ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The ND-5 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14 and GS-15. You will serve as an Office of Naval Research (ONR) Program Officer in the Integrated Engagement Systems Department, Advanced Hypersonic Weapons & Guided Munitions Division (Code E20) of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled by a General Engineer (0801-series), a General Physical Scientist (1301-series), an Operations Research Analyst (1515-series), a Mathematician (1520-series), or a Computer Scientist (1550-series) depending upon the qualifications of the candidate.

Applicants in positions with occupational series other than those listed (0801, 1301, 1515, 1520 and 1550) may apply; however, you must apply directly to the series listed in this vacancy that is most applicable to your qualifications. In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-4 pay band (GS-12 and GS-13 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 providing technical and programmatic leadership to individuals and teams in the research, development, test and evaluation of weapon systems and related sub-systems.

Examples of qualifying experience may include (1) Leading cross-discipline technical teams in a capacity such as Lead Systems Engineer, or as a Project Lead; (2) Serving as a recognized weapons systems subject matter expert; (3) Leading the development of project documentation including project scheduling, resource planning, and financial budgets; (4) Leading the development of schedule-based risk mitigation plans; (5) Leading a cross-organizational team consisting of academic, industry and government team members; (6) Developing written presentation materials, reports and providing oral briefings to senior management at the GS-15 or higher level.

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 Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): All Professional Engineering Positions, 08XX General Physical Science Series, 1301 Operations Research Series, 1515 Mathematics Series, 1520 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.