You will serve as a Combat Systems Test Director (CSTD) team lead in the CVN Modernization Branch of NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, located in San Diego, CA.

Duties

You will provide technical support to Aircraft Carrier and Strike Group Combat Systems In-Service Engineering. You will be responsible for the execution and coordination of interface and operability testing to characterize overall combat, weapons, and C4I systems before and throughout ship's phase maintenance availability. You will liaison between Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS), waterfront representatives, Regional Maintenance Centers (RMC), ships force, Commander Naval Air Forces (CNAF), and the technical community. You will participate in production meetings to identify when modernization work cannot be completed by scheduled or key event completion date and provide recommendations for appropriate corrective actions to support required completion. You will serve as Combat System Subject Matter Expert (SME) leading all efforts to resolve combat system interoperability issues. You will track discrepancies by equipment and provide details of ongoing troubleshooting efforts, part availability, and impact towards combat systems integration testing and maintenance.

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
• 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 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.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• 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

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-04 (GS-11/12 equivalent) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing technical engineering support services to plan or coordinate the installation and testing of combat and weapons systems for an Aircraft Carrier Modernization program. 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 Electronics Technical Series 0856 (opm.gov) 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

Contacts

• Address NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER 4363 Missile Way Port Hueneme, CA 93043 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]