ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

GS-12 position: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following duties:
1) Ability to monitor the operations and determining maintenance requirements for a complex, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and Utilities Control Systems (UCS) equipment;
2) Ability to program microprocessor-based distributed-processing SCADA and UCS systems and their components (programmable logic controllers (PLC), data gathering panels, remote terminal units (RTU), and central processing units, (CPU);
3) Prepare and interpret technical drawings for system modifications, improvements, and installations on the existing distribution system;
4) Using instruments to measure electrical systems such as KW meters, Power Factor Meters, and Power Consumption Meters, Power Quality Meters as well as instruments used to evaluate communication problems; and
5) Performs final evaluation of newly installed or modified SCADA, UTC equipment.

GS-11 position: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Utilizing engineering test equipment to assist in conducting field analysis of utility system problems; 2) Assisting with using engineering test equipment and instruments to conduct field analysis; 3) Assisting in monitoring operations and determining maintenance requirements of the computerized SCADA and UCS systems ; 4) Interpreting technical drawings for system modifications, improvements, and installations on existing distribution systems; 5) Assisting in selecting, adapting, and applying SCADA and UCS principles and techniques to specific problems that are identified; 6) Utilizing precision measuring devices and instruments to monitor and measure utility consumption.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov)
Engineering Technical Series 0802 (opm.gov)

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.