You will serve as a Supervisory General Engineer at the Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility (HIF) providing support to assess research and development, procurement, repair and maintenance, testing, and evaluation of instruments and related equipment. Salary The salary range is between $107,510 (Step 01) - $139,764 (Step 10) First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Plan, Organize, direct, and supervise the work of professional, technical, administrative, and laboratory personnel engaged in specialized instrumentation testing, evaluation, and fabrication activities.
Develops, reviews, and approves technical test plans and directs laboratory and field evaluations to assess the performance capabilities and effectiveness of existing and emerging instrumentation technologies. Manage a nationwide quality assurance /quality control (QA/QC) program for evaluation specialized hydrologic data collection instruments and equipment used by the USGS water mission area and other governmental organizations.
Plans, coordinates, and oversees laboratory and field testing and evaluation of instrumentation, equipment, and emerging technologies, including novel systems where established technical standards, procedures, or guidance are limited or unavailable. Develop technical reports, recommendations and briefings communicating instrumentation evaluation results to management, stakeholders, scientific audiences, and other federal agencies.
Represents the USGS as a technical expert in hydrologic instrumentation at national intra-agency and interagency meetings, working groups and technical forums.
This position has a mandatory education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted.
Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education.
https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification
This position is with Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $107510 – $139764/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-30.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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