INTERDISCIPLINARY
What you'd do
You will serve as an entry-level/developmental GG-07 or GG-09 engineer, architect, physicist, chemist, mathematician, or computer scientist within the FARRAGUT TECHNICAL ANALYSIS CENTER at the Office of Naval Intelligence in Suitland, MD, where you will conduct technical research, analysis, and production on adversary naval systems and capabilities.
Major duties
You will apply basic analytical techniques against tasks and assignments in conjunction with senior analysts. You will participate in conducting/conduct all-source, scientific, and technical intelligence analysis on naval platforms and/or systems. You will learn/use scientific and all source analysis methodologies and process for application to scientific and technical intelligence problems related to naval platforms/systems' capabilities and performance. You will learn/use intelligence collection methods and systems, their capabilities and limitations, and appropriate tasking methods. You will provide input to verbal and written products and assist in preparation of intelligence assessments and other products as directed. You will learn about/work collaboratively with analytics areas and functions of interest within the organization. You will receive formal and on-the-job training and gradually more difficult assignments, leading to performance at the next higher grade level.
What you need to qualify
In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate the following: For the GG-07 Grade Level: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level or pay band in the Federal Service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing duties such as: Learn basic analytical techniques against tasks and assignments in conjunction with senior analysts to conduct all-source, scientific and technical intelligence (S&TI) analysis on naval platforms and/or systems. Learn scientific and all-source analysis methodologies and processes for application to basic scientific and technical intelligence (S&TI) problems related to naval platform and/or system capabilities and performance. Apply engineering and mathematical skills to contribute to engineering assessments. Learn intelligence collection methods and systems, their capabilities and limitations, and appropriate tasking methods to provide input to verbal and written products. OR Have successfully completed a bachelor's degree. OR Have successfully completed one full year of graduate level education. OR Have a combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience equals one hundred percent. For the GG-09 Grade Level: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GG/GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal Service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing duties such as: Apply basic analytical techniques against tasks and assignments in conjunction with senior analysts to conduct all-source, scientific and technical intelligence (S&TI) analysis on naval platforms and/or systems. Use scientific and all-source analysis methodologies and processes for application to basic scientific and technical intelligence problems related to naval platform/systems capabilities and performance. Apply engineering and mathematical skills to contribute to engineering assessments. Use intelligence collection methods and systems, their capabilities and limitations, and appropriate tasking methods to provide input to verbal and written products. OR Have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree. OR Have successfully completed two full years of progressively higher graduate level education leading to a master's degree. OR Have a combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus The percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent. 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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards 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/1300/physics-series-1310/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/chemistry-series-1320/ 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/ Additional qualification information can be found from the following DON DCIPS policy website: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni/Naval%20Intelligence%20Activity/Chapter%205%20-%20Employment%20and%20Placement.pdf Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: GG-0801/0830/0854/0855/0871-07/09 Basic Requirements: A. Degree -- Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. See additional basic requirements of the position in the education section.
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