General Engineer - DIRECT HIRE

You will serve as a General Engineer/Safety Compliance Engineer in the Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance (OVSC). You would be responsible for helping to enforce one or more Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards by managing and executing a compliance test program including overseeing compliance tests and conducting safety investigations. In addition, you will be responsible for conducting business in a manner that complies with NHTSA's internal business processes and policies.As a General Engineer, you will: Initiate, plan, and manage complex technical engineering programs designed to determine the validity of manufacturers' certification to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, assuring target test dates are met, test reports are timely, accurate, and in the proper format, and that all elements of the test program are of sufficient quality to be used for compliance investigations. Conduct extensive investigations to determine whether a noncompliance exists. This will involve analyzing technical motor vehicle equipment test data, reviewing certifications, making recommendations, creating detailed documentation, and providing through written account of the investigation. Provide technical and administrative support to facilitate the contracting and execution of complex engineering programs at contract test laboratories, including writing test reports. Create complex test procedures to fully evaluate and assess whether motor vehicle equipment is sufficiently robust to comply with all applicablerequirements. Make presentations to upper management, presenting all the assembled data and making recommendations about how to proceed. Act as Enforcement's representative on teams that conduct research and/or rulemaking to amend existing standards and promulgate new FMVSS and Regulations. The ideal candidate for this position is highly self-motivated, possesses sound engineering judgement, has demonstrated knowledge and expertise in engineering, and has significant expertise working in a testing environment, preferably in the automotive field. The candidate should be capable of working cooperatively with other divisions within NHTSA and with organizations within the motor vehicle industry to accomplish the agency's goal of improved safety. The candidate should be detail oriented, well organized, and have strong verbal and writing skills. As part of their dailyresponsibilities, the candidate should be willing to complete intensive paperwork, occasionally handle stressful situations involving highly visible matters with significant public interest, and manage conflict situations tactfully. Furthermore, the candidate should have the ability to manage their own workload of multiple projects, conduct safety investigations, set priorities, meet deadlines, communicate complex technical concepts verbally and in writing.