LEAD INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER

Full Job Description

You will serve as a either a LEAD GENERAL ENGINEER, LEAD MECHANICAL ENGINEER, or LEAD ELECTRONICS ENGINEER in the DIGITIAL ANALYTICS INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT (DAiTA) GROUP, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, AIRBORNE ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE BATTLESPACE DIVISION, ASW PRODUCTION ENGINEERING BRANCH of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-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) Ability to explain knowledge of sonobuoys and sonobuoy production and manufacturing processes; 2) Possessing knowledge of airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) systems, technologies, underwater acoustic systems/sub-systems, and operational knowledge of the ASW Warfare mission area; 3) Serving as a technical subject matter expert on sonobuoy development, integration and life cycle sustainment for ASW systems and associated components and equipment employed by fixed-wing and rotary wing aircraft; 4) Performing requirements definition, functional analysis and allocation, interface definition, architecture, design, implementation, and configuration control; and 5) Utilizing communication skills (verbal and written), coaching and mentoring skills, conflict resolution skills, and negotiations regarding technical and organizational challenges.

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 serve as a technical expert and authoritative source in the areas of Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Air-deployed ASW Systems, and ASW Technologies.
• You will provide technical direction and guidance to a professional force of scientists, engineers, technicians, and analysts ranging in grade from junior level to senior level, and may provide oversight of contractors.
• You will coordinate and advise on the applicability of technical data and methods of analysis that may assist in completing assigned work.
• You will exercise technical and administrative control of the production sonobuoy products, and generate developmental and production requirements for current and proposed programs.
• You will manage financial resources within the assigned budget.