You will serve as an ENGINEER in the Combat Systems Trainers Branch of NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV NEWPORT RI. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The ND-05 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14 and GS-15. The ND-04 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-12 and GS-13.

Duties

You will perform computer software requirements development, software development, modeling, test and evaluation and analysis supporting the role of the Navigation Trainers Lead Project Engineer. You will be responsible for the development of integrated computer systems to provide innovative simulations/models, analysis, display information, creation of tools to assist in developing, modeling, or analyzing systems program requirements. You will be responsible for the development of written plans and presentations of technical findings including cost and schedule. You will be responsible for the technical aspects holding team members accountable for task execution including technical execution reflected in quality of deliverables, adherence to budget and schedule. You will be responsible for the development of documentation for combat system simulation/emulation upgrades; and troubleshooting of deliverables per sponsor and/or fielded reported issues. You will provide consolidated weekly technical insights or reports for Navigation Trainers to the Product Leadership Team and present status and risk management. You will set project planning expectations with team members and provide planning, consistent with customer requirements, to the functional area lead. You will be responsible for the development of project risks and associated mitigation plans, analysis and documentation of requirements, modeling, software, system interfaces.

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 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 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 is a bargaining unit position.
• FOR 1550-04 Series Only: This is a Cyberspace Workforce position, work role 641, proficiency level Intermediate. The incumbent is required to obtain/maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification/ Department of Navy policies.
• FOR 1550-05 Series Only: This is a Cyberspace Workforce position, work role 641, proficiency level Advanced. The incumbent is required to obtain/maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies.

Qualifications

This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled by an Electrical Engineer (0850-series), a Computer Engineer (0854-series), or a Computer Scientist (1550-series) depending upon the qualifications of the candidate. Applicants in positions with occupational series other than those listed (0850, 0854 and 1550) may apply; however, you must apply directly to the series listed in this vacancy that is most applicable to your qualifications. TO QUALIFY for the ND-05 Position: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the ND-4 pay band (GS-12/13 equivalency) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector: as a professional engineer providing systems engineering technical support to assist in the development of integrated computer software for combat system simulation/emulation upgrades for an organization. TO QUALIFTY for the ND-04 Position: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the ND-3 pay band (GS-9 through GS-11 equivalency) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector: as a professional engineer providing systems engineering technical support to assist in the development of integrated computer software for combat system simulation/emulation upgrades for an organization. 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 AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf AND Computer Science Series, 1550 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:

Professional Engineering 08XX Series:

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.orgOREvidence 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.

OR

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 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.

Computer Science 1550 Series:

A degree in computer science; or a degree with at least 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science.
At least 15 of these 30 semester hours must have been in a combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus.

Contacts

• Address NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV NEWPORT RI 1176 Howell Street Newport, RI 02841-1708 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]