Engineering Career Opportunities
The Public Health Service (PHS) employs qualified engineers in virtually every engineering discipline and offers them assignments with a maximum potential for diverse experience and professional advancement. PHS engineers perform planning, design, project management, research, and technical consultation. In applying today's engineering knowledge and technology toward the solution of a myriad of health related problems, PHS engineers have unique opportunities to affect, directly and immediately, the health and well-being of individuals and of all mankind. So, if you are intrigued by varied, challenging, and unique opportunities nationwide to practice your profession, advance your career, and perform humanitarian service, look closely at the distinctive engineering challenges offered by the United States Public Health Service!
Engineering Career Opportunities in the USPHS-2002 Booklet
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PHS Engineers are employed in one of two career personnel systems--the PHS Commissioned Corps or the Civil Service system. The system an individual enters depends upon a number of factors--the type of assignment, the needs of the program in which the assignment is located, and the engineer's personal interest, desires, training and experience. Both systems offer attractive working conditions and benefits. | |
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As an officer in the USPHS, you will hold a Commission from the President and serve our nation as a member of a unique uniformed service led by the Surgeon General dedicated to protecting the health of our citizens. As an Engineer Officer, you will have an opportunity to become an engineering leader and a conscientious professional. Through varied assignments and challenges that foster selfless and honorable individual qualities, combined with a "corporate culture" that demands and supports professional growth, you will have an opportunity to be your best, while in proud service to your Nation. | Civil Service
The civil service is the standard civilian career personnel system used by nearly all federal agencies. For more information on the civil service personnel system, please check out the office of personnel management website at:
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