INTERDISCIPLINARY

Summary This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will NOT be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants should review the “How to Apply” section of this flyer for more information on how to be considered. This flyer will be used as positions become available. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. This is an Interdisciplinary position and may be filled with any of the listed occupations. Responsibilities Serve as the Chief Engineer in the Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Division in the Solider, Platform and Mission Equipment (SPME) Portfolio within RTI Directorate. Perform work involving new concepts and ideas for EO/IR/RF technology and equipment in achieving missions and goals, technological trends, significant advancements in operational and mission requirements. Assist in customer engagements, stakeholder collaboration, inter- and intra- directorate collaborations, technology planning, and developing applicable roadmaps and programs, technical reviews of papers, presentations, and patents. Work with division staff in formulation of overall program execution, funding, design concepts, proposals evaluations, and reporting of the overall progress in research and development efforts. Identify technological gaps that need to be bridged between concepts and practical materials, hardware and processes and/or methods for closing such gaps. Perform system engineering (SE) analysis of current and future Army PNT concepts and systems in support of the development, acquisition, and fielding of Assured PNT and Navigation Warfare technology. Respond to any white paper taskers assigned to the division; develops mission funded programs, SBIR/STTR topics, Technology Maturation Initiative (TMI) proposals, and Manufacturing Technology proposals in alignment with the division. Respond to Program Executive Office and Cross Functional Team priorities and roadmaps; division taskers; supporting NATO, engaging with industry, and supporting OSD Communities of Interest (COI). Present briefings in multiple forums, both inside and outside the C5ISR Center; and advising leadership. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority (DHA) Bachelors Degree for Scientific and Engineering Positions (STRLs) authorized by 85 FR 78829 dtd 12/07/2020. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Qualified candidates must meet the Basic Requirement for the Interdisciplinary position. In addition to meeting the Basic Requirement, applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the DB-03 (GS-12 grade level or higher equivalency).Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade or band is required. It is defined as one year of specialized experience equivalent to the DB-03 pay band (GS-12 equivalent or higher) in the Federal Service that includes: 1) Applying engineering concepts and providing technical advice in the development of Assured PNT technologies; OR 2) Applying engineering concepts and providing technical advice in the development of Navigation Warfare technologies; OR 3) Developing and/or testing Electro Optical (EO), Infrared (IR) and Radio Frequency (RF) sensors/receivers/transmitters or the signal and data processing of EO/IR/RF for threat detection and countermeasures; OR 4) Developing concept of operations utilizing PNT, Communications, Electromagnetic Warfare, SIGINT, and/or Cyber; AND 5) Developing and maintaining customer relations with internal and external stakeholders. Basic Requirement for Engineer (0801,0830, 0850,854 and 0855 Series): A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelors degree (or higher degree) 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. ORB. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying 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: 1. Professional registration or licensure – 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 example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Boards eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test – 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, or Puerto Rico. 3. Specified academic courses – Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program. 4. Related curriculum – Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelors 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 degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 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. Basic Requirement for Computer Scientist (1550 series): Degree: Bachelors degree (or higher degree) in computer science or bachelors degree (or higher degree) with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. Transcripts are required to meet the Basic Education for the applicable series. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone–no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications. Additional Information This announcement uses the Direct Hire Authority (DHA) for Defense STRL Positions to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Three year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) (CP) 16 – Engineering and Scientists (Non-construction) position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Position has a positive education requirement; therefore, Official transcripts MUST be submitted to be considered eligible. Position is Telework eligible, as determined by agency policy. Relocation incentive maybe authorized. This position is a Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory Personnel Management Demonstration Project position. The DB-4 pay band encompasses the GS-13 step 1 to GS-15 step 10 grade levels.