Biomedical Engineer

To qualify for a Biomedical Engineering, GS-0858 position, you must have: A. a bachelor's degree in professional engineering from a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; OR B. a bachelor's degree in professional engineering that includes differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced that first-year physics and chemistry) in 5 of the following 7 areas of engineering science or physics: (1) statics, dynamics; (2) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (3) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (4) thermodynamics; (5) electrical fields and circuits; (6) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (7) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics; OR C. a completed registration as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico; OR D. a completed registration as an Engineering Intern (EI) or an Engineer in Training (EIT); OR E. passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico; OR F. completed 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 as described above; OR G. completed a curriculum that led 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 AND I have at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.

In addition, to qualify for a Biomedical Engineer GS-11 level position, you must have: A. 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree that is directly related to the duties of this position, OR I have completed the requirements for such a degree in an appropriate field of engineering; OR B.

1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: 1.) Evaluating products and systems for performance, reliability, cost-effectiveness, and serviceability. 2.) Instructing researchers in the use of medical and computer equipment. 3.) Formulating specifications for developing instrumentation systems or devices for research or clinical use.

AND 4.) Writing operating instructions for maintaining biotechnology instruments or systems; OR C. a combination of post graduate education and experience that is directly related to the duties of this position that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.

In addition, to qualify for a Biomedical Engineer GS-12 level position, you must have: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: 1.) Evaluating commercial products to determine performance, reliability, cost-effectiveness, and serviceability for laboratory use. 2.) Providing technical direction to a team designing biomedical instruments or systems.

3.) Formulating plans for developing instrumentation systems or devices for laboratory use. AND 4.) Writing reports to articulate experiment findings. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay.

Do not copy and paste the duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. We may verify or assess your qualifications at any time. Inflated or unsupported qualifications may affect your rating. Any misrepresentation or material omission of facts may be sufficient cause to end further consideration of your candidacy.

Persons listed as knowing your past accomplishments or experience in your application may be contacted for verification purposes at any time. Verification may, but need not, begin before receiving an offer. Preview application questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13061802

At the GS 11, duties are as follows: Design and construct instrumentation systems used in clinical and basic research. Developing and testing different computer applications related to biotechnology. Evaluate experimental needs to determine optimum approaches to instrumentation. Evaluate the products and systems offered by manufacturers for performance, reliability, cost-effectiveness, serviceability, availability, and recommend purchase of the most suitable items.

Tests systems, Train users on the operation of the system, and write operator instructions or manuals. Write articles for publication in technical journals. At the GS 12, duties are as follows: Plan, design and construct instrumentation systems used in clinical and basic research. Develop state-of-the-art instrumentation systems and techniques for research. Evaluate experimental needs to determine optimum approaches to instrumentation.

Evaluate the products and systems offered by manufacturers, and recommend purchase of the most suitable items. Write articles for publication in technical journals. Test systems, write operator instructions and manuals, and train operators in the use of systems.