This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Satellite & Product Operations (OSPO) with one vacancy located in Suitland, MD. This position is also announced under vacancy number NESDIS OSPO-24-12271975-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Duties

As a Physical Science Technician, you will perform the following duties: Applies knowledge of satellite and ground systems operations including routine and anomaly response satellite schedule development, operational satellite load development, ground asset antenna scheduling, satellite commanding, satellite health and safety telemetry reception, and satellite product data recovery. Produces satellite schedules for the control center and modifies existing schedules when conflicts cause the need for changes that enable OSPO to meet NOAA's Mission Goals; prints necessary products and distributes to the appropriate users. Performs validation check sessions for scheduling errors; generates product files and loads for distribution to the appropriate offices for validation and use. Performs technical work in satellite operations which requires technical knowledge of the principals, techniques and methods for program operations along with extensive experience, and the ability to devise new methods and equipment for accomplishing objectives.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Must be able to work day shift hours with the possibility for on-call work; requires 24- hour on-call support at any time. Required to carry a government-provided cell phone and respond to off-hour (nights, weekend, leave) calls in a timely manner. Individual fills a Mission Essential Position and is designated an Emergency and COOP employee. This position requires a Non-Critical Sensitive clearance as the incumbent requires access to secure spaces where a SECRET clearance is required. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify at the ZT-4 or GS-11: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZT-3 or GS-10 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Produce satellite schedules for the control center and modifies existing schedules when conflicts arise; Troubleshoot systems and software problems for satellite data; and Apply knowledge of satellite and ground systems operations.

Education

There is no education requirement/substitution for this position.

Contacts

• Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US
• Name: Vanessa Proctor
• Email: [email protected]