General Engineer

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Open: March 3, 2026 — Closes: March 13, 2026

This position is part of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Department of Energy. As a General Engineer, you will provide professional engineering expertise and support to Agency programs, projects or initiatives whose mission or responsibilities include designing, evaluating, developing, testing, modifying, installing, inspecting and or maintaining products and systems related to cybersecurity for critical infrastructure.

This is an Excepted Service position. This appointment will not confer Competitive Service career-conditional or career tenure status. This means that if you are selected, you would have to compete with other applicants in open competition to meet requirements for another Federal position, unless you meet the requirements for reinstatement. Applicants who voluntarily convert from the competitive service, Senior Executive Service, or other pay systems to a non-time limited appointment under this excepted service authority are not afforded "fallback rights" to the pay system previously assigned prior to conversion.

As a GS-15 General Engineer you will:
Provide authoritative leadership for pioneering engineering research and development efforts that achieve new and innovative capabilities at the crossroads of cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, and national security. Serve as a recognized technical authority on operational technology systems in the energy sector, providing expert guidance to senior management within the agency on critical engineering issues. Engage closely with the National Labs to integrate the latest state-of-the-art technology for agency projects, evaluating technical merits and mitigating risks.

Lead and participate in broad program and project assessments, identifying deficiencies, recommending corrective actions, and negotiating solutions with diverse stakeholders