Mathematical Technician jobs in Virginia

Mathematical Technician analyzes data and develops methodologies and techniques to solve technological problems in the engineering field. Requires a bachelor's degree in mathematics and 2-4 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Being a Mathematical Technician is familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Additionally, Mathematical Technician performs a variety of tasks. Works under general supervision; typically reports to a supervisor or manager. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Mathematical Statistician.
  • Drug Enforcement Administration
  • Arlington, VA FULL_TIME
  • Duties

    As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.

    As a Mathematical Statistician your typical work assignments may include:

    • Reviewing, adapting, and modeling domestic manufacturing and distribution efforts necessary to meet legitimate US medical and scientific needs.
    • Determining the availability of relevant data, performs methodological research, and generating inferences about drug abuse problems based on comprehensive analysis of data.
    • Defining difficult and unique problems, conducting research, collecting data, reducing findings to facts, and interpreting and documenting findings.
    • Ensuring the validity of statistical information upon which agency and Federal policy decisions are made in the development, direction and coordination of the Diversion Control effort.
    • Exploring mathematical, statistical, and information handling, and generating inferences about the drug abuse and chemical diversion problems based on comprehensive analysis of the data.
    • Assessing data and applying mathematical or statistical tools to index/model that reasonably anticipate future legitimate domestic needs of internationally controlled narcotic and psychotropic substances.
    • Preparing complex technical and special reports, papers, presentations, briefing papers, and statistical materials based on the data collected and analyzed.
    • Providing innovative recommendations for advancing models of legitimate medical and scientific drug and chemical consumption, diversion estimates of drugs and chemicals, and for resolving obscure problems related to drug and chemical diversion.
    • Serving as spokesperson in defining the significance of drug abuse and chemical diversion statistics supporting drug and chemical control action.

    Requirements

    Conditions of Employment

    • Must be a U.S. Citizen
    • You must submit to a pre-employment drug test.
    • Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation, verification of qualifications, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, and any other job-related requirement before or after appointment.
    • Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
    • You may be required to serve a probationary period.
    • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
    • DEA uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
    • Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/).

    Qualifications

    Applicants must meet the Basic Qualification - Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) AND Specialized Experience requirements as noted below. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

    You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying specialized experience. Specialized experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

    One Year Of Specialized Experience For This Position Includes

    Basic Qualification -- Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR)

    • Degree: that includes 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, of which at least 12 semester hours were in mathematics and 6 semester hours were in statistics.

    OR

    • Combination of education and experience -- at least 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, including at least 12 hours in mathematics and 6 hours in statistics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

    AND

    Specialized Experience Required

    GS-13: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level or pay band in the Federal service that includes performing at least four (4) of the six (6) the following duties: 1) Design, develop, and adapt mathematical methods and techniques to statistical processes; 2) Ensure the validity of statistical data for policy decisions and resource allocation; 3) Prepare complex technical reports, presentations and statistical materials based on data collected and analyzed; conduct research, collect data, reduce findings to facts, and interpret and document findings; 4) Use mathematical and statistical measures/models to resolve problems and make recommendations; 5) Defend/explain conclusions resulting from evaluation of data; or 6) Evaluate the precision and validity of estimates and investigate sources and magnitude of error in data.

    Competencies: Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competencies in the following areas:

    • Mathematical Reasoning
    • Oral Communication
    • Planning and Evaluating
    • Strategic Thinking

    Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement (as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F).

    Education

    This position requires specific coursework and/or a degree to meet the basic education requirement.

    You must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. Your transcript(s) must clearly demonstrate the course(s) listed in the qualification requirement section. If the transcript(s) does not clearly demonstrate this you must submit a copy of the course description and/or other documentation demonstrating that the courses are equivalent.

    If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.

    Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Failure to provide such documentation with your application will result in lost consideration. For further information, visit:

    Additional information

    Background Investigation: To ensure the accomplishment of its mission, DEA requires each and every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully complete a background investigation (Critical-Sensitive/Top Secret, Special-Sensitive/Top Secret, or Non-critical Sensitive/Secret). This review includes financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs. Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation. DEA committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, conducts random and other drug testing of its employees in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.

    Veterans' Preference: Certain veterans are eligible to apply as a status candidate under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA). View Feds Hire vets for more information on veterans' preference see

    Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

    Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP/CTAP): This program applies to Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed, or employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 80 or above; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. Well-Qualified includes those applicants whose knowledge, skills, and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position. For more information visit:

    Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement. Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

    • A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

    Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
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Associate Analyst of Optimization & Mathematical Programming
  • ITA International
  • Arlington, VA OTHER
  • Overview At ITA International, we’re a tech-enabled professional services company. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, we leverage subject matter expertise, data analytics and technology to chall...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Security Technician
  • Next Level Technician
  • Stuarts Draft, VA FULL_TIME
  • Next Level Technician is urgently hiring Security Technicians for a long-term, career-shaping opportunity in Stuarts Draft, VA ! Why work at Next Level Technician? Not only do we offer competitive pay...
  • 2 Days Ago

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Fiber technician
  • Next Level Technician
  • Lynchburg, VA FULL_TIME
  • Next Level Technician is urgently hiring Fiber Technicians for a long-term, career-shaping opportunity in the Lynchburg VA area! Why work at Next Level Technician? Not only do we offer competitive pay...
  • 26 Days Ago

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Maintenance Technician - Martinsville, VA
  • Signode -Maintenance Technician
  • Martinsville, VA FULL_TIME
  • Maintenance Technician - Martinsville, VA Apply Now Description/Job Summary About Signode:With over $2B in revenue, 80 manufacturing facilities across 6 continents and over 9,000 employees worldwide, ...
  • 27 Days Ago

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Fire Alarm Project Technician 2
  • Next Level Technician
  • Roanoke, VA FULL_TIME
  • Next Level Technician is searching for Fire Alarm Project Technicians. Fire Alarm Project Technician 2 - Working mainly at retail stores to install new or upgraded fire alarm panels and associated dev...
  • 27 Days Ago

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Quality Control Technician
  • Tanis Concrete Inc.
  • Fair Lawn, NJ
  • Requirements Monitor the quality of ready-mix concrete production from production plant to jobsite. Ability to perform a...
  • 9/20/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Repair Technician
  • Acro Service Corp
  • Lenexa, KS
  • The Repair Technician role is responsible for durable medical equipment repair.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Rep...
  • 9/20/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Wet Process Technician
  • Yield Engineering Systems
  • Chandler, AZ
  • YES (Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.) is a leading manufacturer of reliable, high-tech, cost-effective capital equipment...
  • 9/20/2024 12:00:00 AM

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HVAC Test and Balance (TAB) Technician
  • Campos Engineering, Inc.
  • Houston, TX
  • *A note to staffing firms, we will not accept any candidates from a 3rd party recruiting firm. Please refrain from reach...
  • 9/20/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Calibration Technician B
  • SIMCO Electronics
  • Scottsdale, AZ
  • Position Overview The Calibration Technician B will apply knowledge of measurement science, mathematics, physics, and el...
  • 9/20/2024 12:00:00 AM

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ISO Quality Technician (Statistical data, tolerances, trigonometric math, metrology)
  • DATAMTX LLC
  • Visalia, CA
  • The Company Datamtx (www.datamtx.com / formerly Datamatics) established in 1993 and globally HQ'd in Atlanta has a stell...
  • 9/20/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Electrical Reliability Engineer
  • Trinity Consultants Engineering & EHS Workforce Solutions
  • Montgomery, AL
  • Position Summary Electrical Reliability Engineer will work closely with I/E’s and reliability engineers to improve elect...
  • 9/20/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Engineering Technician
  • EOG Resources
  • Midland, TX
  • No matter your role at EOG, you’re a business person first. And since we’re all shareholders, we think like owners. We’r...
  • 9/20/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Income Estimation for Mathematical Technician jobs
$60,795 to $75,557

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