ENGINEER/SCIENTIST
What you'd do
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Major duties
You will provide expert technical direction, oversight, and guidance to the Program Office, overseeing the effective implementation of all systems engineering products and processes. You will provide insightful engineering recommendations and guidance that ultimately inform acquisition decisions and facilitate the timely delivery of critical capabilities to the Warfighter. You will assume a leadership role in facilitating Assessments of Alternatives (AoAs) and ensuring the seamless alignment of Technical Reviews with the established Independent Technical Readiness Assessment (ITRA) process. You will actively collaborate with cross-functional leads to ensure seamless alignment of the overarching architecture with established Mission Systems Technical Authority approved standards. You will be responsible for the development and administration of a robust engineering change process, encompassing associated configuration management procedures.
What you need to qualify
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band DP-03 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Applying modern Systems Engineering and Systems-of-Systems Engineering principles, processes and methodologies for an Assured Positioning, Navigating, and Timing (PNT) capability; Developing and implementing effective engineering-driven mitigation strategies. 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/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf or https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/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.
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