You will serve as a PROGRAM ANALYST in the AUV Ocean Collections Division, Ocean Projects Department, Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS of NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS.

Duties

You will be responsible for establishing a worldwide Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) survey program. You will be responsible for developing new guidelines in a rapidly evolving field that has extensive impact on Navy and other national programs. You will be responsible for integrating new ocean modeling, simulation, and visualization capabilities in support of AUV programs. You will be responsible for conducting formal presentations at senior staff levels and at national and international scientific and technical conferences. You will be responsible for coordinating complex, diverse project activities among multiple agencies and entities to upgrade ocean measurement technologies. You will be responsible for planning or leading naval oceanographic surveys conducting a variety of oceanographic and environmental survey missions. You will be responsible for interpreting data and implementing data sets that support shallow water ocean modeling and ocean prediction products. You will be responsible for representing NAVOCEANO on committees and in conferences for oceanographic programs and to develop and establish techniques, guidelines and policies for oceanographic and geophysical data collection. You will be responsible for You will be responsible for

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.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience planning and performing investigations to test and evaluate new Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) technologies and related engineering, AUV/UUV modeling, simulation and visualization technologies, and determines which are suitable for operational use. Experience developing efforts to achieve new and unprecedented ocean survey capabilities using rapidly evolving AUV and sensor technologies. Experience applying knowledge to ocean measurement platforms and sensors and related modeling, simulation, and visualization technologies. Experience understanding diverse technical areas including computer hardware, computer systems, scientific visualization, computational models, geographic information, information systems, oceanographic and geophysical measurement systems, measurement platforms, and databases. Experience communicating effectively with personnel at all levels including operational technicians, scientists, and engineers such as R&D personnel and management, agency management, and high-level DOD management. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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

There is no education substitute for a GS-0343-14

Contacts

• Address NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS 1002 Balch Blvd Stennis Space Center, MS 39522 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]