ENGINEER/SCIENTIST
What you'd do
You will serve as an ENGINEER/SCIENTIST in the Global Deterrence & Defense Department (GX), Missile Systems Hardware and Test Division (GXW), Missile Test Branch (GXWZ) of NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER. The ND-05 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14 and GS-15. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project.
Major duties
You will serve as the Program Director for the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Accelerator (MACH-XL) program. You will lead the rapid development and demonstration of affordable near-hypersonic and hypersonic All-Up-Rounds (AUR), launcher prototypes, and associated high-speed technologies of this program. You will create and execute comprehensive acquisition plans, with a focus on leveraging Other Transactional Agreements (OTA) to accelerate capability delivery. You will exercise significant technical judgement and authority to manage complex development efforts, from initial digital modeling and design to flight demonstrations and the transition of successful prototypes into scalable production. Offers authoritative technical and programmatic guidance across all aspects of hypersonic weapon systems, including boost-glide, ballistic, and atmospheric flight. You will head multi-disciplinary Project Assessment Teams (PAT) to evaluate technical maturity and manufacturing readiness against strict performance and cost targets. You will regularly update NSWC Crane leadership and senior DoW stakeholders on program status, mission utility, and risk mitigation strategies.
What you need to qualify
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 (GS-12/13 equivalent pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: analyzing and evaluating technical project resource requirements to develop, plan, and execute Hypersonic Technology project schedule, milestones, and deliverables to improve efficiency and execution of Science and Technology (S&T) maturation efforts. 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 FOR 0801: Professional Engineering Series FOR 1301: General Physical Science FOR 1501: General Mathematics and Statistics Series FOR 1515: Operations Research Series FOR 1550: Computer Science Series 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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