TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER
What you'd do
You will serve as a Technical Project Manager for the Afloat Counter Unmanned Systems (ACUS) portfolio within the Integrated Engagement Systems Department (E), Gun Weapon Systems Division (Code E30) or the Advanced Hypersonic Weapons & Guided Munitions Division (Code E20) of NAVSURFWARCENDLD. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. ND-05 is equivalent to GS-14/15.
Major duties
You will serve as a Technical Project Lead (TPL) for the Afloat Counter Unmanned Systems (ACUS) portfolio. You will be responsible for the technical baseline and risk management, employing an agile, iterative approach to evaluate emerging technologies and ensure the continuous delivery of safe, authorized, and effective C-UxS solutions. You will lead technical efforts by coordinating activities across Ship Integration and Certification, Launcher and Gun-Based Effectors, Fire Direction, and Systems Engineering. You will provide hands-on guidance to a diverse engineering team, ensuring strict adherence to engineering best practices and driving the technical review of all deliverables. You will lead a cross-functional team to ensure successful project execution and alignment with program and sponsor goals, while fostering collaboration across technical and programmatic disciplines to achieve project success. You will evaluate emerging technologies and systems to accelerate delivery of rapid capabilities to the Fleet, employing a highly agile, iterative engineering approach focused on continuous/rapid deployment of effective ship self-defense solutions. You will provide hands-on technical leadership to a diverse engineering team, resolving complex system issues, enforcing engineering best practices, and validating all technical deliverables prior to fleet release. You will serve as the primary technical engineering authority, owning the engineering approach, driving key design decisions, and actively managing technical risks to ensure system viability. You will formulate strategic technical guidance and roadmaps in collaboration with the ACUS leadership team to ensure project activities integrate seamlessly into the overall program strategy and support the long-term viability of C-UxS capabilities. You will lead the technical execution and delivery of project products to the Fleet, interfacing directly with program offices, InService Engineering Agents (ISEA), and stakeholders to ensure seamless integration. You will manage, execute, and report on project operations, serving as the first line of escalation for project-specific successes and challenges, and collaborating closely with program leadership to address and resolve issues. You will execute rigorous administrative project management duties, including developing Statements of Work (SOW), spend plans, and ensuring compliance with NSWCDD, E Department, Division, and Afloat Counter Unmanned Systems (ACUS) policies. You will serve as the primary project representative, communicating effectively with team members, sponsors, and external organizations (as delegated by the PM) to ensure complete transparency and alignment with overarching program goals.
What you need to qualify
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-04 (GS-12/13 equivalent) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional engineer or scientist leading the technical architecture, design, and systems engineering of Department of War weapon systems. Examples of qualifying experience may include: (1) Serving as a technical authority or lead systems engineer, owning the technical approach and making key engineering design decisions for complex weapon systems, effectors, or fire direction systems; (2) Providing hands-on technical leadership to engineering teams, including the review and validation of technical deliverables, the execution of formal systems engineering processes, and the active management of technical risks; (3) Leading technical efforts in design, development and integration of emerging capabilities. 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 General Physical Science Series, 1301 (opm.gov) Operations Research Series 1515 (opm.gov) Mathematics Series 1520 (opm.gov) Computer Science Series 1550 (opm.gov) 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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