ELECTRICAL ENGINEER.

About the role

Originates, reviews, and modifies complex electrical engineering designs and system configurations for hydropower auxiliary control systems to ensure compliance with NERC-CIP, WECC, and Risk Management Framework (RMF) Cybersecurity standards.

Responsibilities

• Manages the Project Cyber Compliance Program and acts as a system administrator for various cyber assets and systems.
• Analyzes system vulnerabilities and develops engineering mitigation plans for tracking, evaluating, and reporting on compliance posture.
• Designs and implements hardware/software modifications to operational technology (OT), analog instrumentation, and secure databases, mitigating cybersecurity vulnerabilities and sustaining system integrity.
• Develops and executes lifecycle management, engineering specifications, and procurement pathways for operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) hardware and software.

Requirements

Conditions of employment:

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Obtain and maintain a valid state Driver’s License.
• Obtain and maintain certification as an Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level II (Ref DoD 8570.01-M) within 1 year of employment.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

Basic Requirement for Electrical Engineer

Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must:

• lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); OR
• include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics:
  • statics, dynamics;
  • strength of materials (stress-strain relationships);
  • fluid mechanics, hydraulics;
  • thermodynamics;
  • electrical fields and circuits;
  • nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and
  • any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

OR

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.

GS-09

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes:

• assisting with routine engineering tasks, calculations, or CADD drawing updates for electrical control systems;
• participating in basic diagnostic testing or maintenance of control systems; and
• compiling technical data or maintaining records for system configurations.

OR

Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Electrical Engineering.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

GS-11

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes:

• testing, installing, or configuring hardware and software on industrial control systems (ICS/SCADA) or power generation networks;
• drafting or reviewing technical documentation to meet cyber security or reliability compliance standards; and
• providing basic troubleshooting support for operational technology networks.

OR

Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Electrical Engineering.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

GS-12

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes:

• designing, modifying, or integrating hardware/software for industrial control systems (ICS/SCADA) or power generation facilities;
• implementing cyber security frameworks (such as RMF, NERC-CIP, NIST, or equivalent industrial standards) on operational technology (OT) systems; and
• conducting engineering investigations to troubleshoot and resolve control system failures.

For this job at the GS-12 level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone—no substitution of education for experience is permitted.