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General Engineer
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Posted 63 days ago
Hybrid Boulder, CO $75K – $187K Apply by Aug 13, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ Engineering
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This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Space Weather Office (SWO).
What You'll Do
- →This specific position will be filled in Lanham, MD and the initial certificate of eligibles will be issued for that location.
- →Additional duty locations are listed for future vacancies and/or vacancies that may be filled throughout the Department of Commerce.
- →Please select locations for which you want to be considered.
- →As a General Engineer, you will perform the following duties: Provide technical leadership for the Space Weather Ground Services (SWGS) team.
- →Lead and coordinate ground systems engineering activities across all Space Weather Office (SWO) projects.
- →Oversee Ground Leads assigned to SWO projects and ensure project teams are aligned with organizational goals and engineering standards.
- →Lead the planning, development, and evolution of ground system architectures by translating mission objectives into technical solutions, ensuring system interoperability, scalability, and alignment with enterprise engineering strategies.
- →Oversee the integration, verification, validation, and test readiness of ground system capabilities, coordinating cross-functional engineering teams to ensure successful system performance and mission execution.
- →Represent SWO in National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) enterprise engineering activities.
- →Coordinate with enterprise engineering organizations to ensure alignment with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NESDIS strategies.
- →Develop and implement mission assurance strategies by identifying technical risks, assessing impacts, establishing mitigation plans, and ensuring compliance with engineering standards, quality requirements, and program readiness criteria.
- →NOTE: These duties are described at the full performance level of the ZP-4; the ZP-3 is developmental leading to such performance.
- →This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS).
- →Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band.
Requirements
- ✓Key Requirements: Applicants must be U.S.
- ✓Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
- ✓More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Additional Information.
- ✓Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov) Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
- ✓Additional Considerations: One year probationary period may be required.
- ✓Payment of relocation expenses (PCS) is not authorized.
- ✓Payment of relocation incentives OR recruitment incentives may be authorized.
- ✓Note: Relocation incentives are for current federal employees only.
- ✓This position requires Moderate Risk Security Clearance.
- ✓Background investigation will be required.
- ✓Continued employment is subject to applicant's successful completion of security investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
- ✓Any selections made under this notice will be processed as new appointments to the civil service.
- ✓Therefore, Current Federal employees would be given new appointments to the civil service and may have to serve a new probationary period under CFR 315.802 (b).
Personality Fit
Job ID: ef323411-92a6-49b6-b4cd-3c46e72eef4e
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