General Engineer

Major duties include but are not limited to: Serves as a technical advisor to provide project management for the documentation of technology systems and equipment over which the VA is the lead acquisition agency; Provides knowledge for the preparation of the technical portion of the information system acquisition packages; Formulates technical requirements and procurement data and ensures requirements are documented correctly; Assesses contractors' development efforts to modify, realign, or redirect technical evaluations of contractor proposals; Performs risk assessments to identify and mitigate technical risks to an acceptable level for meeting mission requirements; Collaborates closely with a highly diversified customer base including senior level engineers, project leaders and program managers from VA and other agencies; Participates in regular acquisition planning sessions to identify technical barriers in system concepts; and Guides the engineering analyses and studies to define p