Lead Interdisciplinary Computer Engineer​/Electronics Engineer

Software Engineer

Duties

You will ensure that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services for software engineering.

You will communicate to the team the software engineering assignments, projects, problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and deadlines and time frames for completion.

You will recognize the need for and be able to adapt and implement algorithms and advanced system and software technology into practical Fleet software.

You will provide the focal point for the advanced software design concepts for a major weapon system or a common design concept area across several weapon systems and interoperability programs.

You will identify barriers to resolution of issues, establish gates and milestones necessary to resolve the issues prior to it impacting a program level milestone, and prioritize the importance and urgency of each issue.

You will represent the team in dealings with the leadership for the purpose of obtaining resources and securing needed information or decisions from the leadership on major work problems and issues that arise.

You will research, learn and apply a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods to identify, assess, analyze and improve team effectiveness, efficiency and work products.

Requirements Conditions of employment

Must be a US 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. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov

Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

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 the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.

You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the

Functional Area

and Tier assigned to the position, along with Continuous Learning (CL) points, are required within established time frames.

This is a Cyberspace Workforce position, work role code SOFTWARE DEVELOPER (621), proficiency level BASIC the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies.

This position is a designated Critical Acquisition Position (CAP). You must sign a three-year tenure agreement prior to assuming the position unless a tenure waiver is approved.

Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.

This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-13) grade level or pay band (DP-04) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

1) Contributing direct systems engineering/scientific and technical team leadership support to and advise the Chief Engineer on engineering requirements, technical issues, and risks related to software development;
2) Overseeing and supporting strategic technical planning for all activities;
3) Serving as a hardware/software technical interface to engineer/engineering community on related software engineering activities and issues;
4) Delivering technical oversight to integrate the Service Deficiency Reports (DR) priority backlog into the Program Increment (PI) priority workloads; and
5) Providing concurrence on contractor proposed changes to processes and Software (SW) development plans.