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Naval Sea Systems Command

ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

Dahlgren, VA · On-site +1

$46K - $158K/yr

... remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for ... Computer Engineering Series, 0854 Computer Science Series, 1550 Experience refers to paid and ...

Naval Sea Systems Command

ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

Dahlgren, VA · On-site +1

$101K - $156K/yr

... remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for ... Degree: computer science; or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of ...

ATCC

Senior Contracts Specialist

Manassas, VA · Remote

$85K - $95K/yr

This is a remote position. Join ATCC and be part of a team that supports the global scientific ... Contribute to community involvement and social responsibility Join ATCC, where we fuel your success ...

ATCC

Senior Contracts Specialist

Manassas, VA · On-site +1

$85K - $95K/yr

This is a remote position. Join ATCC and be part of a team that supports the global scientific ... Contribute to community involvement and social responsibility Join ATCC, where we fuel your success ...

Shineforth

Intensive Case Manager/Clinician

Norfolk, VA · On-site +1

A remote clinician that is responsible for delivering culturally competent services that consist of ... Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Counseling, or other relevant behavioral science in which ...

ATCC

Customer Experience Specialist III

Manassas, VA · Remote

$68K - $70K/yr

... global scientific community with trusted, authenticated biological materials. #LI-Remote ... Contribute to community involvement and social responsibility Join ATCC, where we fuel your success ...

Sentara Healthcare

Care Coordinator

Alexandria, VA · On-site +1

$20.50 - $27.75/hr

... remote telephonic assessments for members with Serious Mental Illnesses, Serious Emotional ... Therapy -Behavioral Sciences -Child Development -Cognitive Sciences -Community Mental Health ...

Sentara Healthcare

Care Coordinator

Williamsburg, VA · On-site +1

$18.50 - $25/hr

... remote telephonic assessments for members with Serious Mental Illnesses, Serious Emotional ... Therapy -Behavioral Sciences -Child Development -Cognitive Sciences -Community Mental Health ...

Sentara Health

Clinician

Norfolk, VA · Remote

$10K/mo

This position is remote work from home with travel to Nursing facilities required. Hours of ... Therapy -Behavioral Sciences -Child Development -Cognitive Sciences -Community Mental Health ...

Sentara Healthcare

Care Coordinator

Norfolk, VA · On-site +1

$18.75 - $25.25/hr

This position is remote work from home with travel to Nursing facilities required. Hours of ... Therapy -Behavioral Sciences -Child Development -Cognitive Sciences -Community Mental Health ...

Sentara Health

Care Coordinator

Norfolk, VA · Remote

$10K/mo

This position is remote work from home with travel to Nursing facilities required. Hours of ... Therapy -Behavioral Sciences -Child Development -Cognitive Sciences -Community Mental Health ...

Riverside Research

GEOINT Analyst Mid

Charlottesville, VA · Remote

$110K - $150K/yr

... social and physical sciences. Exploits imagery, vector, and other data types to include non ... Provides non-literal analysis to produce intelligence products, using remote sensing methodologies ...

Naval Sea Systems Command

ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

Dahlgren, VA · On-site +1

$101K - $156K/yr

... remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for ... Degree: computer science; or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of ...

KGTiger

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Arlington, VA · On-site +1

$90K - $95K/yr

... global remote field locations. This position requires someone that can work with minimal ... Science and Sales * Proactively target and source candidates using databases, social media ...

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ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

Naval Sea Systems Command

Dahlgren, VA • On-site, Remote

$46K - $158K/yr

Full-time

Posted 22 days ago

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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.
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Duties
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  • You will execute and support efforts associated with systems engineering and integration, software design and development, software management, software testing, and software certification for fire control and fire direction systems.
  • You will assist in the development of requirements and design of software for gun and/or other launcher weapon systems integrated with air, land and sea platforms.
  • You will support execution of system engineering best practices for requirements definition and decomposition, design and implementation of customer and end-user requirements.
  • You will support assessment of operational performance criteria and provide input for improving performance.
  • You will perform software design, development, coding, testing, and integration tasks across various weapon systems baselines of software products, while considering agile/scrum, systems engineering, software assurance, and testing best practices.

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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.
  • This is a Cyberspace Workforce position, work role code Information Systems Security Developer, proficiency level Basic the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and DON policies.
  • 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 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
To Be Considered for the ND-02:
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower pay band, ND-01 (GS 01-04 equivalency), in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
You must have successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study as described in the Education section of this flyer.
To Be Considered for the ND-03:
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower pay band, ND-02 (GS 05-08 equivalency), in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
As a professional engineer or scientist performing design, development, testing, and integration of software for weapon systems.
To Be Considered for the ND-04:
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower pay band, ND-03 (GS 09-11 equivalency), in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
As a professional engineer or scientist leading or performing design, development, testing, and integration of software for weapon systems.
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/#url=Occupational-Series
Computer Engineering Series, 0854
Computer Science Series, 1550
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 at least one of the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:
  • Professional Engineering Series (08XX) - Degree: A professional engineering degree from an ABET-accredited college or university; OR a degree with curriculum in differential and integral calculus, with additional courses 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
  • Professional Engineering Series (08XX) - Substitution of Education/Experience: A combination of education and experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional 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: (a) professional registration, (b) evidence of successfully passing the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination; (c) successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified above; or (d) successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering provided that it included at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. (Note to Applicants: Please see the Qualifications & Education sections of this announcement for a link to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Individual Occupational Requirements. OPM guidance indicates that there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience. This training plan or experience must be well documented and provided at time of application.); OR
  • 1550-Computer Science Series: A degree in computer science; or a degree with at least 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of these 30 semester hours must have been in a combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus.

Additional information
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
Several vacancies may be filled.
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. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf.
Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.
The work is mostly sedentary, with the exception of some light lifting, and places no special physical demands on the employee. Land based and Shipboard testing support and travel to other work sites required, as needed.
Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.
If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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