You will serve as either a GENERAL PHYSICAL SCIENCE / PHYSICIST / OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST / MATHEMATICIAN in the CHIEF TECHNOLOGY AND STRATEGIC OPERATIONS OFFICE (CTSO) of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.

Duties

You will be aware of all basic research within the command’s portfolio and will be the primary coordinator between command leadership and the Science and Technology workforce. You will provide independent and authoritative advice on complex issues, projects, or programs to other experts, senior leaders, and/or Senior Executive Service personnel within Navy, DoD or other Federal agencies. You will serve as an expert in a rapidly evolving complex technology field with extensive impact on Naval aviation technology needs. You will be responsible for the development and coordination of the command’s basic research strategy, execution, metrics-based assessment, and portfolio communication/coordination with senior leadership and external agencies. You will coordinate proposal/project reviews and evaluations, and provide feedback to organizational leads to ensure project selection and execution is in alignment with goals. You will document best practices and identify and recommend program and process improvements. You will focus on basic/fundamental and applied research (BAR), with emphasis on roadmaps to mature emergent technologies through increasing levels of hypothesis testing, prototyping and experimentation.

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.
• 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 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.

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 GS-13 grade level or DP-04 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Knowledge of Federal, DoD, Navy, NAE, and Command strategy, policies, processes and procedures concerning Science and Technology (S&T) and needs; 2) Knowledge of various technologies to provide examination and assessment of a wide spectrum of S&T capabilities to meet future Naval Air capability needs with emphasis on technology transition and mission relevance; 3) Knowledge of and demonstrated skill in applying, adapting and extending analytical techniques, including literature searches, flowcharting of work processes, metrics, and other program evaluation techniques, in order to inform and advise program leadership; 4) Ability to plan strategically and direct, coordinate and integrate execution of strategies, assessments, and initiatives; and 5) Substantive experience briefing and communicating at executive leadership levels. 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 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:

1301 Series:
Successful completion of a bachelor's degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

or

A combination of education and experience - education equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

1310 Series:
Successful completion of a bachelor's degree in physics or a related degree that included at least 24 semester hours in physics. The courses must have included a fundamental course in general physics and, in addition, courses in any two of the following: electricity and magnetism, heat, light, mechanics, modern physics, and sound.

or

A combination of education and experience - courses equivalent to a major in physics totaling at least 24 semester hours, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The courses must have included a fundamental course in general physics and, in addition, courses in any two of the following: electricity and magnetism, heat, light, mechanics, modern physics, and sound.

1515 Series:
Successful completion of a bachelor's degree in operations research.

or

Completion of at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.

1520 Series:
Successful completion of a bachelor's degree in mathematics; or the equivalent of a major that included at least 24 semester hours in mathematics. The total course work must have included differential and integral calculus and, in addition, four advanced mathematics courses requiring calculus or equivalent mathematics courses as a prerequisite.

or

A combination of education and experience - courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics), plus appropriate experience or additional education. The total course work must have included differential and integral calculus and, in addition, four advanced mathematics courses requiring calculus or equivalent mathematics courses as a prerequisite.

Contacts

• Address NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV Naval Air Warfare Center Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]