You will serve as an Operations Research Analyst within NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Duties

You will direct and work with other engineers and scientists in the analysis, design, development and application of ship defense scenarios for electronic warfare test and experimentation. You will use the results of the at sea testing and other performance data to project utility of planned improvements in electronic warfare. You will develop new scenarios for EW system analyses. You will ensure that proposed EW systems will operate at the desired effectiveness level. You will ensure the successful execution of complicated multi-national at sea EW testing.

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.
• 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test.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.
• This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.

Qualifications

This position has a Selective Placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates. The Selective Placement factor is:This position requires demonstrated experience with US and allied nations' ship defense systems capabilities and performance and knowledge of military operations related to ship defense techniques, tactics, and procedures for Air and Missile Defense (AMD) and ballistic missile defense (BMD). In addition to the Selective Placement Factor and Basic Education requirements, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at the (GS-5-10) grade level or pay band (NP-02) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Knowledge of ship electronic warfare systems and ship combat systems; 2) Demonstrated skill at organizing, leading, and executing a large multi-national maritime exercise at sea which include electronic warfare and live-fire test objectives; 3) Skill in the techniques, tactics, and procedures used to operate ship combat systems for air and missile defense (AMD) and ballistic missile defense (BMD); 4) Ability to apply the concepts of electronic warfare and radar systems and their application for use within the fleet; AND 5) Ability to communicate orally and in writing. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/.../1500/operations-research-series-1515 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

Successful completion of an Operations Research degree; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.

The following may be substituted in lieu of the above specialized experience:

Successful completion of 3 full years (54 hours) of progressively higher graduate level education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited or pre-accredited institution in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management; or, graduate education that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks.

OR

A combination of education and experience totaling 100%.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY 4555 Overlook Avenue SW Washington, DC 20375-5324 US
• Name: Nina Hosmer
• Phone: (202) 849-0209
• Email: [email protected]