Senior Simulator Engineer/Scientist

This position is located in C hief Human Capital Office r ( OCHCO ), Learning Innovation & Support Branch ( LISB ), Technical Training Center ( TTC ) This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within the agency.

The supervisor is Jeff Griffis .
This position is not subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements.
This position is not subject to security ownership restriction reporting requirements.In order to qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as: Experience with full-scope nuclear reactor training simulators, including performing hardware and software analyses, updates, and modifications to ensure accurate performance aligned with reference plants, and regulatory standards. Experience should include applying knowledge of nuclear plant systems and simulator modeling tools, programming languages, and operating systems to enhance simulator reliability, capabilities, and training effectiveness.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

1. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of current BWR or PWR nuclear power facilities in the areas of systems design, layout, components, design logic, operating requirements, and technical specifications. Examples may include training or work experience at nuclear power plants in operations or system engineering in the areas of systems design, layout, components, design logic, operating requirements, and technical specifications.
2. Demonstrated knowledge of the use of full scope training simulators in nuclear training applications. Examples may include accomplishments and experience in the field of nuclear power plant simulation, including configuration management and associated computer systems, and software and experience that demonstrate knowledge and understanding of technological issues, problems, and potential solutions in simulation systems, equipment and modeling.
3. Demonstrated knowledge of simulation modeling tools used to develop simulation models of power plant systems with the ability to manage nuclear plant design changes, major operational events, and new developments in reactor technology and apply this information through simulator modeling enhancements. Examples may include experience and proficiency using nuclear power plant simulation commercial tools such as SimExec and Jade, as well as associated simulation variable database and debugging tools and experience using commercial code and applications such as FORTRAN, C++, Access, Visual Studio, and PHP.
4. Demonstrated oral and written communication skills effectively conveying and presenting technical information to colleagues, peers, and management.
5. Demonstrated knowledge and experience managing technical programs including, establishing and meeting budgets, and meeting program goals within schedules and resource constraints. Examples may include project management or experience as a project officer or contract officer's representative providing oversight of contract staff.

A description of how you possess the specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications desired in an ideal candidate must be addressed in your resume. Applicants may also use the supplemental vacancy question to provide additional information pertaining to the specialized experience and ideal candidate criteria.

PLEASE BE CLEAR AND CONCISE. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Education requirements for this position.

1. Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

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2. Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

You must include an unofficial or official copy of your college and/or university transcripts with your application. Transcript must include the School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). Education must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you have multiple degrees (e.g., BS, MS, PhD) please submit transcripts for each degree.

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 a conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website. If you are qualifying on foreign education, you MUST submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Transcripts must be uploaded with your application to verify education. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.