Job summary

You will serve as a senior Special Operations Forces (SOF) System Integration Team (SIT) Engineer in the Unmanned and Underwater Theater Systems Division, within the Unmanned and Theater Undersea Warfare Systems Department of NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV KEYPORT WA.

Major duties

You will support the activities of the Unmanned and Underwater Theater Systems Division and NAVSEA PMS 450 in the acquisition and delivery of VIRGINIA Class submarines with Special Operations Forces capabilt. You will represent the Program Office (PMS 450) in conduct of independent material and work completion assessments, directing financial resources to accomplish tasking. You will function as the a senior Special Operations Forces (SOF) System Integration Team (SIT) engineer supporting PMS 450. You will perform technical reviews and make recommendations for submarine construction related to Special Operations Forces systems. You will provide expert technical review and consultation for Operating Procedures (OPs), Operating Instructions (OIs), Test Procedures (TPs) and technical requirements to ensure safe operation of systems on VIRGINIA Class submarines. You will ensure system process are adhered to, that proper resources are allocated, that metrics have been established to properly track performance, and to implement continuous process improvement within the team. You will conduct team meetings and presents schedule and technical performance status to customers, both internal and external. You will assess project progress using detailed schedules, identifying deficiencies, and implementing corrective action to ensure success. You will document the progress of the team in meetings, established goals and requirements, and reports progress to management and PMS 450 as required. You will prepare and present point papers, PowerPoint presentations, discuss maintenance and operational interact regularly with senior naval officers, the Naval Special Warfare community. You will construct Engineering Change Proposals, Departure from Specifications, Configuration Management, Test and Evaluations and System Certification processes.

Qualification

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 grade level GS-12 or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional engineer providing planning, technical guidance, cost estimate/management of projects related to submarines or unmanned Systems. Examples of Experience: must be familar with Deep Submergence Systems Scope of Certification (DSS-SOC) requirements related to Host Submarines (HOSUBS) and Special Operations Forces (SOF) systems such as Dry Deck Shelters (DDS), SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV), Dry Combat Submersible (DCS), and Multi-Mission Dry Submersible (MMDS). Applicant needs experience working with external partners such as ship building contractors, NAVSEA program offices and technical community, and the martime SOF community. 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/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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. OR 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: http://www.nspe.org OR 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: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html. OR 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) OR 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.

Evaluations

When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: INFLUENCING/NEGOTIATING PARTNERING PROBLEM SOLVING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING WRITTEN COMMUNICATION You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.