You will serve as a General Engineer in the Navy Price Fighter Department of NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT.

Duties

You will perform various forms of proposal evaluation and pricing validation support to the buyers, managers, and users of Department of Defense (DoD) and on-DoD weapon systems, spare parts, and support services. You will obtain the system description (e.g. Cost Analysis Requirements Document) and complete an initial review of the proposal in order to gain adequate familiarization with contractor?s submittal and proposed work scope. You will submit any initial Requests for Information (RFIs) to capture any previously omitted information and/or substantiating data that is deemed pertinent to a thorough proposal evaluation. You will complete a proposal evaluation, identify and thoroughly evaluate all primary cost drivers, establish and analyze a representative sample wherever necessary and/or applicable. You will measure and evaluate Contractor Performance and apply analytical evaluative techniques and Earned Value Management (EVM) policies and methodologies of performance measurement to acquisition programs. You will input all recommended findings into the developed cost model, and summarize the evaluation results in the form of a detailed technical report specifically tailored to the format of the proposal and/or requests of the customer. You will prepare technical cost analyses developed for weapon system and major spare parts procurement. You will effectively and efficiently interpret technical information, assess the validity and accuracy of the information and recommend appropriate action. You will corroboratively compile technical data and supporting narrative for release to Hardware Systems Commands (HSC). You will perform fact finding visits, off-site briefings, and customer coordination meetings at remote sites. You will periodically develop or review purchase descriptions and associated documents in support of the acquisition of system components, systems, material handling equipment, etc. You will manage projects and programs throughout their life cycle.

Requirements

• 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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade 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 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.

Qualifications

GS-09: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-07 or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional Engineer applying a knowledge of engineering disciplines applicable to the design and manufacturing of systems. Specialized Experience must include: 1) Utilizing various analytical methods and theories used in systems design, manufacturing, data analysis, and cost estimates; 2) Performing more complicated routine engineering assignments under close supervision of a supervisor or Senior General Engineer; 3) Using computer software applications related to industrial and systems engineering analysis; and 4) Applying a knowledge of the principles, practices, and theories applied to Production Engineering, Cost Engineering, Statistics and quantitative methods, mathematical/statistical theories, and technical processes to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of an organization. GS-07: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-05 or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional Engineer applying a knowledge of engineering disciplines applicable to the design and manufacturing of systems. Specialized Experience must include: 1) Following provided instructions in order to accurately utilize various analytical methods and theories used in systems design, manufacturing, data analysis, and cost estimates; 2) Performing routine assignments under close supervision of a supervisor or Senior General Engineer; 3) Using computer software applications related to industrial and systems engineering analysis; and 4) Applying a basic knowledge of the principles, practices, and theories applied to Production Engineering, Cost Engineering, Statistics and quantitative methods, mathematical/statistical theories, and technical processes to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of an organization. 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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/ 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 the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must have:
A. Successfully completed a bachelor's degree (or higher) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) 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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
OR
B. A combination of college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying 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: (I) Professional registration or licensure: Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration; or (II) Written Test: Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico; or (III) Specified academic courses: 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 in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above); or (IV) Related curriculum: Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

Education Substitutions:
GS-09:
A. I have successfully completed 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree that is directly related to the position being filled.
OR
B. I have obtained a Master's or equivalent Graduate Degree that is directly related to the position being filled.

GS-07:
A. I have successfully completed 1 year of graduate-level education that is directly related to the position being filled.
OR
B. I have obtained a Bachelor's Degree with superior academic achievement.

Contacts

• Address NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT Naval Supply Weapon Systems Support 5450 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-0791 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]