You will serve as an Engineer in the Structures and Composites Division (C65) of the Platform Integrity Department (C60) of CARDEROCK DIV NS. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The ND-5 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14 and GS-15.

Duties

You will develop and lead a clear strategic vision and roadmap for the advancement of data-driven decision-making techniques applied to structural health monitoring and prognostics capabilities within the Navy. You will incorporate Data Analytics technology development, Information Technology and Data Management requirements, infrastructure planning, workforce development, knowledge management, training identification and development, and others as needed. You will identify emerging trends and technologies in data analytics, predictive maintenance, and naval engineering within and outside the agency and other nations. You will formulate strategic initiatives to capitalize on opportunities for innovation and competitive advantage. You will provide expert level technical knowledge of data analytics and systems engineering and integration principles to develop data-driven decision aides for use by Navy operators, maintainers, and designers. You will conceive, lead, and conduct rigorous testing/evaluation of SMH and prognostics products under simulated and real-world conditions to validate their performance and effectiveness in detecting and predicting structural defects and failures. You will coordinate with branch management to identify manpower, KSAs, and resources to assure health of the Structural Health Monitoring and Lifetime Assessments (CD15.13) knowledge area. You will act as a trusted advisor and advocate for Navy stakeholders, providing expert guidance and support throughout the lifecycle of structural health monitoring and prognostics products. You will provide expert technical and managerial leadership to execute, lead, and oversee incident response and wartime readiness as part of the NSWCCD CRC and Division response team. You will provide leadership and direction to multidisciplinary teams of engineers, data scientists, and technicians responsible for providing key performance indicators.

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 work onboard ships and test vessels.
• 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.
• This is a Cyberspace Workforce position, work role code Research/Development Spec, proficiency level Advanced. The incumbent is required to obtain/maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies.
• 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.

Qualifications

This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled by a Materials Engineer (0806-series), a Civil Engineer (0810-series), Mechanical Engineer (0830-series), a Civil Engineer (0810-series), an Aerospace Engineer (0861-series) or a Naval Architect (0871-Series) depending upon the qualifications of the candidate. Applicants in positions with occupational series other than those listed (0806,0810,0830,0861 and 0871) 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-4 pay band (GS-12/GS-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 overseeing the Structural health monitoring projects by providing proficient level technical knowledge of data analytics and systems engineering principles for the support of lifecycle products that detect and predict structural defects and failures. 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-SeriesAND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf Materials Engineering Series 0806 (opm.gov) Civil Engineering Series 0810 (opm.gov) Mechanical Engineering Series 0830 (opm.gov) Aerospace Engineering Series 0861 (opm.gov) Naval Architecture Series 0871 (opm.gov) 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 the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
OR

Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org
OR

Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html.ORSuccessful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above)
OR

Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

Contacts

• Address CARDEROCK DIV NS 9500 Macarthur Blvd West Bethesda, MD 20817-5700 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]