INTERDISCIPLINARY (ENGINEER/PHYSICAL SCIENTIST/OCEANOGRAPHER/COMPUTER SCIENTIST)

This position is an INTERDISCIPLINARY role (ENGINEER/PHYSICAL SCIENTIST/OCEANOGRAPHER/COMPUTER SCIENTIST) serving as the Deputy Technical Director in the Office of the Technical Director, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command of COMNAVMETOCCOM.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary special advisor to the Technical Director on all complex scientific, engineering, and technical matters spanning the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) mission space.
• Exercise broad interdisciplinary technical oversight over the command’s scientific and engineering programs.
• Evaluate the technical soundness, feasibility, and scientific rigor of ongoing projects to ensure they meet mission requirements and adhere to rigorous DoD standards.
• Represent the command as a senior technical authority in high-level meetings, working groups, and conferences with other defense agencies, academia, and industry partners.
• Provide the Technical Director with authoritative, data-driven recommendations for research and development (R&D) investments.
• Shape the command’s strategic posture by identifying and forecasting long-term technological trends across multiple engineering and scientific disciplines.
• Analyze long-term trends in METOC, artificial intelligence, and physical sciences to shape the strategic posture of the command.
• Guide the evolution of the technical workforce to ensure readiness for next-generation warfare requirements.
• Perform a full range of first-level supervisory responsibilities, including position management, personnel management, and professional development for a subordinate staff.
• Evaluate the performance of subordinates and review evaluations made by subordinate supervisors on other employees.
• Provide advice, counsel, and instruction to employees on work and administrative matters and make decisions on special problems.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level (time-in-grade requirement).
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to specific provisions.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final Top Secret/SCI/SBBI security clearance prior to entrance on duty.
• MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.
• Required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. Must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• This is a Cyberspace Workforce position, requiring qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies.
• Requires access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI).

Qualifications

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-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Mastery of advanced concepts, theories, and principles in a professional scientific or engineering discipline such as general engineering, physical science, oceanography, or computer science, sufficient to provide authoritative technical oversight and executive-level advice on a broad and complex range of programs across the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) enterprise.
• Experience displaying a thorough knowledge of the METOC mission, functions, goals, and programs.
• Experience applying knowledge of strategic planning, resource management, and investment principles, including an extensive understanding of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process as it applies to the formulation and management of a large, multi-faceted Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) portfolio.
• Experience demonstrating the ability to lead and integrate diverse, interdisciplinary technical teams.
• Experience translating high-level strategic goals into executable technical plans and fostering collaboration between headquarters, subordinate commands, and external partners.
• Experience utilizing superior skill in oral and written communication, required to present, defend, and negotiate complex scientific, technical, and financial matters with Flag Officers, Senior Executive Service (SES) members, and other senior leaders across the Department of Defense, academia, and international forums.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements:

All Professional Engineering Positions Series, 0800

Basic Requirements:

• Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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.
• OR 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:
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences that included the courses specified in the basic requirements.
  • Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.

General Physical Science Series, 1301

Basic Requirements:

• Degree: Physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
• OR Combination of education and experience: Education equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Oceanography Series, 1360

Basic Requirements:

• Degree: Major study of at least 24 semester hours in oceanography or a related discipline such as physics, meteorology, geophysics, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, geology, or biology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of oceanography, physics, geophysics, chemistry, mathematics, meteorology, computer science, and engineering.

Computer Science Series, 1550

Basic Requirements: Refer to the OPM Qualifications Standards Manual for specific educational requirements.

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.