This position is located in the Vehicle Performance Division, Office of Research and Engineering. The incumbent will serve as a Video Analyst whose primary duties are to use computational tools to analyze recorded video, photographs and audio to determine vehicle motion and vehicle operating configuration in an accident, and to document findings in written reports.
For the GS-12 grade level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that demonstrates the ability to apply industry-accepted principles, techniques and practices of engineering along with existing software to conduct complex analyses and extraction of vehicle motions/sequence of events from recorded video and audio; and ability to resolve technical challenges in extraction of vehicle motions/sequence of events from recorded video and audio when standard methods are not successful or available. For the GS-13 grade level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience developing new mathematical models, analysis procedures and/or software to address novel/complex investigation scenarios; applying industry-accepted principles, techniques and practices of engineering along with existing software to conduct complex analyses and extraction of vehicle motions/sequence of events from recorded video and audio; and resolving technical challenges in extraction of vehicle motions/sequence of events from recorded video and audio when standard methods are not successful or available. For more information see link: all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf; General Engineering Series 0801 NOTE: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your resume must clearly show the specialized experience and competencies related to this position. Failure to demonstrate how you possess the education, specialized experience and/or competencies will result in an "Ineligible" rating.
IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT: The ideal candidate is an aerospace, computer, mechanical or electronics engineer interested in improving the safety of the traveling public by extracting vehicle positions and orientations (or other parametric) data from video, audio and photographs, then documenting the results to help characterize the sequence of events in an accident. As a General Engineer (Video Analyst),GS-0801-12/13, you will perform the following major duties: Analyze video, photographs, and audio, along with other pertinent information to determine an accurate time history of vehicle motion and sequence of events. Write and/or use computer programs to analyze video, photographs and audio to determine vehicle paths and investigate accident vehicle dynamics. Identify features in photographs or video that can be used to calibrate the camera, extract three-dimensional positions and orientations of one or more vehicles, and calculate the rates of change of those parameters. Develop plots or other graphical displays to assist in communicating findings. Write detailed technical reports of investigation findings and provide support for safety recommendations intended to prevent future mishaps. Develop mathematical models of optics, camera properties, image formation and lens distortion to analyze video and photographs.