ENGINEERING
US Department of the Air Force10 months ago
Arlington, VA, United States
On-site
Internship
Beginner Level (< 1 year)
Job Description
Position Overview
The PALACE Acquire Program offers you a permanent position upon completion of your formal training plan. As a Palace Acquire Intern you will experience both personal and professional growth while dealing effectively and ethically with change, complexity, and problem solving. The program offers a 3-year formal training plan with yearly salary increases, with promotions and salary increases based upon your successful performance and supervisory approval.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform general engineering tasks of limited scope and difficulty, applying standard engineering practices and procedures.
- Support projects assigned to higher-grade engineers by planning work procedures and selecting appropriate data and methods.
- Use engineering manuals, standard publications, and technical materials to obtain pertinent data for solving problems.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and professional developments, leveraging computers and analysis tools for engineering problem-solving.
- For GS series 0858 roles: Apply biomedical engineering concepts and techniques to perform well-precedented assignments, analyze problems, interpret data, and communicate technical information clearly.
Required Qualifications
- For GS-7:
- Bachelor's degree in Professional Engineering from an accredited institution with an ABET-accredited curriculum or equivalent coursework.
- Documented Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) demonstrated by class standing, GPA (minimum of 2.95 overall or 3.45 in major courses), or national honor society membership.
- Alternatively, one full year of graduate-level study or possession of a Master's (or higher) degree in a related field qualifies for consideration.
- For GS-9:
- Completion of 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Master's degree or an equivalent graduate qualification, with a GPA standard similar to GS-7 requirements.
- Transcripts must be provided to support all educational claims. Education must be accredited by an institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Employment Type: OTHER
Required Skills
Team collaboration
Technical communication
Analytical problem solving
Engineering fundamentals
Data analysis
Project planning