General Engineer Jobs

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Washington, DC Secret Polygraph Unspecified Career Level not specified Salary not specified

Duties

• You will manage the ship zone DDG 51 design process and apply strict oversight of design activities to ensure compliance with requirements, technical specifications, and operating standards.
• You will direct engineering studies sponsored by the DDG 51 program office.
• You will provide technical and programmatic oversight for the implementation of ship baseline upgrades
• You will review and develop cost estimates and design trade-off analyses in support of leadership decisions and future POM proposals.
• You will coordinate with the Navy's technical community to ensure that solutions to complex engineering challenges are balanced with programmatic constraints such as schedule and cost.
• You will keep abreast of current engineering trends relative to all phases of the acquisition life cycle and initiate action to implement latest developments or innovations into class design.
• You will develop and present technical written and oral reports, assessments, presentations, etc., as required by leadership.

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 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.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition
  
  Functional Area
  
  and category assigned to the position is required within established category time frames.

Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower pay band, NH-03 (or GS-13 equivalent), in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector executing the design process from requirements evaluation through requirements allocation and design trade-offs to design reviews and establish a baseline design. Examples of qualifying experience include:
Identifying resource requirements; leading cross functional teams; executing phases of the design process; establishing and maintaining the design cost and schedule performance of government and contractor teams; and balancing costs, schedule, performance, and requirements for a given system. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

AND 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. Education Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:
Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead…