ENGINEER

Summary

You will serve as a in the Chief Engineer (CHENG) for the AUTEC Program of NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV NEWPORT RI.

This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The ND-5 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14/15.

Duties

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• You will oversee all AUTEC technical processes; striving for commonality and efficiency while providing for the stewardship, training, and
  
  implementation of those processes.
• You will identify, develop, implement, oversee and coordinate AUTEC's systems engineering tools and processes.
• You will review and approve of AUTEC project systems engineering milestones such as reviews, technical assessments, risk reviews, critiques and
  
  similar activities.
• You will serve as a member of the Division Newport CHENG Council.
• You will establish and maintain an AUTEC system Engineering Council, serving as leader.
• You will oversee the coordination of Science and Technology initiatives and internal investment efforts within AUTEC, ensuring proper alignment
  
  with the overall Undersea Warfare strategy and requirements of the Navy community.
• You will maintain awareness of AUTEC technical programs and identify advanced development topics and/or opportunities to pursue.
• You will maintain awareness of AUTEC technical programs and identify advanced development topics and/or opportunities to pursue.
• You will promote partnership with other departments at Division Newport and other Naval Warfare Centers on technology and strategy
  
  initiatives/proposals.
• You will ensure Research and Development activity identifies and evaluates advanced technologies and processes.
• You will act as an engineering advocate to facilitate communication on significant technical issues and opportunities.
• You will work closely with the Code 70 CHENG and Department leadership, including supervisors and TPMs, to ensure compliance with
  
  Navy systems engineering policies, NUWCDIVNPT Engineering Instructions and applicable Department policies.
• You will be responsible for managing AUTEC's risk management process for all projects, ensuring detailed risk mitigation plans are in
  
  place to maximize the potential for meeting program objectives and to ensure timely reporting the senior leaders.
• You will be called upon to lead the investigation and resolution of significant technical problems as a technical leader.
• You will be accountable for ensuring that AUTEC maintains a whole-system perspective to meeting mission needs and ensures that systems analysis, engineering, and integration activities result in technically acceptable system solutions.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to lift/carry up to 44 pounds.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower pay band ND-04 (GS-12/13 Equivalent) in the federal service or equivalent experience as a professional engineer of AUTEC test operations procedures and improvement of underwater Range program operations.

1) Ability to manage and lead a across a large organization and to establish, implement and measure performance of policies, instructions, and agreements to ensure that engineering policy is consistently implemented and executed

2) Knowledge of DoD/DoN systems engineering requirements and process, systems modeling and analysis, acquisition engineering requirements and process, and risk management methods;

3) Ability to lead the resolution of significant technical problems.

4) Ability to manage complex projects and programs in conjunction with the regulations of a Navy Working Capital Fund, which includes establishing technical objectives and plans, schedules, funding and staffing requirements, facility needs and administrative requirements for the various phases of development and lifecycle sustainment;

5) Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing;

6) Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships internal and external to NUWC at senior levels;

7) Ability to lead a diverse group of engineers and scientists in a manner that fosters teamwork within and outside of the division, which includes the ability to administer NUWC, NAVSEA and Navy policies that pertain to technical management, financial management, facilities assessment, planning, value management, business development, employee training and development, and development of effective processes through Lean initiatives.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

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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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

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Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: ;br>
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Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: ;br>
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Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above)

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Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: ;br>
PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: ;br>
Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

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