Physical Scientist (General)

About the role

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Operations Support, Office of Laboratories and Scientific Services, located in Guaynabo, PR; Donna, TX; Memphis, TN; Anchorage, AK; Otay, CA; Long Beach, CA; and Newark, NJ.

Responsibilities

• Receiving samples submitted for analyses
• Performing preliminary examination of the samples
• Writing test reports and briefings
• Articulating technical findings, interpretations, and conclusions
• Providing general advice to CBP employees on sampling and sample storage procedures

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service
• All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English
• You may be required to pass a background investigation
• CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures
• Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes

Qualifications

• Basic Requirements: You must provide supporting documentation in your application to show you meet the basic requirement of having a degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that includes 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science.
• Education Substitution: One year of full-time graduate education from an accredited college or university may substitute for the experience required at this level. Two years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree may also substitute for experience required at this level.
• Combining Experience and Education: When combining education with experience, the total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for the grade level.

Skills

Not specified in the provided job posting.

Benefits

Not specified in the provided job posting.

Pay

The starting salary for this position is $50,460.00 (GS-7, Step 1) to $80,243.00 (GS-9, Step 10) with promotion potential to $116,362 (GS-12 Step 10).

Schedule

Not specified in the provided job posting.