Job Summary

You will serve as an INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER/SCIENTIST in the MISSION SYSTEMS TEST & EVALUATION DIVISION, WEAPONS & WARFARE SYSTEMS TEST DEPARTMENT of NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV CHINA LAKE. This Announcement Considers the Following Disciplines: GENERAL ENGINEER (0801) PHYSICIST (1310) MATHEMATICIAN (1520)

Job Description

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 GS-12/13 grade level or DP-04 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of T&E principles, methodologies, and policies, especially as they apply to complex aerospace or weapon systems. This includes leading the planning, execution, and reporting of T&E programs; 2) Applying advanced systems engineering principles, particularly to the verification, validation, and testing phases of a program. Experience must include participation in or leadership of program milestone events; 3) Leading and mentoring a team of technical personnel. This includes planning, budgeting, and managing resources for a technical program, as well as negotiating for those resources and prioritizing competing technical requirements under strict constraints. 4) Applying solid engineering skills to solve complex technical problems, analyze test data, and provide technical recommendations to program leadership. 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 IOR: 0801: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/ 1310: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/physics-series-1310/ 1520: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/mathematics-series-1520/ 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.