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Interdisciplinary General Engineer/Physical Scientist
Department of Energy - Agency Wide · Posted 53 days ago
Hybrid Germantown, MD $122K – $158K Apply by Jul 31, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ Engineering
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This position is part of the Office of Environment, Health, Safety, and Security, Department of Energy. As an Interdisciplinary General Engineer/Physical Scientist, you will serve as the subject matter expert in the policies and procedures governing DOE information classification and control. You will manage DOE on-site evaluations of the classification and Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information programs to ensure compliance with applicable national directives and DOE policies and orders.
What You'll Do
- →The mission of the Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security (EHSS) as the Department's central organization, is to be responsible for health, safety, environment, and security; providing corporate-level leadership and strategic vision to coordinate and integrate these vital programs.
- →EHSS is responsible for policy development and technical assistance; safety analysis; and corporate safety and security programs.
- →EHSS advises DOE Senior Leadership on all matters related to environment, health, safety and security across the complex.
- →We are truly honored that DOE has been named America's #1 Best Employer for Veterans in 2023 by Forbes-not only among Government agencies, but among employers across the U.S.
- →We are so proud of this ranking which reflects our commitment to the employment of veterans.
- →As so many veterans at DOE renew their service to our Nation, we are deeply committed to their success and advancement.
- →Veterans shape the future of energy As an Interdisciplinary General Engineer/Physical Scientist. you will: Manage multi-site evaluations of information classification and control programs to ensure federal headquarters, field elements, and contractor organizations comply with national nuclear security policies and directives by planning and coordinating on-site reviews.
- →Perform quality control reviews and processes appeals of classified, declassified, and unclassified controlled nuclear information to determine appropriate public disclosure, by systematically analyzing documents under the Freedom of Information Act and Mandatory Declassification Review requirements.
- →Prepare and coordinate comprehensive inspection reports with observations and finding supported by national classification and controlled information policies and requirements.
- →Evaluate classification decisions on documents containing nuclear weapons and related technologies and security related information to determine if classification guidance provided by government agencies was accurately applied and provide detailed analysis of any issues identified and their potential damage to national security.
Requirements
- ✓This vacancy has a positive education requirement.
- ✓In order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts.
- ✓Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible".
- ✓Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.
- ✓BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR 0801 SERIES: Degree: Engineering.
- ✓The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 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.
- ✓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 example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
- ✓Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 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.
- ✓Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A.
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