ENGINEER OR SCIENTIST

Summary

Duties

• You will serve as a senior Lead Systems Engineer responsible for the design, development, and implementation of undersea warfare systems for Division Newport’s Undersea Weapons, Vehicles and Defensive Systems Department.
• You will lead a diverse team of engineers, scientists, and technicians while providing technical leadership to multi-level task groups and coordinating activities across industry, university labs, and other government organizations.
• You will perform system engineering analyses to develop system performance specifications, interface specifications, system design, and sub-systems performance and interface specifications.
• You will develop and design solutions to complex system problems, generate and execute test plans, conduct troubleshooting, and evaluate proposed solutions.
• You will support the integration of hardware and software products and document technical data in accordance with established engineering policies and procedures.
• You will report and present results of analyses, designs, tests, integration efforts, project status, and issues through high-level briefs, correspondence, and technical memorandums.
• You will develop technical approaches for high-level tasking, establish detailed plans, estimate costs and schedules, and establish technical performance metrics to assess development progress.
• You will develop necessary technical artifacts and lead Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (SETRs).
• You will serve as the recognized authority and expert consultant for undersea warfare system design, development, and integration efforts.
• You will represent NUWCDIVNPT on high-level committees, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), and at senior technical and programmatic meetings while providing recommendations and technical oversight to sponsors, program offices, and fleet commands.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• All requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This is a Cyberspace Workforce position, work role code 641, proficiency level Intermediate the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Functional Area and Tier assigned to the position, along with Continuous Learning (CL) points, are required within established timeframes.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

For ND-05: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-04 pay band (GS-12/13 grade level equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: As a professional engineer or scientist (1) Knowledge of Department of Defense systems engineering standard technical disciplines; (2) Ability to identify, analyze and determine causes of problems, seeks/generates and evaluates alternative perspectives/solutions, and makes timely and sound recommendations based on potential implications of findings or conclusions; (3) Knowledge of a broad spectrum of Undersea Warfare Systems, technologies and processes; (4) Ability in the application of the results of scientific and/or engineering research to improve existing products, procedures, or services or to lead to the development of new products, procedures, or services; (5) Ability to develop networks and builds alliances, collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals; and (6) Ability to effectively communicate ideas, policies and procedures both orally and in writing to diverse engineering teams and/or senior personnel.

For ND-04: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-03 pay band (GS-9/10/11 grade level equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: As a professional engineer or scientist (1) Knowledge of Department of Defense systems engineering standard technical disciplines; (2) Ability to identify, analyze and determine causes of technical problems, seek and evaluate alternative solutions, and make timely recommendations; (3) Knowledge of a broad spectrum of Undersea Warfare Systems, technologies and processes; (4) Ability to apply scientific and/or engineering research to improve existing products, procedures or services; (5) Ability to develop professional networks, build alliances, and collaborate across organizational boundaries to achieve technical goals; and (6) Ability to effectively communicate technical information both orally and in writing to engineering teams and customers.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf AND/OR https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/ AND/OR https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/general-mathematics-and-statistics-series-1501/ AND/OR https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/computer-science-series-1550/

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.