Job opening: Computer Scientist, GS-1550-12
Salary: $97 979 - 127 369 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Apr 08 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Research and Development Center, New London, CT.
Duties
As a Computer Scientist at the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC), you will join a fast-paced, diverse, and collaborative group of scientists, engineers, IT specialists, and analysts in the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber and Intelligence (C5I) Branch. You can learn more about the RDC through our command overview video (https://www.dvidshub.net/video/912270/coast-guard-research-and-development-overview) and website (Research and Development Center (uscg.mil)). As a member of the C5I Branch, you will contribute to research in focus areas such as radio frequency communications systems, electronic navigation systems, software-defined radios, cyber security systems, spectrum management, intelligence Systems, counter unmanned/uncrewed systems, command and control systems, and maritime domain awareness sensors. Focus is to produce analyses and prototypes that increase suitability, effectiveness, and security of C5I systems and can be transitioned to and sustained by operational coast guard units with available resources.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- MUST PROVIDE TRANSCRIPTS.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements Qualifications for Computer Science Series, 1550:
Degree: Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.
NOTE: TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.
National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.
The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
Education
This position does have a positive education requirement. You must provide your transcripts to verify your education. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here
Contacts
- Address United States Coast Guard
2401 Hawkins Point Road
BLD 1 STOP4
Baltimore, Maryland 21226
United States
- Name: USCG Applicant Support
- Phone: 866-656-6830
- Email: [email protected]
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