Job opening: Computer Scientist-DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY
Salary: $101 121 - 156 323 per year
Published at: Aug 09 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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In this position you will develop software needed to process test engineering and management information data within the BAF
Duties
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Analyzes computer requirements and prepares specifications and designs.
Formulates, develops and implements new computer software methods and techniques.
Participates as a team member on large projects.
Directs work efforts and controls quality by reviewing results of test cases and using standard software engineering practices.
Provides technical advice, guidance, assistance and training to contractors, tenant organizations, engineers, mathematicians, computer scientists, data analysts, programmers, etc.
Estimates software support requirements for test stations, including those needed for real time instrumentation and information display, configuration management, system updates and accounting and access control.
Represents Flight in meetings and discussions with contractors and other government agency personnel to exchange information, participate in special studies and obtain services concerned with and related to assigned projects or special work areas.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) prescribed "Unscheduled Telework"
- Obtain and maintain Security clearance
- This is a designated Drug Testing Position
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- Subject to TDY approximately 30 days per year
- Must be able to obtain/maintain Special Access Program and Sensitive Compartmented Information access eligibility
- DAWIA Certification
Qualifications
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In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for Professional and Scientific positions located here
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower broadband NH-02 or equivalent to the next lower grade GS-11 in the Federal Service. Specialized experiences is he primary mission of the BAF is to support installed systems testing for avionics test programs requiring a large, shielded anechoic chamber. The purpose of this position is to develop software needed to process test engineering and management information data within the BAF.
Knowledge, skills, Abilities:
1. Experience in programming Real-Time data bus monitoring and display systems such as our Veridian Integrated Telemetry processing and analysis System (ITAS), computer data processing techniques and computer programming (Visual Basic and C++) for mission-critical computer systems and special test equipment used in real time avionics ground test.
2. Knowledge of current state-of-the-art developments in data processing and computer programming techniques, computers, information storage and retrieval systems, control and utility programs, mathematics and mathematical algorithms related to BAF tests of new conventional and unconventional aircraft avionics systems/subsystems.
3. Must have the ability to understand the role data processing and software development activities play in providing information to the various engineering disciplines that accomplish BAF test planning, mission execution, data acquisition and analysis.
Ideal Candidate:
Experience/Working knowledge of C# programming language
Experience/Working knowledge of Python programming language
Experience developing applications utilizing the DevSecOps Framework and Agile development methodology
Education
Education requirements:
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.
Contacts
- Address EHA DHA
550 C Street West
JBSA Randolph AFB, TX 78150
US
- Name: Air Force Test Center Recruitment
- Email: [email protected]
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