND - Communicating basic level technical analysis information through oral discussions/presentations and written fact sheets/reports; AND - Investigating and analyzing data trendsOREducation: 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree
For the GS-07, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: - Communicating basic level technical analysis information through oral discussions/presentations and written fact sheets/reports.OREducation: 1 year of graduate-level education; or superior academic achievement.ORYou may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-09, you must have been at the GS-07 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-07, you must have been at the GS-05 level for 52 weeks.
Pay Range
$48,670.00 - $77,396.00