Summary
This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will NOT be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants should review the "How to Apply" section of this flyer for more information on how to be considered. This flyer will be used as positions become available. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.
Duties
- Serves as engineer performing applied research, systems engineering, data analysis, and prototyping to support the development of Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities for Army Aviation and Ground survivability. Capabilities can also enable other missions such as targeting of threats and degrading threat operations.
- Performs work in the Radio Frequency (RF) and/or electro-optical infrared (EO/IR) EW domain with a focus on the development of enabling technologies for coordinated and autonomous unmanned team of air/ground platforms. This includes development of algorithms for multi-agent EW decision making, distributed threat detection, geolocation, countermeasure techniques, and adaptive EW processing. Involves analysis through model and simulation and experimentation in both lab and field environments. Involves use of machine learning to optimize EW technologies.
- Performs work in the EW domain with a focus on development RF and EO/IR payloads to detect and countermeasure adversary systems. Work with DoD industry on payloads targeted for manned and unmanned vehicles. Includes multifunction and multi-spectral RF and EO/IR sensors for survivability in tactical Army missions. Support experimentation of payload performance in both lab and field environments.
- Work with a multidisciplinary team to develop concepts, technical requirements, manage system design and development sometimes done in conjunction with industry, and evaluate performance through experimentation to address challenging S&T goals
- Perform technical project lead duties to design and execute S&T projects. This involves managing performance, budget, cost, and schedule along with providing technical contributions to the team.
- Conducts studies and analyses of scientific/engineering data through modeling and simulation, lab experiments, and field demonstrations to determine the feasibility of advanced concepts
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Business travel is required up to 25% of the time.
- Selectee must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret (TS) security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Access (SCI).
- This is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing. Tentatively selected applicants will be
required to sign DA Form 5019 requiring participation in random drug testing.
- This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Practitioner
certification within 60 months of entrance on duty.
- Three-year probationary period may be required under the demonstration project for the Engineers and Scientists Occupational Family
unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as performing ALL of the following duties: 1)Performing life-cycle engineering activities, including research and development of technology, to facilitate the procurement of products, goods and/or services needed to meet program/project requirements; 2) Analyzing engineering/scientific data to enhance program or project performance and address troubleshooting needs; 3) Leading an engineering/scientific program or project; and 4) Designing and developing technologies, as well as offering technical support to customers related to technologies including, but not limited to, Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE), Electronic Warfare, EO/IR sensors. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (DB-02 or GS-11).
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) website:
0800 series: all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf (opm.gov) https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf
1550 series: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/computer-science-series-1550/
Education
***NOTE: TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED even if you are a current federal employee.***
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation.
If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.
If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.
Required Documents
Your complete application includes your resume and other documents which prove your qualifications and eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
1. Your resume:
- Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
- If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
- For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
- For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
2. Other supporting documents:
- Cover Letter, optional
- Transcripts required
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to:
(RESUMES IN PDF FORMAT ARE PREFERRED)
EMAIL: usarmy.apg.devcom-c5isr.mbx.spectrum-dominance-and-intel-hr@army.mil
SUBJECT LINE: USAJOBS EWS EEWT DB-03
To apply for this position, you must submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
Alternate applications (e.g., facsimile applications) will not be accepted.
The complete application package must be submitted to the email address provided above by 11:59 PM (EST) on 10/07/2024 to receive consideration.
Next steps
Eligible applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.
Acknowledgement and Notice of Results letters will be sent by the hiring office.
The evaluation will be based on the information you provide. You should expect that we will verify performance, suitability, and security information and take that information into account in making employment offers.
|