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General Engineer - DIRECT HIRE
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · Posted 80 days ago
Hybrid Full-time Washington, DC $102K – $187K Apply by Aug 3, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ Engineering
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The position serves as a technical expert within one of three divisions of the Office of Automation Safety. These divisions work closely to plan, initiate, coordinate, and lead a regulatory program for the safe governance of vehicles equipped with automated technologies by: developing and maintaining guidance, standards, and regulations; managing exemption mechanisms; and developing and executing a robust vehicle automation research program.
What You'll Do
- →The Office of Automation Safety at NHTSA is in the process of recruiting qualified individuals for several roles within their organization.
- →Following an interview process, selected applicants will be assigned to one of three divisions and will report directly to the corresponding division's Chief.
- →The General Engineer: Contributes to/leads the planning, initiation, drafting, and coordination of a comprehensive regulatory program for the safe governance vehicles equipped with automated technologies.
- →Conducts and/or leads independent reviews and analyses identifying research needs as required to ensure that the methodologies and guidelines related to automated technology standards, exemptions are practicable and reasonable.
- →Monitors and reviews activities, results of research, and analyses conducted by entities both within and outside NHTSA.
- →Maintains an up-to-date knowledge of the state-of-the-art in such areas as automated vehicle safety, capability, sensor technology, deployments, and regulations and evaluates the applicability of such knowledge to NHTSAʼs activities.
- →Manages and coordinates technical review of exemption applications that may include an analysis of material submitted, a search and survey of relevant information available to the agency, and the collection of additional information.
- →Recommends the grant or denial of applications and, upon approval of recommendations, drafts and coordinates the necessary documentation.
- →NHTSA is looking for an employee who possesses the ability to lead and contribute to multidisciplinary group projects, has excellent written and oral communication skills, has expert technical experience with vehicle automation or related fields, particularly in relation to safety, and has experience in experimental research methodologies.
Requirements
- ✓CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
- ✓GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel.
- ✓A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
- ✓BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A background security investigation is required for all selected individuals.
- ✓Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of the security investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Failure to meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
- ✓PROBATIONARY PERIOD: Applicants may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
- ✓MANDATORY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: A.
- ✓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 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 (EIT)1 , or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 69451e24-17e4-4904-85d3-af6a63aa3a9e
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