Supervisory General Engineer
What you'd do
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.
Major duties
As a Supervisory General Engineer, you will: The incumbent, as Division Chief, conceives, plans, directs, and supervises a series of engineering programs to develop and improve laboratory or full-scale crash test procedures for frontal, and side crash modes, test data collection, and information dissemination to fulfill legislative mandates. The incumbent serves as a national expert on crashworthiness and crash avoidance technologies in vehicles and safety assessment of these systems, occupant protection, marketing of consumer information, and consumer behavior. Duties of the incumbent are listed below: Develops and recommends the rationale and approach for testing passenger motor vehicles and associated equipment to assess crash avoidance capabilities, occupant crash protection, and vulnerable road user protection. Insures that the test results are accurate, timely, and presented in a fashion that will be beneficial and helpful to consumers in their vehicle purchasing. Assists consumers, members of Congress and other government and private organizations at the Federal, State, and local levels in understanding the agency's consumer information crash test and occupant and vulnerable road user protection programs. Assists in developing an information network to provide consumers with information on occupant protection. Provides advanced engineering assessments on the Division's programs and formulates recommendations for the agency's top management, senior technical personnel inside and outside of the agency, other government agencies, and cooperating outside organizations. The incumbent is responsible for successful accomplishment of the Division's programs, attainment of technical goals, adherence to the budget, and timely performance. In this capacity, the incumbent recommends the annual budget for the Division activities, develops detailed multi-year plans in coordination with other parts of the agency, and provides technical guidance to a staff of multi-disciplinary engineers and program analysts. Directs the dissemination of engineering test data and other technical information developed through contract and in-house programs; handles responses to non-routine requests for program information from Congress, various sources within the agency, other government agencies, private industry, and the general public; review and comments on policy matters, regulatory analyses, technical reports, research proposals, and various other matters. Leads, guides and directs members of the NCAP division, including assigning work, reviewing work from staff, hiring, mentoring, counseling, approval of leave requests, time and attendance recordkeeping and approval, development of performance evaluation plans, periodic evaluation of employee performance, employee career development plans, performance awards, promotions and disciplinary actions, as necessary. 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.
What you need to qualify
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must (1) meet the Education Requirement for the series, (2) provide a copy of transcripts for verification, AND (3) meet the specialized experience qualifications. To qualify for the GS-15, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-14, it must include: Experience in leading programs and operations and managing budgets in support of testing passenger motor vehicles and associated equipment to assess crash avoidance capabilities, occupant crash protection, and/or vulnerable road user protection, and presenting the test results to the public in a manner that is beneficial to consumers in their vehicle purchasing. Experience leading people to achieve organizational mission by assigning work to professionals based on priorities established by management, taking into consideration work assignment program area, the difficulty and the requirements of the assignments and special abilties and expertise of employees. Experience in evaluating, interpreting test results, and effectively communicating the results to the public, and effectively engage with stakeholders on technical matters related to the testing program. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Engineering Knowledge- Knowledge of a broad spectrum of disciplines including principles of mechanical engineering, engineering mechanics, electronics, biomedical engineering, vehicle dynamics, statistical methods and databases. Execution of Engineering Programs- Ability to plan, implement, manage, and report on engineering test programs and budgets, including contractor officer's representative (COR) responsibilities or equivalent. Communication- Abiltiy to understand complex technical ideas and express views through effective writing, and presentation skills while influencing, motivating, and leading others in a variety of situations. Supervisory- directing and managing human resources and working effectively with individuals of various disciplines. Investigation- Ability to plan, implement and conduct technical investigations and lead investigation teams on matters pertaining to current and emerging vehicl safety technologies. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/frequently-asked-questions/employment-faq/federal-hiring/how-do-i-apply-for-federal-jobs/ All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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