You will serve as a DIVISION CHIEF ENGINEER (CHENG) in the WEAPONS CONTROL AND INTEGRATION DEPARTMENT, MARITIME WARFARE CONTROL SYSTEMS DIVISION of NAVSURFWARCENDLD. The Secretary of Defense has ordered a department-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the DoD hiring freeze. Offers of employment related to this vacancy announcement will not be executed until the position has an approved exemption.
This is an Interdisciplinary position that can be filled by the 0801 (General Engineering), 0830 (Mechanical Engineering), 0850 (Electrical Engineering), 1515 (Operations Research, or the 1550 (Computer Science) series. The series that the selected applicant will be placed into depends on their qualifications. 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 pay band (GS-12/13 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional engineer or scientist providing technical expertise in technology development to evaluate requirements, guide weapons system development, or ensure maximum information sharing on technical processes throughout projects. Examples of qualifying experience may include: anticipating potential areas where advanced technology can be applied and/or developed to improve Naval warfighting capabilities; providing technical leadership and support to a group of engineers/scientists; applying broad technical and operational knowledge of ships, ship systems, and/or other areas of complex platform integration. 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/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operations-research-series-1515/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/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.
You will assist the Division Head and provide technical expertise to the programs/projects within H20.
You will work effectively across the Maritime Warfare Control Systems Division (H20) as well as the Weapons Control and Integration Department (H) to ensure maximum information sharing on common processes throughout the programs/projects.
You will work with the H20 Division Head to determine Synergistic opportunities between existing H20 programs and areas where work/funding is at risk.
You will identify technical areas that have potential for obtaining additional work and those that need assistance in building or improving sponsor relationships.
You will prioritize technical areas or organizations to pursue new opportunities based on H20 needs and the probability of success.
You will serve as the Chair for H20 Project Kickoff Reviews, Status Reviews, and Test Readiness Reviews (TRR)/Delivery Readiness Reviews (DRR) to ensure technical work is being performed per documented and measured processes.
You will mentor H20 personnel in areas of Program Management, Systems Engineering, and Business Development.