MANAGER

What You'd Actually Do

Key Duties

• You will provide mentorship and technical guidance to division members, assist in career development, assess performance and provide feedback, hire new employees to meet staffing needs and perform other division personnel and managerial functions.
• You will utilize system engineering principles in providing guidance, direction, and support to subordinates in designing, developing, maintaining, and validating systems which fall under the division mission.
• You will provide oversight for division portfolio including Acoustic Intelligence data collection and analysis systems, Signature Guidance and Signature Training systems, Tactical Decision Aids, and onboard signature monitoring systems and programs You will oversee In-Service Engineering Agent and Technical Direction Agent functions for designated roles and systems in support of sponsor and Fleet requirements including system and networks which support data acquisition, analysis, and reporting.
• You will serve as an advocate for the Division’s technical programs in coordination of facilities, contracting, and cyber policies affecting mission execution.

Qualifications

• This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled by a General Engineer (0801-series), an Electrical Engineer (0850-series), a Computer Engineer (0854-series), a Physicist (1310-series), or a Computer Scientist (1550-series) depending upon the qualifications of the candidate.
• Applicants in positions with occupational series other than those listed (0801, 0850, 0854, 1310, and 1550) may apply; however, you must apply directly to the series listed in this vacancy that is most applicable to your qualifications.
• In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-04 pay band (GS-12/13 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 senior line manager or technical project leader directing multi-disciplinary software and engineering teams, program managers, and/or branch managers to successfully deliver and field Signature systems to the Fleet; guiding the complete lifecycle of sonar or acoustic measurement, collection, analysis, training, monitoring, and/or decision aid systems; and leveraging comprehensive knowledge of DoD acquisition frameworks to oversee the development, procurement, and sustainment of major Fleet capabilities.
• 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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/physics-series-1310/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/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.

Benefits

Standard federal benefits including FEHB, FERS pension, TSP with matching, annual and sick leave.