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This position is located in the US Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Associate Director – Chief Technology Officer, Office of Technology Development (OTD), Security Features Division. This position is to support the research and development of new materials and technology for prospective new security features.
Major Duties
This opportunity is also open to Status eligibles under Announcement 20-BEP-33. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.
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.
- Prepare test plans outlining the scope, objectives, and test procedures to be used for assigned tests (chemical, physical, or printing) and their impact and consequences in currency manufacture processes and the quality of currency products.
- Determine data required and personally, or in concert with data review and analysis personnel, determine the accuracy required to permit meaningful statistical interpretation of test results and what degradation may result from poor data.
- Prepare evaluation reports which assess the performance of the items/procedures under test against performance criteria of requirement or specification documents.
- Security Features Division (SFD) identifies innovative materials and technologies, performing research and development projects for advanced security features to protect the BEP products and other security documents.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized experience: For the GS-07, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
-Participating in the entering of data into spreadsheets or databases. OR 1 year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement
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 basic principles and concepts of physical science in order to carry out assignments; AND - Researching and gathering data for reports.
OR 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree
For the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
-Participating in the planning and implementation of technology development projects; AND -Assisting in the review of data in order to identify potential issues OR 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
ORYou may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.
Pay Range
$47,016.00 - $90,461.00