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Duties * You will independently plan, direct, and complete complex engineering and leadership assignments, applying advanced technical knowledge to improve existing systems, develop new capabilities, and resolve challenging program issues. * You will manage the engineering workforce structure, oversee hiring and employee development activities, coordinate education and certification opportunities, and ensure staffing priorities support organizational goals and mission success. * You will collaborate with engineers, scientists, information technology specialists, contractors, and customer representatives to coordinate technical initiatives, resolve critical issues, and represent programs at meetings and professional forums. * You will oversee budgets for workforce training, recruitment, travel, and related activities, while strengthening partnerships with technical leaders and organizations to advance engineering programs and improve operational performance. * You will establish performance expectations, evaluate employee contributions, provide coaching and corrective guidance, address workplace concerns, approve leave requests, and ensure staff members follow required safety practices and policies. * You will develop briefings, presentations, and reports that communicate program plans, progress, accomplishments, and challenges, providing senior leaders with clear information to support technical decisions. 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 * 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. * You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment. * 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 timeframes. * 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. * Acquisition Workforce members must complete 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points every two (2) years, in accordanceI with DoDI 5000.66. Workforce members are encouraged to earn their CLPs by completing Defense Acquisition University Credentials. * This is a Cyberspace Workforce position, work role code 751 Cyber Workforce Development and Manager, proficiency level Intermediate the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification. Qualifications Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or NH-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: - Mastery knowledge of and demonstrated experience in leading teams, to include coaching and mentoring. - Ability to work on a diverse team engaged in Defense Acquisition program management activities. - Ability to integrate and synchronize complex activities and ideas. - The Engineering Competency Director/Engineering Competency Manager needs Mastery Knowledge of: - Systems Engineering - Specialty Engineering - MAGTF integration - Knowledge of interoperability and integration issues to achieve an integrated capability - Mastery knowledge of any of one or more of following functional areas: - Communications, Intelligence, and Networking Systems - Ground transportation and Engineering systems (i.e., Expeditionary Power, Motor Transportation) - Information Technology Systems and Infrastructure (i.e., Information Technology, Computing Platforms, Network Services, and Cybersecurity.) - Infantry Weapon Systems (i.e., Anti-Armor, infantry, Marine Expeditionary Rifle Squad, Recon, Optics) - Combat Equipment and Support Systems (i.e., Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Defense, Infantry Combat/Equipment, Test - Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment) - Weapons/Sensors Development/Integration (i.e., MAGTF C2, Air Defense, Radar, Unmanned, Command/Control) - Armor and Fire Support Systems (i.e., Expeditionary Fire Support, Artillery Rocket Sys, Tank, Assault Amphibious) - Command and Control - Counter Improvised Explosive Devices - Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: 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 A. 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 B. 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: 1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1 , or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professionalregistration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. 3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. 4. 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. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not allinclusive.) Additional information This position serves as the Engineering Competency Manager within Marine Corps Systems Command. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Several vacancies may be filled. Recruitment/Relocation expenses reimbursed: Yes-Relocation expenses (i.e. PCS) for candidates outside of the commuting area are authorized in accordance with applicable travel regulations and Department of Navy Policy. Relocation incentives as described in 5 USC 5753 may be authorized in accordance with applicable command policy. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Pol