SUPERVISORY INTERDISIPLINARY

Full Job Description

You will serve as an Interdisciplinary Branch Head within NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies.

Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered.

There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

This position has a Selective Placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates.

This position requires experience in the design, development, fabrication, testing, deployment, procurement, management, and on-orbit operation of spacecraft and/or hypersonic vehicle systems.

In addition to the Basic Education Requirements, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NP-03 pay band or GS-11/13 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate most or all of the following: 1.

Leading a large staff of personnel, to elicit their support and cooperation, evaluate their performance, and satisfy EEO requirements; 2.

Exercising financial management of a complex, R&D organization and its associated projects; 3. Identifying and engaging new customers, partnerships, and proposals to generate new business; 4.

Conducting spacecraft and hypersonic air platform design, analysis and test work; 5.

Practical knowledge of engineering disciplines such as thermal analysis, aerodynamic analysis, structural design, and applied mathematics; 6.

Conducting basic and applied research in space systems, hypersonic systems, advanced thermal control systems, and novel test methods; and 7.

Effectively communicating orally and in writing at senior levels in the federal government and private industry.

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/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 Head of the Design and Verification Branch, within the Spacecraft Engineering Division, Code 822000 of NRL.
• You will serve as an advisor at all critical system development milestones, including Systems Requirement Reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews, and Final Buyoffs.
• You will serve a critical role in obtaining new funding for the Department by representing SED/NCST/NRL in discussions and negotiations with sponsors in early stages of systems definitions.
• You will be responsible for the full technical and administrative supervision of a group of engineers and technicians engaged in advanced concept spacecraft mechanical engineering and near-space hypersonics.