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You will serve as an Interdisciplinary Engineer or Scientist in the Machinery Research, Logistics & Ship Integrity Department; Materials, Structures, Environmental & Protection Division; Corrosion Engineering Branch (Code 332) of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division.
Major Duties
- You will serve as the Navy expert, advisor and consultant for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Life-Cycle Management, and In-Service Engineering for shipboard coating systems and technologies.
- You will provide the strategy for the design, characterization, processing, and testing of new coating processes and technologies as well as maintenance technologies that address coating performance issues.
- You will conceive, propose, plan, direct, and manage a wide range of projects for the analysis, design, development, evaluation, and maintenance of shipboard coating systems.
- You will provide authoritative guidance to management and technical personnel and outside organizations including NAVSEA Technical Warrant Holders, Ship Design Managers, Program Executive Offices, various Naval activities and government agencies.
- You will make final recommendations for acceptance of new coatings through data evaluation, laboratory testing and field inspections.
- You will develop and maintain technical NAVSEA Standard Item content for coating systems throughout the Fleet.
- You will lead the coordination and execution efforts of in-service engineering and life-cycle management for Naval coatings technology.
- You will develop state-of-the-art technologies that address future material corrosion performance requirements.
- You will lead various teams working on coatings projects to ensure a unified approach in the areas of cross-branch/division/department technical requirements.
- You will serve as the technical expert in Naval coatings at such a level that facilitates the resolution of novel or obscure problems.
- You will implement reliability growth models to proactively identify and mitigate potential coating problems.
Qualifications
This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled by a General Engineer (0801-series), a Materials Engineer (0806-series), a Civil Engineer (0810-series), a Chemical Engineer (0893-series), or a Chemist (1320-series) depending upon the qualifications of the candidate. Applicants in positions with occupational series other than those listed (0801, 0806, 0810, 0893 and 1320) may apply; however, you must apply directly to the series listed in this vacancy that is most applicable to your 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 GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Applying advanced professional engineering or chemistry principles to provide expertise pertaining to the design or testing of shipboard coating systems and associated technologies. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/.... Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR):
All Professional Engineering Positions, 08XX
Chemistry Series, 1320 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
$117,188.00 - $152,342.00