DISTINGUISHED ENGINEERSCIENTIST for TEST AND EVALUATION of SCALABLE, ADVANCED HYPERSONICS
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You will serve as Distinguished Scientist/Engineer for Test and Evaluation of Scalable Advanced Hypersonics and shall be nationally recognized as a subject matter expert (SME) in experimentation and test and evaluation of Hypersonic weapon systems and associated subsystems and technologies of NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER.
- You will provide national technical leadership for the test and evaluation and experimentation of Hypersonic weapons and associated systems and technologies.
- You will provide senior technical consultation recommendations and expert advice to the Department of Navy (DON) and the Department of War (DOW) in Hypersonic Missile Test and Evaluation and experimentation.
- You will partners with other national leaders in various technology areas applicable to implementing that technology into the Hypersonic Missile and/or weapon system.
- You will participate and oversee the development experimentation and test and evaluation plans and methods in order to successfully accomplish the DoW and DON strategies for development of Hypersonic weapon systems.
- You will serve as SME to system researchers and designers for Weapon Systems that will integrate Hypersonic Missiles and Systems into a system of systems.
- You will lead the development of test and evaluation and experimentation strategies across the DON and DoW emphasizing affordability scalability and speed.
- Must be a US Citizen.
- Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
- Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
- New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit
- Within the Department of War (DoW) the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
- Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
- You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-450 within 30 days of appointment.
- You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
- For 1550: This is a Cyberspace Workforce position work role code 661 proficiency level advanced the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies
- This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Functional Area and Tier assigned to the position along with Continuous Learning (CL) points are required within established timeframes.
- Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
- This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race sex color religion or national origin.
To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position your resume must show that you possess the Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit will be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience education and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications you may not receive consideration for the position.
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications:
TQ1. Engineering or Science background with sensor systems weapon systems and systems-of-systems hardware and software integration in product areas relevant to Hypersonic Missiles and experience integrating these products to meet broader naval and joint warfighting objectives across various enterprises.
TQ2. Experience in rapid experimentation for technology and weapon system development formal test and evaluation to ensure weapon systems success against desired use cases and facilitation in the smooth transition of capability to the services and combatant commanders
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
Professional Engineering series 0801
Physics Series 1310
Operation Research Series 1515
Mathematics Series 1520
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.
Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:
For 0801 Professional Engineering Series:
A. Degree: Engineering. Successful completion of a bachelors or higher engineering degree from an accredited college or university. To be acceptable the program must: (1) lead to a bachelors 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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
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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:
(I) 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 Boards eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions; or
(II) 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; or
(III) 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; or
(IV) Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelors degree in an appropriate scientific field e.g. engineering technology physics chemistry architecture computer science mathematics hydrology or geology may be accepted in lieu of a bachelors degree in engineering provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience e.g. in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive.)
For 1310-Physics Series:
a. A degree in physics; or related degree that included at least 24 semester hours in physics; OR
b. Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in physics totaling at least 24 semester hours plus appropriate experience or additional education; In either A or B above the courses must have included a fundamental course in general physics and in addition courses in any two of the following: electricity and magnetism heat light mechanics modern physics and sound.
For 1515-Operations Research Series:
a. A degree in operation research; OR
b. A Bachelor degree or higher with at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research mathematics probability statistics mathematical logic science or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.
For 1520-Mathematics Series:
a. A degree in mathematics; or the equivalent of a major that included at least 24 semester hours in mathematics; OR
b. A combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics) as shown in A above plus appropriate experience or additional education.
For 1550-Computer Science Series:
a. A degree in computer science; OR
b. A Bachelors degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics statistics and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.
An advanced degree of Masters or Ph.D. in one of the educational fields listed above is highly desirable.
Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM) positions are positions which exceed the ND-05 (GS-15 equivalent). SSTMs provide a continuity of technical leadership and oversight that is needed to ensure long term stewardship of an organizations technical capabilities. Typically applicants for SSTM positions are expected to have a graduate degree significant research or development experience and a national or international reputation in his/her field and are recognized throughout the applicable community as a renowned expert. SSTM positions are in the competitive service.
This position is not covered by the Department of War Priority Placement Program.
Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
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