INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER

Full Job Description

You will serve as a COMPUTER OR ELECTRONICS ENGINEER, in the Mission Systems Group, Avionics Engineering Department, Core Avionics Engineering Division, Avionics Systems Development & Support Branch of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the 12/13 grade level or pay bandDP-04 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional COMPUTER OR ELECTRONICS performing duties such as: 1) Experienced with Radio frequency (RF) communications and network simulations; 2) Development, integration, support, and/or tools for: RF waveform models, RF effects, Antenna models, Next Generation Threat System (NGTS) simulation tools, visual and live data analysis and logging, CORE/Extensible Mobile Ad-hoc Network Emulator (EMANE); 3) Extensive knowledge of Modular and extensible simulation system architecture design; 4) Radio modeling of weather, fading, and antenna effects; 5) RF effects modeling and integration software and tools; 6) EMANE upgrades and support; 7) NGTS + EMANE integration; 8) Live simulation visualization tools; 9) Feasibility studies and white papers; 10) EMANE fidelity upgrades; 11) RF jammer modeling; 12) GPS and Link-16 modeling tools.

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. Major Duties:

• You will lead the development and execution of large-scale Radio Frequency (RF) and Fleet battlespace simulations used to test, train, and evaluate the effectiveness of modern waveforms capabilities for the Fleet.
• You will provide technical leadership in the frontier area of modeling and simulation which influences major research, development, testing, evaluation, innovation and reengineering projects, proposals, and direction throughout the agency.
• You will be responsible for strategic planning, cost estimating, project and personnel technical direction, facility management, and successful execution of all projects.
• You will provide the air crew with the situational awareness needed for safety-of-flight and interfacing with other aircraft, land-based systems, and shipboard systems.
• You will perform work related to the research, development, integration, test, acquisition, and life-cycle support of electronic systems.