ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

Summary

These detail opportunities are open to DON permanent civilian employees in the competitive service currently at the ND-4 grade level (GS-12 /13 equivalency) or higher. The selectee will be placed on a temporary detail not to exceed one year.

The detailee for this position will serve as an Engineer or Scientist in the office of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport in the Deputy Technical Director (TDB), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), or Business Director (Code 0BD) organizations.

Duties

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• You will serve as a member of the Deputy Technical Director (DTD) or Chief Technology Officer (CTO) staff and be given engineering, scientific, technical, and programmatic assignments of increasing complexity and scope.
• You will use your engineering/scientific proficiency to formulate, define and modify overall objectives and technical requirements.
• You will participate in evaluating the feasibility of new concepts and principles and make recommendations on continuance or abandonment of work across NUWC Division Newport and NUWC Headquarters.
• You will gain valuable technical engineering/scientific executive-level exposure, as well as front-line insights into Division technical operations.
• You will work with NUWC Division Newport Deputy Technical Director (TDB), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), or Business Director (Code 0BD) and senior leadership as well as with engineers and scientists across the Technical Departments.
• You will work with various levels of the wider NUWC community, serving on committees, and special projects as assigned and interface regularly with NUWC Headquarters staff to provide Division Newport information and perspectives.
• You will manage and oversee technical executive actions and coordinate the Division's technical highlights as well as review responses for technical accuracy and completeness.
• You will support the 0BD with technical workforce shaping technical health assessments and workforce development initiatives.
• You will work with TDB on technical and programmatic projects and programs on an as-needed basis which will require interaction with the NUWC Division Newport Chief Engineer, Chief Technology Officer and the Warfare Center National Workload Managers.
• You will develop a broad understanding of Division Newport's involvement in Undersea Warfare and roles within the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) organization.
• You will, if assigned to the CTO, coordinate the inputs to Division Newport data calls, action items and weekly highlights.
• You will lead and coordinate some university-related programs, including the MIT Industrial Liaison Program (ILP), the Office of Naval Research Summer Faculty Research Program (SFRP) and the Post Doctorate Program.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• See Other Information section for additional requirements.
• Both agencies' management and HR must agree to reimbursement details. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) must be signed by the detailee and management.
• Must have received a Fully Successful or higher performance rating on last performance cycle.
• This detail opportunity may be rescinded if detailee fails to meet position requirements.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final Secret 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 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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.

Qualifications

This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled by a General Engineer (0801-series), a Scientist (1301-series), or a Mathematician (1501-series), depending upon the qualifications of the candidate. Applicants in positions with occupational series other than those listed (0801, 1301, and 1501) may apply; however, you must apply directly to the series listed in this vacancy that is most applicable to your qualifications.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

While specific professional engineering or scientific experience is not required for detail assignments, engineering or scientific experience relevant to the duties described in the Qualification Standards for the position is desired.

Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR):

General Engineering Series 0801

General Physical Science Series, 1301

General Mathematics and Statistics Series 1501*

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

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 at least one of the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Professional Engineering Series (08XX) - Degree: A professional engineering degree from an ABET-accredited college or university; OR a degree with curriculum in differential and integral calculus, with additional courses 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; OR

Professional Engineering Series (08XX) - Substitution of Education/Experience: A combination of education and experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering; and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: (a) professional registration, (b) evidence of successfully passing the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination; (c) 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 above; or (d) successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering provided that it included at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. (Note to Applicants: Please see the Qualifications & Education sections of this announcement for a link to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Individual Occupational Requirements. OPM guidance indicates that there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience. This training plan or experience must be well documented and provided at time of application.); OR

For 1301:

1. Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
   
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2. Combination of education and experience education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

FOR 1501:

1. Degree: Mathematics, statistics, or actuarial science. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position.
   
   or
2. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience.

Additional information

Detail cannot result in a promotion or permanent position without further competition.

Detailee will continue to be paid by the home command, and salary will be reimbursed.

This position may be subject to the priority Placement Program.

If you are unable to apply online and request information about the Alternative Application process, please contact the Department of Navy's Employment Information Center.

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 receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

Temporary actions taken under this announcement may be terminated at any time before the established not-to-exceed date.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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