ENGINEER/SCIENTIST
What you'd do
You will serve as the SPY-6 Lead Software Engineer in the Advanced Radars Systems Division, Electromagnetic & Sensor Systems Department of NAVSURFWARCENDLD. The official title of this interdisciplinary position is ENGINEER or SCIENTIST, depending on the series. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The full performance level of ND-05 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to the GS-14 and GS-15.
Major duties
You will manage the SPY-6 software baselines, overseeing risk management and handling the program management of the software’s development, testing, and integration with the AEGIS and Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) combat systems. You will develop, coordinate, and manage technical requirements and engineering to enable life cycle support planning during all phases of the systems engineering process for the AN/SPY-6 Family of Radars (FoR). You will serve as a Warfare Center recognized Subject Matter Expert (SME) to adjudicate and implement protection of critical information in accordance with policies and directives. You will establish prioritization on future capabilities, spanning multiple projects. You will lead and coordinate with the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) on technical instructions and contract deliverables. You will develop Statements of Work (SOWs) supporting source selection and overseeing software build plans to ensure releases meet capability and schedule requirements. You will manage and track software execution and issue burn-down plans to ensure stability for ship testing and certification, while also reviewing test reports to identify and address emerging issues. You will work closely with Dahlgren’s system engineering and integration teams to maintain and upgrade software tools to meet operational needs.
What you need to qualify
This is an Interdisciplinary position that can be filled by the 0801 (General Engineering), 0830 (Mechanical Engineering), 1515 (Operations Research, 1520 (Mathematics), or the 1550 (Computer Science) series. The series that the selected applicant will be placed into depends on their 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 ND-04 pay band (GS-12 and GS-13 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional engineer or scientist applying a wide range of software engineering principles to design or develop software. Examples of qualifying experience may include (1) broad-based technical knowledge of radar system operation and the underlying technology and methods of performance estimation; (2) operational knowledge of Navy ships, ship systems, sensors, and complex platform integration; (3) in-depth organizational understanding of radar systems operational requirements as well as the community and involvement with working groups/organizations and sponsors. 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 IOR 0801/0830 IOR 1515 IOR 1520 IOR 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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