INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER/SCIENTIST (PROGRAM MANAGER)
What you'd do
You will serve as the SSM (Surface to Surface Missiles) Technical Project Office's (TPO) Deputy Director in the Targeting and Kinetic Effects Group (TAKE-G) of NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV CHINA LAKE.
Major duties
You will be responsible for the technical integrity of all Technical Project Office (TPO) products and serves as the technical "conscience" for the TPO. You will provide requirements definition, risk identification, planning and test and evaluation support for the portfolio of projects and commodities that fall under the responsibility of the TPO. You will maintain a working knowledge of TPO-managed contracts and associated deliverables. You will perform review of deliverables including but not limited to specification change notices, test plans and reports, failure reports, technical review data packages and change notices. You will represent the TPO team and the command at any level, to any audience, on any subject related to tasking assigned to the TPO.
What you need to qualify
In Addition to meeting the Basic Educational Requirements: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (DP-03) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional Engineer or Scientist performing some or all of the following: 1) applying systems engineering principles to oversee the technical integrity, requirements definition, and test and evaluation of complex weapons systems; 2) Program and/or project management within the defense acquisition process, specifically involving the balancing of budgets, schedules, and resources while evaluating contract deliverables and technical data packages; 3) Ability to formulate innovative approaches to resolve unprecedented technological problems and identify critical risks related to system performance, cost, and schedule; 4) Experience directing the technical efforts of senior and journey-level personnel, to include dividing complex areas of engineering effort among staff, reviewing the work of other engineers, and providing final technical approval for advanced deliverables, specification change notices, and technical review data packages. 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 AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf; https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operations-research-series-1515/; https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/mathematics-series-1520/;/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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