This position is located in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD (R&E)). The USD(R&E) serves as the Chief Technology Officer and is responsible for research, development, and prototyping activities within the Department of Defense (DoD).

Duties

This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection. This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) in accordance with Section 1109 of FY 2020 NDAA; P.L. 116-92 and Section 9905 of Title 5, U.S.C. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following: Reviews, evaluates, and monitors Science and Technology (S&T) programs and project plans that encompass a wide range of command, control, and communication (C3) technologies. These technologies include enterprise communications, command & control systems, decision support tools, cybersecurity, situational awareness, network management, communication architectures, Radio Frequency communications, anti-jamming techniques, and enterprise-level modeling and simulation. Establish priorities for these technologies, evaluate alternatives, assess and determine funding requirements, and evaluate the technical feasibility of the projects. Assess the status of these programs, pinpointing any deficiencies and progress, and then recommend necessary actions to senior leaders, which are communicated through presentations and written reports. Coordinates S&T programs with other Department of Defense (DoD) offices, Military Departments, and Defense Agencies. Ensures that the S&T programs and project plans are responsive to current and emerging threats, align with the national security strategy, and comply with the Department's goals and priorities, while also keeping up with the latest technological developments. Represents the Department in S&T coordination and joint program development with other Federal departments and agencies. Represents the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) in technical review forums, both internally and externally. This involves interfacing with senior officials from Military Departments, other DoD organizations, Federal agencies, Congressional Committees, the White House, the private sector, and foreign S&T organizations. Chairs meetings of ad-hoc groups and committees or leads teams tasked with resolving specific problems within the assigned technical portfolio. Conducts comprehensive reviews of efforts in C3 technology for the fulfillment of the above duties or other specially assigned tasks and presents the results to senior managers and other senior Department officials in both written and oral formats.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• Total salary varies depending on location of position
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
• This position requires a TS/SCI (Special Sensitive) clearance
• This position may require 25% of travel away from your normal duty station for official business on military or commercial aircraft.
• You will be required to file the Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 450) within 30 days of being designated.
• This position requires an Engineering and Technical Management, Foundational acquisition certification. The incumbent has 60 months to achieve this certification. Once obtained, you must maintain and improve proficiency.
• (Cont'd) The selectee must execute, as a condition of appointment, a written agreement to remain in Federal service in the position for at least three years.
• (Cont'd) In signing such agreement, the employee does not forfeit any employment rights, nor does such an agreement alter any other terms or conditions of employment.

Qualifications

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume? at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/ Basic Education Requirements General Engineer Series, 0801 Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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. OR Combination of college level education, training and/or technical 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: 1) Current Professional Engineering registration by an State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico; or 2) Written Test with evidence of successfully passing the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners within the States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. General Engineering Series 0801 (opm.gov) You may qualify at the NH-IV (GS-14/15) level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-III (GS-13) grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates: Experience utilizing expert level knowledge of advanced computing principles and techniques to include transport, networking, information, application, and integration across layers in distributed, fix, mobile, and hybrid configurations; Experience managing, executing, and overseeing large science and technology (S&T) programs related command & control, communications (C3) and/or and distributed technologies; Experience interacting across multiple service programs or technical steerage of cross- discipline work in at least two C3 related sub-fields; Experience utilizing strong reasoning and analytic skills; Experience writing technical papers suitable for a broad and credible audience in a related engineering discipline; - Experience utilizing an understanding of Defense acquisition processes, including requirements generation and budget planning. 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. All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Education

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts to support your educational claims. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address Office of the USD for Research and Engineering Human Resources Directorate 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US
• Name: Washington HQ Services
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]