Physical Scientist

As a PHYSICAL SCIENTIST at the GSsome of your typical work assignments may include:

• Serves as a subject matter expert on the development of prototypes in areas such as detection protection modeling and simulation and hazard mitigation.
• Translates customer requirements into technical objectives and provides alternatives for achieving them.
• Develops executes and assists in the management of assigned projects and investments on behalf of branch and division leadership.
• Provides expertise to leadership in physical sciences including applied physics and various fields of chemistry.
• Represents the division by participating in committees seminars and advisory boards to exchange technical information and coordinate on projects.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Occasional Travel
• Work Schedule: Full-time
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET/Special Compartmentalized Investigation (SCI) security clearance
• Incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement OGE 450 upon entering the position annually and upon termination of employment in accordance with DOD Directive 5500.7-R Joint Ethics Regulation August 30 1993.
• Travel up to (25%) is required. Travel may be required to locations within and outside the continental United States.
• Must consent to and pass pre-employment drug testing and be subject to periodic random drug testing thereafter.
• This is an Acquisition Workforce position in the Engineering and Technical Management functional area. The incumbent will be required to become certified in the Practitioner tier within 5 years.
• The incumbent is required to acquire a minimum of 40 continuous learning points (CLPs) every fiscal year as a goal and 80 CLPs being mandatory within 2 years.
• Valid passport required
• The employee must be willing to comply with each Combatant Command (COCOM) travel medical requirement to include vaccinations.

You may qualify at the GS 13 if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the 12 grade level or equivalent in the federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector). Specialized Experienced is defined as:

• Conducting research development test and evaluation (RDT&E) of advanced technologies in physical sciences (e.g. applied physics analytical chemistry organic chemistry)
• Translating end-user or customer requirements into concrete technical objectives and specifications for science and technology research projects particularly in the context of chemical and biological defense
• Managing and executing technical programs and projects including coordinating investments conducting programmatic reviews and monitoring progress within a Department of Defense (DoD) or government laboratory setting
• Serving as a technical representative or liaison on advisory boards committees or interdisciplinary teams responsible for communicating technical positions and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders
• Developing and demonstrating capabilities across multiple areas relevant to countering weapons of mass destruction (WMD) including detection protection modeling and simulation and hazard mitigation.