ENGINEER

You will serve as the Department Chief Engineer in the Modernization & Installation Department of NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, Port Hueneme Division. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The ND-5 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14 and GS-15. Major duties: You will serve as Department Chief Engineer and lead of the Modernization and Installation competency within the Department. You will serve as the primary technical authority for the Department and Person of Contact for high visibility and critical technical issues. You will be responsible for the application of system engineering principles to core Department engineering and supportability processes. You will serve as the senior mentor for engineering personnel and as the principal technical authority to other NAVSEA/Naval Surface Warfare Center agencies, and represent the Department on Program Executive Office technical panels. You will serve as the Department senior engineer in the development of new enhancements to integrated Combat/Weapon/Sensor systems including hardware and software. Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-04 (GS-12/13 equivalent) grade level 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 identifying and analyzing problems; weighing relevance and accuracy of information; seeking/generating and evaluating alternative perspectives/solutions; and making timely and effective recommendations based on implications of findings or conclusions. Application of systems engineering design and development methodologies, paradigms, tools, and metrics over the lifecycle to optimize value. Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools used for risk assessment and mitigation, including assessment of failures and their consequences. 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.