Created at: September 20, 2025 00:12
Company: STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (SSP)
Location: WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DC, 20376
Job Description:
You will serve as an INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER in the OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR (SP500), SLCM-N PROGRAM OFFICE (SP04) of STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS.
In addition to the basic education requirement, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or NH-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional Engineer performing systems testing, design, and/or evaluation to validate system requirements for a weapons systems program; planning for the development and life-cycle support of weapons systems software, hardware, data and/or support equipment; and evaluating and reviewing cost, schedule, and performance aspects of weapon systems lifecycle. 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 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.
You will provide technical direction for the planning and conduct of concept and development of programs leading to the design, evaluation, production and deployment of the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile–Nuclear (SLCM-N) missile systems capabilities.
You will conceive, prepare and direct study effort to determine the requirements and planning for the development, deployment, quality assurance, and life cycle support of SLCM-N missile systems software, hardware, data, and support equipment.
You will receive contract proposals for technical review and provides recommendations on the proposal to the Branch head. Proposals are checked to see that operational and performance specifications will meet Program requirements.
You will assure that resulting contract requirements are executed on schedule and within budget while complying with Navy procurement directives and initiatives.
You will originate, reviews, and approves technical documents, such as software design specifications/documentation, program plans, coordination drawings, schedules, and system, subsystem, and component design specifications/documentation.
You will consider various alternatives arising during the course of design and development and selects the most desirable choice consistent with the broad technical policy established by higher authority.
You will effectively communicate (orally and in writing) across all aspects of multi-level weapon system/subsystem requirements and verification management related to safety, design, development, test, production, and maintenance.