You will serve as a COMPUTER SCIENTIST in the STRIKE WEAPONS DIVISION, DIGITAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT of NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER PORT HUENEME DIVISION.

Duties

You will design, develop, modify, test, and evaluate large-scale critical computer software, and/or hardware in support of combat weapons systems. You will develop problem-orientated and nonprocedural languages and their translating/operating systems, construct input-output buffering schemes, and design automatic scheduling and monitoring methods. You will develop advanced concepts of automation and information processing for display, control, and transfer of data. You will develop methods to implement efficient computer algorithms to support complex data structures. You will perform computer systems engineering, including simulation, modeling, analysis to evaluate the capability of proposed software and hardware designs. You will devise computer engineering solutions and resolve problem areas based on overall system requirements. You will perform and document Software/Hardware Quality Assurance processes, methods, and techniques used to develop/modify computer programs use for combat weapon systems, sub systems, and/or equipment.

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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 is a Cyberspace Workforce position, work role code Software Developer, proficiency level Basic. The incumbent is required to obtain and maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies.

Qualifications

For the GS-12: 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 GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional Computer Scientist managing computer software design and development projects to coordinate the testing and evaluation of shipboard combat systems for a warfare program. For the GS-11: 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 GS- grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional Computer Scientist analyzing computer software project requirements to design, develop, and test shipboard combat systems for a warfare program. 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 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 positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Applicants must possess a 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 NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER 4363 Missile Way Port Hueneme, CA 93043 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]