You will serve as an ENGINEER/SCIENTIST in the Chief Technology Office (CTO) of NAVSURFWARFCTR PANAMA CITY DIVISION. In this role, you will support the Panama City Division Technical Departments achieving strategic business objectives by continually seeking and expanding technical partnerships with non-federal entities through the use of sound, ethical, and statutory business principles.

Duties

You will develop, maintain and close out Panama City Division Technology Transfer Agreements, including Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs). You will develop, maintain and close out Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Education Partnership Agreements (EPAs), and Partnership Intermediary Agreements (PIAs). You will develop, maintain and close out Memorandums of Agreement (MOA), Memorandums of Understanding (MOU), and Work for Private Party (WFPP) Agreements. You will manage the NSWC PCD Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and markets technologies to possible partners for lab technology commercialization. You will plan for and execute strategic technology transfer and partnership efforts with external partners across the innovation ecosystem (Local Partners, Tech Bridges, other Warfare Centers, DoD, Universities, Industry, and Technology Partners). You will develop and maintain the Instructions, Best Practices, Corporate Metrics, and website as related to Technical Partnering functions, in order to successfully perform all defined functions. You will direct and manage all tech transfer efforts related to the NavalX Gulf Coast Tech Bridge including directing and managing the Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) with the Mississippi Enterprise for Technology (MSET). You will communicate with Senior Executives, Flag Officers, and groups through the preparation and delivery of briefings, presentations, proposals, and other products while taking into account the audience and nature of the information. You will provide leadership, collaboration and team-building, including working with diverse groups. You will interpret Naval S and T, RDT and E and related written material, including doctrine, policies and technical publications and strategically apply what is learned from such.

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 is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• 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.

Qualifications

This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled by a General Engineer (0801-series), or a General Physical Scientist (1301-series), depending upon the qualifications of the candidate. Applicants in positions with occupational series other than those listed (0801, 1301) may apply; however, you must apply directly to the series listed in this vacancy that is most applicable to your qualifications. In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-04 pay band, (GS-12/13 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: As a professional Engineer or Scientist developing and finalizing technology transfer agreements and managing intellectual property (IP) portfolios to strategize partnerships, maintain technical partnering protocols, or oversee technical transfer initiatives in order to achieve strategic business objectives for a technical department. 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 All Professional Engineering Positions,08XX General Physical Science Series, 1301 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

Applicants must meet at least one of the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

• Professional Engineering Series (08XX) - Degree: A professional engineering degree from an ABET-accredited college or university; OR a degree with curriculum in differential and integral calculus, with additional courses 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
• Professional Engineering Series (08XX) - Substitution of Education/Experience: A combination of education and 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: (a) professional registration, (b) evidence of successfully passing the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination; (c) successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified above; or (d) successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering provided that it included at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. (Note to Applicants: Please see the Qualifications & Education sections of this announcement for a link to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Individual Occupational Requirements. OPM guidance indicates that there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience. This training plan or experience must be well documented and provided at time of application.); OR
• 1301-General Physical Science Series: A degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics; or education equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Contacts

• Address NAVSURFWARFCTR PANAMA CITY DIVISION 110 Vernon Avenue Panama City, FL 32407-7001 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]