GENERAL ENGINEER (TEST AND EVALUATION)

Summary Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Border Patrol Headquarters (USBP-HQ), Program Management Operations Directorate (PMOD), located in Washington, D.C. Duties In this position, you will serve as CBP's principal Testing & Evaluation (T&E) expert, leading lifecycle test and evaluation strategies, projects, and policies that support acquisition of CBP systems and technologies. The position directly advances the CBP and DHS mission by shaping and validating major acquisition programs whose test and evaluation outcomes drive system performance, resource investment, and operational effectiveness across the agency. This position starts at a salary of $143,913.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $187,093.00 (GS-14, Step 10). As a General Engineer (Testing & Evaluation), you will be responsible for leading test and evaluation (T&E) activities that enable effective, suitable CBP system acquisitions across their full lifecycle. Typical duties will include: Formulating and overseeing developmental T&E plans, processes, and resource allocations to demonstrate system effectiveness and suitability for CBP acquisitions, including complex, new, or unprecedented systems. Leading T&E working-level and integrated product teams, advising program managers and stakeholders on T&E strategies, and developing key documents such as Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs) and system-level test plans. Directing and coordinating developmental T&E efforts during prototype development, including defining scope, infrastructure, data requirements, schedules, and reporting on system performance and T&E findings. Providing expert T&E advice on the feasibility and application of test strategies and techniques, evaluating contractor proposals and assessment efforts, and recommending modifications to ensure performance, reliability, safety, and cost-effective outcomes. Qualifications This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR). Basic Requirement(s): A. Degree in Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in (5) five of the following (7) seven areas of engineering science or physics: Statics, dynamics; Strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); Fluid mechanics, hydraulics; Thermodynamics; Electrical fields and circuits; Nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and Any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. -OR- 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 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: Professional Registration or Licensure: Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) 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. Written Test: Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 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. Specified Academic Courses: Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. Related Curriculum: Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 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.

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Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Applying advanced engineering concepts, principles, and practices from multiple engineering disciplines to plan, manage, and review complex test and evaluation (T&E) efforts for large acquisition or technology programs; Conducting systems analyses and using quantitative or analytical techniques to develop independent engineering assessments, summary evaluations, or technical reports that inform acquisition or lifecycle decisions; Interpreting and applying test and evaluation policies, standards, or guidance to develop or approve T&E program goals, test plans, and evaluation metrics for major systems or projects; Integrating research and development (R&D), test and evaluation (T&E), and lifecycle logistics engineering processes to support systems across their full lifecycle in a large or complex organization; Communicating complex technical T&E concepts and findings to senior leadership, contractor representatives, and cross-functional stakeholders to support planning, coordination, and decision-making. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process by 09/29/2026. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, s