Computer Engineer
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Salary$76k – $164k
LocationTravis AFB, California, United States; Vandenberg AFB, California, United States; Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia, United States; Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts, United States; Columbus AFB, Mississippi, United States; Keesler AFB, Mississippi, United States; Hickam AFB, Hawaii, United States; Alexandria, Virginia, United States; Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, United States; MacDill AFB, Florida, United States; Moody AFB, Georgia, United States; Laughlin AFB, Texas, United States; Cheyenne Mountain AFB, Colorado, United States; Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, United States; New Boston, New Hampshire, United States; Shaw AFB, South Carolina, United States; Dahlgren, Virginia, United States; Fort Eustis, Virginia, United States; Arnold AFB, Tennessee, United States; Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States; Youngstown, Ohio, United States; Peterson AFB, Colorado, United States; Fairchild AFB, Washington, United States; Goodfellow AFB, Texas, United States; Dover AFB, Delaware, United States; McChord AFB, Washington, United States; Grissom AFB, Indiana, United States; Cannon AFB, New Mexico, United States; Robins AFB, Georgia, United States; Homestead AFB, Florida, United States; Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States; Beale AFB, California, United States; Eglin AFB, Florida, United States; Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, United States; March AFB, California, United States; Cape Canaveral AFS, Florida, United States; Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona, United States; Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States; El Segundo, California, United States; Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, United States; Kelly AFB, Texas, United States; Offutt AFB, Nebraska, United States; Air Force Academy, Colorado, United States; Lackland AFB, Texas, United States; Dobbins AFB, Georgia, United States; Altus AFB, Oklahoma, United States; Randolph AFB, Texas, United States; Minot AFB, North Dakota, United States; Edwards AFB, California, United States; Patrick AFB, Florida, United States; Fort Richardson, Alaska, United States; Los Angeles, California, United States; Luke AFB, Arizona, United States; Dyess AFB, Texas, United States; Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States; Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, United States; Schriever AFB, Colorado, United States; Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, United States; Malmstrom AFB, Montana, United States; Eielson AFB, Alaska, United States; Tyndall AFB, Florida, United States; Selfridge ANG Base, Michigan, United States; Arlington, Virginia, United States; Langley AFB, Virginia, United States; Linthicum Heights, Maryland, United States; Vance AFB, Oklahoma, United States; Whiteman AFB, Missouri, United States; Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, United States; Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, United States; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; Warren AFB, Wyoming, United States; Hill AFB, Utah, United States; Buckley AFB, Colorado, United States; Holloman AFB, New Mexico, United States; Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, United States; Scott AFB, Illinois, United States; Maxwell AFB, Alabama, United States; Hurlburt Field, Florida, United States; Niagara Falls, New York, United States; Nellis AFB, Nevada, United States; Andrews AFB, Maryland, United States; McGuire AFB, New Jersey, United States
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SenioritySenior
Experience1+ yrs
Company size10,000+ people
PostedDec 22, 2025 · 10mo ago
Verified live5d ago
Evergreen / pipeline role
This company keeps this posting open to collect applicants. It may not correspond to a specific current opening.58% of this company's open roles have been listed for 90+ days
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
Professional Engineering degree from an ABET-accredited curriculum
Combination of education and experience demonstrating thorough knowledge of physical and mathematical sciences
Current registration as a Professional Engineer
Passed Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination or written test for professional registration
Completed at least 60 semester hours of specified engineering sciences and courses
Bachelor's degree in engineering technology or related field with one year of professional engineering experience under supervision
GS-12: One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 managing IT systems and programs
GS-13: One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 preparing technical reports and defining future technology requirements
GS-14: One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 planning and managing branch level activities for computer engineering programs
GS-15: One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14 providing technical leadership and advice on complex matters
Knowledge of computer engineering policies, theories, principles and concepts
Knowledge of automated data processing concepts, systems capabilities, and measurement processes
Ability to analyze, evaluate, and apply rules, regulations, and procedures
Ability to plan and organize work and coordinate with other engineering disciplines
Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Maintain good working relations
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service
All federal employees are required to have direct deposit
Skills
automated data processing
IT systems
computer engineering
Benefits
Disabled veteran leave
Summary
About the company
Click on “Learn more about this agency” button below for IMPORTANT additional information.
Hiring process
This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. This public notice is to gather applications that may or may not result in a referral or selection.
Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Professional and Scientific Positions.
BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT:
A. Degree: Professional Engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) 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: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); © fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
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B. 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 professional 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. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
1. Professional Registration: Current registration as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board’s eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
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2. Written Test: Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
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Specified Academic Courses:** Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum.
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Related Curriculum:** Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor’s degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
GS-12: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11. Examples of specialized experience include management and directing of assigned IT systems and programs for complex programs and/or projects.
GS-13: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12. Examples of specialized experience include identifying, preparing and presenting detailed technical reports and briefings on new concepts and technical directions impacting programs/projects, and defining future technology requirements.
GS-14: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13. Examples of specialized experience include planning, organizing, and managing branch level activities and developing goals and objectives that integrate organization and objectives for computer engineering programs.
GS-15: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14. Examples of specialized experience include providing technical leadership, advice, and assistance on complex, controversial or precedent setting matters and dealing tactfully and effectively with high level officials, engineers and scientists.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs):
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Knowledge of computer engineering policies, theories, principles and concepts, and familiarity with other engineering disciplines.
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Knowledge of automated data processing concepts, systems capabilities, and measurements processes to effectively accomplish assigned functions.
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Ability to analyze, evaluate, and applies rules, regulations, and procedures in a variety of situations.
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Ability to plan and organize work and coordinate with other engineering disciplines; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and maintain good working relations.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience; transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
How you will be evaluated
Your latest resume will be used to determine your qualifications.
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
Your responses to the questionnaire may be compared to the documents you submit. The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of “not qualified” or “insufficient information” and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.
Required documents
The following documents are required and must be provided with your application for this Public Notice. Applicants who do not submit required documentation to determine eligibility and qualifications will be eliminated from consideration. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming.
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Online Application - Questionnaire
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Resume: Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable. Additional information on resume requirements can be located under “How To Apply”.
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Transcripts/Registration/License: If qualifying on education/position requires education, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registration/license.
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Veterans: If claiming 30% Disabled Veteran or Veteran’s Preference - Submit VOW certification memo or copy of the official DD Form 214, which must include the character of service (i.e., with an honorable or general discharge). This will be annotated in block 24 on member copy 2, 4, or 7 of the DD Form 214. If claiming 30% Disabled Veteran, you must also submit a VA Letter or a disability determination from a branch of the Armed Forces. NOTE: All veterans claiming 10-point preference must also submit a SF-15 form.
ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: The VOW Act requires federal agencies to treat an eligible active duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for civil service positions before the effective release or discharge date. Appointment of military members before the release or discharge date is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active duty member applies for a civil position, he or she must submit a “certification” memo in lieu of a DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. Active duty members applying for a civil service position without submitting a valid certification memo or DD Form 214 with their application will render the member ineligible for the position. The certification memo must originate from the member’s military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following:
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Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member
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Branch of Armed Forces
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Dates of Active Service (Start and End Date(s)
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Expected Date of Discharge/Release from Active Duty
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Terminal leave start date (if applicable)
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Expected character of service/discharge and type of separation (i.e. separation or retirement)
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Must be certified within 120 days of anticipated discharge
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Signature by, or by direction of the adjutant, personnel office, unit commander, or higher headquarters commander.
Note: The VOW Act provides tentative preference. If appointed, a DD Form 214 must be submitted upon receipt.
How to apply
The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/21/2026.
To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12857039
To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the application questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Application button at the end of the process.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
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Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent will be reviewed. The “most recent” is considered the resume with the latest timestamp.
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Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. Additional information on how to complete or update your resume may be located here.
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For qualification determination your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance related rating (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume.
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Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy.
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Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume.
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A complete Application Questionnaire
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Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name.
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Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional information may be located here.
PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant’s responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.
Other information
For Direct Hire (DHA) Positions:
This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment procedure applications will be accepted for each location/ installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated in the “Highly Qualified” or “Best Qualified” Category on the rating criteria for this vacancy. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.
Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.
Temporary and Term Appointments: If you are selected for a temporary or term position in the competitive service, your appointment may be extended to the maximum period allowed by law without further competition. Additionally, if you are serving on a term appointment in the competitive service, you may be converted to a career or career-conditional appointment without further competition. NOTE: Current federal civilian employees may apply for this position and if selected, a break in service of at least 3 days may be required prior to appointment to this position.
Legal
Selective Service: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. For additional information, click here.
Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
Benefits
Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.
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Tax Law Impact for PCS:** On 22-Dec-2017, Public Law 115-97 - the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017” suspended qualified moving expense deductions along with the exclusion for employer reimbursements and payments of moving expenses effective 01-Jan-2018 for tax years 2018 through 2025. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit GSA Bulletin FTR 20-04 here for additional information.