INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER OR SCIENTIST

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Department of the Navy

Job Summary

You will serve as a ENGINEER or SCIENTIST in the Weapons Systems Safety Directorate, Combat system safety Branch of NAVAL ORDNANCE SAFETY SECURITY ACT.

Major Duties

  • You will provide interpretations of weapons system explosives safety engineering requirements to major weapon and combat systems acquisitions.
  • You will negotiate with program safety engineers concerning system safety artifacts, as well as the schedule and execution of the system safety program to support weapon and combat system acquisition milestones.
  • You will manage all technical efforts to ensure reliability and accuracy to related problems that involves the generation and/or application of theories, principles, practical concepts and method
  • You will identify, develop, and implement recommendations/solutions to problems, risks, and potential outcomes in weapons and software systems safety engineering, systems architectures, and risk assessment.
  • You will manage all technical efforts to ensure accuracy to related problems that involve the generation and/or application of theories, principles, practical concepts, processes, and methods.
  • You will have independent authority to identify, develop and implement recommendations/solutions to problems, risks, and potential outcomes in the assigned program area.
  • You will develop and implement guidance and policy for the evaluation of complex, highly integrated weapons and combat systems, and makes recommendations to the DON Technical Authority affecting systems Navy-wide.

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 next lower pay band NH-03 (GS-13 equivalent) grade level 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 managing a weapon system safety program." Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/.... Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/.... OPM Qual Std All Professional Engineering Positions, 0800 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdfOPM Qual Std Genl Physical Science Series, 1301 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/OPM Qual Std Mathematics Series, 1520 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/mathematics-series-1520/OPM Qual Std Computer Science Series, 1550 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.

Pay Range

$117,191.00 - $166,500.00

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End Date: 

Monday, November 25, 2019