ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

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Duties

• You will serve as an Engineer or Scientist within the Systems of Systems Engineering Branch, Warfare Architecture and Engineering Division of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.
• You will perform advanced combat system integration technical activities.
• You will execute systems engineering, requirements engineering, systems engineering process management, architecture engineering, and initial design on advanced integration concepts.
• You will provide leadership to NSWCDD and directly support engineering efforts for the areas of capability upgrades into combat systems such as AEGIS, LCS, DDG 1000, and SSDS.
• You will be a part of a team responsible for the development of architecture, requirements, and integration options for surface combat systems, including development of integration concept models/papers and support for performance and cost analysis.
• You will lead, develop, and manage system engineering efforts and provide programmatic support to sponsors and stakeholders in areas related to Combat Systems and new weapon integration in combat systems.

Qualifications

In addition to meeting the basic education requirement, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-03 pay band (GS-09 through GS-11 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 applying systems engineering principles to research, analyze, interpret, evaluate and develop a software intensive system. Examples of qualifying experience may include: (1) experience with systems engineering analysis and design; (2) experience with agile development, data analytics and Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) tools, (3) experience leading the development of fast pace prototyping activities including government, industry and FFRDC and UARC team members; (4) knowledge of systems engineering principles, methodologies, and best practices for delivering value on assigned tasking; (5) experience conducting engineering design, development and analysis that results in the identification and recommendation of systems functionality that satisfy required capabilities for warfighters; (6) Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance. 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/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/mathematics-series-1520/ 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.