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Senior General Engineer
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · Posted 3 days ago
Hybrid Full-time Washington, DC $169K – $197K Apply by Oct 5, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ Engineering
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The New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) Division provides national and international leadership in planning, developing, initiating, and conducting new and innovative consumer information programs. The primary objective of the Division is to develop and coordinate the dissemination of consumer information on various aspects of motor vehicle and occupant protection systems that may induce market forces to enhance crash protection to adult and child occupants and vulnerable road users.
What You'll Do
- →As a Senior General Engineer, you will: Advise the NCAP Division Chief and the Director of the Office of Crashworthiness Standards in planning and formulating vehicle crashworthiness programs to achieve agency objectives and stays abreast of today's fast-paced technological innovation and advancements.
- →Attend national and international safety conferences to present papers related to vehicle crashworthiness technologies and innovation in the consumer information vehicle safety field.
- →Develop and recommend the rationale and approach for testing passenger motor vehicles and emerging crashworthiness safety systems to assess vehicle systems performance, repeatability of those systems, test devices, and test procedures.
- →Ensures that the tests are conducted timely and test results are accurate and presented in a fashion that will be beneficial and helpful to consumers in their vehicle purchasing.
- →Perform analysis and evaluation of program and equipment costs on all aspects of the NCAP crashworthiness program including the financial operations and financial impact of crashworthiness performance verification testing.
- →The Ideal Candidate Statement: This position is perfect for innovative, process driven, detail oriented, and seasoned professionals seeking a position that will provide an opportunity to utilize strong leadership skills and technical expertise in the area of vehicle safety testing within a great Federal agency whose focus involves public safety.
- →We are seeking highly qualified individuals who are willing to meet the fast-paced challenges of public service while supporting our mission to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes.
- →NHTSA desires someone who is a highly motivated self-starter who can effectively communicate both within the agency and with external stakeholders.
- →Exhibiting a strong interest and ability to develop highly capable staff engineers that can execute testing programs in NCAP and communicate the results to the public, will be key to the success of the chosen candidate.
Requirements
- ✓CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will 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: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
- ✓TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 56409a8f-6d28-475e-bc5c-cde458f4239c
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