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As an Engineering and Physical Science professional, you will use your skills to create the systems and tools that will be used to enhance the operation of intelligence. You will advise, administer and perform scientific projects, such as planning, designing, and constructing specialized equipment, and ensuring adherence to sound engineering and scientific standards and principles. The NSA offers multiple areas of focus for facilities engineers, including computer, architectural, electrical, mechanical, and structural. In addition, we are seeking skills that include computer design, microelectronics, radio frequency design, and systems engineering. Apply your science and engineering skills to protect the nation.\n\nWhen submitting your application, please ensure that you fully populate all sections of the resume tool with all relevant skills, experience, and education, as the resume entered into the tool will be the primary resume used to evaluate your application. Please do NOT populate the resume tool with 'see resume.' The qualifications listed are the minimum acceptable to be considered for the position. \n\nFULL PERFORMANCE\nEntry is with a high school diploma or GED, plus applicable training, plus 4 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 2 years of relevant experience. \n\nDegree must be in an Engineering or an Engineering Technology related field. If qualifying with a high school diploma/GED, must have applicable Vocational/Technical or Military training (for example, Electronics, Computers, Drafting, Engineering, Manufacturing, or Networking).\n\nRelevant experience must include one or more of the following: providing engineering technical support for the development, fabrication, testing, or site installation of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or software products/systems; assisting in assembling, modifying, debugging, or testing prototype products; working as an electrician or with electronic or appliance repair. Relevant experience may also include formal or informal experience working with computers, robotics, electronics, or manufacturing, electronic shop experience, or experience with schematic diagrams, environmental testing, and quality assurance testing. \n\nCommercial industry certifications, such as the MASE (Master Automotive Service Excellence), would count for two years of experience. Do you have vocational/technical training in Technical Trades, Electronics, Computers, Drafting, Engineering, or Networking? Do you enjoy building, installing, modifying, repairing, fabricating prototyping parts/mechanisms, and/or testing electronic equipment? \n\nThe National Security Agency (NSA) is seeking highly motivated Engineering Specialists/Technicians - Technical Trades to help build, install, modify, repair, fabricate prototype parts/mechanisms, and/or test electronic equipment. The responsibilities of an Engineering Specialist/Technician may include:\n\n- Installing, operating, maintaining, troubleshooting and/or repairing of equipment and systems in accordance with applicable standards and processes \n- Performing rack, stack, and cabling of equipment in IT machine rooms \n- Maintaining Configuration Items (CI) in a centralized data base \n- Capturing and tracking IT machine room Power, Space, and Cooling \n- Serving as an Access Manager for IT machine rooms \n- Operating industrial/production equipment, machinery (Lathes, CNC, EDM, Mills, Waterjet, Welder, Industrial Printers, Routers, 3D Printers, Electro Plating, Vacuum Casting/Forming, Injection Molding, Industrial Painting/Finishing, and Textile) and tools such as machine tools, presses, air compressors, and packaging equipment \n- Operating mechanized material-handling equipment (for example, forklifts, hand trucks)\n- Informing customers, management, or relevant others of work progress, project status, and problems \n- Ordering, procuring, receiving, inspecting, and/or verifying ordered supplies, materials, or equipment \n- Driving vehicles, such as cars, vans, or trucks to transport cargo or passengers\n- 3D scanning, metrology, and hardware reverse engineering\n\nWhen submitting your application, please ensure that you fully populate all sections of the resume tool with all relevant skills, experience, and education, as the resume entered into the tool will be the primary resume used to evaluate your application. Please do NOT populate the resume tool with 'see resume.' The ideal candidate has a desire for continual learning along with excellent problem-solving, analytic, and interpersonal skills, who is: \n\n- Innovative \n- Well-organized \n- Able to handle and prioritize multiple assignments \n- Able to accomplish assignments with little direct supervision \n- Able to communicate effectively both orally and written \n- Medically clearable for worldwide travel \n- Able to work effectively across several different functional areas in a collaborative environment \n\nKnowledge, skills, and experience in one or more of the following is desired: \n\n- Working at heights to include antenna towers \n- Soldering of electronic components \n- Troubleshooting of electrical and mechanical devices \n- RF amplification and distribution \n- Power distribution \n- Fabrication of RF and multi-conductor cable assemblies \n- Additive Manufacturing \n- 3D print \n- Rapid prototyping\n- FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) \n- SLA (Stereo Lithography Apparatus)\n- Laser sintering \n- SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) \n- DLMS (Direct Laser metal Sintering) \n- Plastic Powder Bed 3D printing \n- Metal Powder Bed 3D Printing \n- Tool & Die Machining \n- CNC (Computer Numerical Control) programming \n- CAD (Computer-Aided Design)/CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing) \n- Fabrication \n- Sheet Metal Fabrication \n- Welding \n- Electro-plating \n- Industrial painting \n- Punch press \n- Press brake \n- Water jet\n- DAWIA Certification may be required

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