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ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

Crane, IN · On-site

$125K/yr

You will serve as an Engineer/ Scientist in the Product Engineering branch (GXMP), Global ... Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable ...

ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

Crane, IN · On-site

$125K/yr

You will serve as an ENGINEER/SCIENTIST in the Expeditionary Warfare Weapons & Energy System ... Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable ...

ENGINEER

Crane, IN · On-site +1

$125K - $192K/yr

Summary You will serve as an ENGINEER in the Sensor Integration and Technology Department (LX ... Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable ...

R&D Engineer

Indianapolis, IN · Hybrid

$80K - $100K/yr

R & D Engineer Indianapolis, IN - Full Time - Hybrid Productive Resources (www.productiveresources ... Voluntary Critical Illness and Accident Insurance available * Long-Term Disability * Short-term ...

R & D Engineer Indianapolis, IN - Full Time - Hybrid Productive Resources (www.productiveresources ... Voluntary Critical Illness and Accident Insurance available * Long-Term Disability * Short-term ...

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National ... Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of ...

R&D Engineer

Indianapolis, IN · On-site

$75 - $110/hr

As a member of our team, the selected candidate will be a highly motivated, hands-on R&D Engineer ... Voluntary Critical Illness and Accident Insurance available * Long-Term Disability * Short-term ...

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National ... Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of ...

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$125K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 22 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Serve as an Engineer/Scientist in the Product Engineering branch of NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER.

  • Manage organizational programs or initiatives by leading efforts and overseeing program resources to meet mission objectives.

  • Perform professional engineering or scientific work related to the department's projects and initiatives.


U.S. Department Of Defense rating

7.9

Company rating: 7.9 out of 10

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Job description

You will serve as an Engineer/ Scientist in the Product Engineering branch (GXMP), Global Deterrence & Defense Department (GX) of NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER.
The ND-05 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to the GS-14/15.
The salary range shown above represents all of the positions within the band, including high grade positions. This is not a high grade position; therefore, the salary may be limited to a GS-14 Step 10 (currently $163,514).Qualifications:In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of spcialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-4 (GS-12/13 equivalent) grade level or pay band 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 organizational programs or initiatives by managing program resources to ensure mission objective are met.
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=List-by-Occupational-Series
0801:
all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf (opm.gov)
1301:
General Physical Science Series, 1301 (opm.gov)
1501:
General Mathematics and Statistics Series 1501* (opm.gov)
1515:
Operations Research Series 1515 (opm.gov)
1550:
Computer Science Series 1550 (opm.gov)
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 positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess
For the 0801, Professional General Engineering Series:
Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
OR
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. 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 more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org
OR
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 in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html.
OR
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 in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above)
OR
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 one 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.
For the 1301, General Physical Science Series:
Successful completion of a bachelor's degree or higher in 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
A combination of education and experience with 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.
For the 1501, General Mathematics and Statistics Series:
Successful completion of a bachelor's degree or higher in mathematics, statistics, or actuarial science. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position.
OR
A combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience.
For the 1515, Operations Research Series:
Successful completion of a bachelor's or higher degree in operations research.
OR
Successful completion of a bachelor's or higher degree with at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics and at least 3 of the 24 semester hours are in calculus.
For the 1550, Computer Science Series:
Successful completion of a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science.
OR
Successful completion of a bachelor's or higher degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of my 30 semester hours were in a combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus.Employment Type: OTHER

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