DISTINGUISED SCIENTIST / ENGINEER FOR HYDROACOUSTIC SIGNATURES

Job Description

Duties

• You will serve as the principal technical expert and advisor for Hydroacoustic Signatures (i.e., Radiated Flow Noise, Propulsor Noise, and Platform Noise) mitigation technology development for Surface Ships, Submarines, and Unmanned Vehicles.
• You will generate and develop new ideas and information that will lead to advances in hydroacoustic signature control technologies.
• You will serve as the authoritative expert for Hydroacoustic Signatures, providing oversight and coordination of mitigation technology research and development initiatives.
• You will provide Hydroacoustic Signatures phenomenology and technology consultation to OPNAV, TEAMSUB, ONR, DARPA, NAVSEA, ARL / Penn State University, and numerous universities and contractors.
• You will serve as a nationally and internationally recognized expert and conduct broad-based analysis integrating the frontiers of : Hydroacoustic theory, measurement, modeling and simulation and mitigation technology development,
• You will engage in strategic planning and technical oversight of research and development efforts related to hydroacoustic signatures.
• You will provide technical guidance to research team efforts in the theoretical and experimental research and development of advanced Hydroacoustic signature control technology.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

Qualifications

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. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, your resume must show that you possess the Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit will be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs) : Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications.

TQ#1. Recognized leader and technical expert in Hydroacoustic Signatures, with a proven track record of publications,

presentations, and participation in relevant professional organizations and naval platform integration programs.

TQ#2. Demonstrated leadership in transitioning newly developed Hydroacoustic Signatures mitigation technologies and

strategies into effective fleet systems and naval platforms across large research and development teams.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website :

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All Professional Engineering series, 08XX

Physics Series, 1310

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 :

For 08XX Professional Engineering Series :

A. Degree : Engineering. Successful completion of a bachelor's or higher engineering degree from an accredited college or university. 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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

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 :

(I) Professional registration or licensure 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 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; or

(II) Written Test 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; or

(III) 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; or

(IV) 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 all inclusive.)

For 1310-Physics Series : A degree in physics; or related degree that included at least 24 semester hours in physics; or Combination of education and experience courses equivalent to a major in physics totaling at least 24 semester hours, plus appropriate experience or additional education

An advanced degree of Master's or Ph.D. in one of the educational fields listed above is highly desirable.

Additional information

Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM) positions are positions which exceed the ND-05 (GS-15 equivalent). SSTMs provide a continuity of technical leadership and oversight that is needed to ensure long term stewardship of an organization's technical capabilities. Typically, applicants for SSTM positions are expected to have a graduate degree, significant research or development experience, and a national or international reputation in his / her field and are recognized throughout the applicable community as a renowned expert. SSTM positions are in the competitive service.

This position is not covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

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