ENGINEER/SCIENTIST with Security Clearance - Newport, RI, United States - Department of Defense

Description

Duties

• You will act as liaison for engineering issues between PMS404 and Contracts (SEA02), Naval Systems Engineering and Logistics (SEA05), PMS425, NUWC Division Keyport, NUWC Division Newport, and contractors.
• You will review contractor deliverables and proposals for torpedo engineering activities and generate technical assessment reports to aid in program decisions.
• You will assist in memorandum/ letter preparation for communication with other activities

Maintain situational awareness on timing requirements of correspondence.

• You will work with engineering activities on efforts associated with torpedo engineering, manufacturing, Configuration Management, and quality.
• You will manage program execution within schedule and cost constraints.
• You will participate in and attend program meetings and reviews as a program office representative.
• You will provide technical systems engineering expertise for Heavyweight and Lightweight Torpedo systems.
• You will manage contract execution coordinating with contractors and SEA02

This will include oversight of contract actions.

• You will Facilitate planning of test activities with NUWC NPT and NUWC KPT

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-• 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 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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 position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA)

Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category 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.

• Perform duties as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) as appointed and in accordance with NAVSEA's Contracting Officer's Representative Instruction.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment

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-3 pay band (GS-9/11 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector
as a professional engineer or scientist applying systems engineering principles in support of undersea warfare systems
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: All Professional Engineering Positions, 08XX 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
Education Applicants must meet at least one of the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

• Professional Engineering Series (08XX) - Degree: A professional engineering degree from an ABET-accredited college or university; OR a degree with curriculum in differential and integral calculus, with additional courses in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics; or electronics; OR
• Professional Engineering Series (08XX) - Substitution of Education/Experience: A combination of education and experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering; and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering

The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: (a) professional registration, (b) evidence of successfully passing the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination; (c) successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified above; or (d) successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g.

, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering provided that it included at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance
(Note to Applicants:
Please see the Qualifications & Education sections of this announcement for a link to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Individual Occupational Requirements
OPM guidance indicates that there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience
This training plan or experience must be well documented and provided at time of application.); OR

• 1520- Mathematics Series: A bachelor's or higher degree in mathematics; or a combination of education and experience - courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics), plus appropriate experience or additional education

The total coursework described above must have included differential and integral calculus and, in addition, four advanced mathematics courses requiring calculus or equivalent mathematics courses as a prerequisite; OR

• 1550-Computer Science Series: A bachelor's or higher degree in computer science; or a bachelor's or higher degree with at least 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science

At least 15 of these 30 semester hours must have been in a combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus
Additional information Per 5CFR c.(3)(v), this is a non-competitive reassignment opportunity open to those qualified who hold (or have held) a position equivalent to ND-04 (GS-12/13 equivalent) on a permanent basis in the competitive service
1550

Series Only:
This is a Cyberspace Workforce position, work role code System Developer, proficiency level I the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain qualifications in DoDM Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program
Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments

Federal annuitant information:
The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants

Policy information may be found at: Temporary actions taken under this announcement may be terminated at any time before the established not-to-exceed date.

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How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above
In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered
Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position
Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience
When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcem