JOB SUMMARY
Challenge Yourself - Be an Army Civilian - Go Army! Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army. Organization(s): US ARMY SPACE AND MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND, DEP TO THE CDR, RDA, HUNTSVILLE, AL About the Position: As an Army Service Component Command (ASCC) and the Army Service Component to USSTRATCOM, SMDC/ARSTRAT conducts space operations and provides planning, integration, control and coordination of Army forces and capabilities in support of USSTRATCOM missions; serves as proponent for space, high altitude and ground-based midcourse defense and as Army operational integrator for global missile defense; conducts mission related research, development, and acquisition in support of Army Title 10 responsibilities and serves as the focal point for desired characteristics and capabilities in support of USSTRATCOM missions. Who May Apply: Click here for more information. All Federal employees serving on a career or career-conditional appointment. Reinstatement eligibles. Applicants eligible under Veterans Employment Opport...
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Challenge Yourself - Be an Army Civilian - Go Army! Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.
Organization(s): US ARMY SPACE AND MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND, DEP TO THE CDR, RDA, HUNTSVILLE, AL
About the Position: As an Army Service Component Command (ASCC) and the Army Service Component to USSTRATCOM, SMDC/ARSTRAT conducts space operations and provides planning, integration, control and coordination of Army forces and capabilities in support of USSTRATCOM missions; serves as proponent for space, high altitude and ground-based midcourse defense and as Army operational integrator for global missile defense; conducts mission related research, development, and acquisition in support of Army Title 10 responsibilities and serves as the focal point for desired characteristics and capabilities in support of USSTRATCOM missions.
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All Federal employees serving on a career or career-conditional appointment.Reinstatement eligibles.Applicants eligible under Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA)Veterans eligible as 30% Disabled Veterans. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles. Key Requirements:Major Duties:The incumbent will function as senior project and systems and/or integration engineer whose duties include the planning, coordination, execution, system engineering,integration, testing, and management of different platforms and payloads. Plan, direct, manage, and coordinate the efforts of educational institutions, contractors, and other government agencies (OGAs) and activities engaged in platform and payload technologies research, development and demonstration. Provide solutions to ensure the most effective and timely integration of program management. Establish and maintain liaison with officials and other personnel within numerous government and industry organizations to plan and promote programs. Employee's effort provides approaches and concepts for new and novel technological breakthroughs in advancing the state-of-the-art. Review and evaluate results of innovative research, development, and demonstrations for high risk, high payoff platform and payload technology applications.Qualifications:Click on link below to view qualification standard.
General Schedule BASIC REQUIREMENTS: IN ORDER TO BE DETERMINED QUALIFIED FOR THE GENERAL ENGINEER, GS-801 APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING BASIC REQUIREMENTS: DEGREE IN PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING OR 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 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING, AND (2) A GOOD UNDERSTANDING, BOTH THEORETICAL AND PRACTCAL 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: PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION, WRITTEN TEST, SPECIFIED ACADEMIC COURSES OR RELATED CURRICULUM.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to the basic requirements, applicants must have one year of specialized experience directly related to the occupation and equivalent to at least the GS-13 level or equivalent. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the knowledges, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position such as: (1) Knowledge of project management, and systems engineering and integration to ensure the success of developing and prototyping equipment to support the warfighter. (2) Broad knowledge and experience in science and engineering associated with design, development, test and evaluation of platform systems.
(3) Knowledge of performing, planning, conducting, and directing pioneering work in the synthesis, definition, development and evaluation of evolutionary and revolutionary concepts and technologies for platform and payload applications.
The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management's basic qualifications requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement.Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must meet the Time in Grade Restriction.One year of experience in the same or similar work equivalent to at least the next lower grade or level requiring application of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the position being filled.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.htmlGS-12 and above: Bachelor's degree directly related to this occupation and 1 year of experience directly related to this occupation equivalent to the next lower grade level.Other Requirements:
Click here for more information. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.Must file annual financial statement.Must comply with Drug Abuse Testing Program requirements.Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Career Field Position.This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectees must meet position requirements for certification at Level 3 in Acquisition Career Field Test and Evaluation within 24 months of entrance on duty. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. Direct Deposit of Pay is Required. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.One year trial/probationary period may be required.How You Will Be Evaluated:Resumes will be evaluated for basic qualifications requirements and for the skills needed to perform the duties of the position, as described in this vacancy announcement and identified by the Selecting Official for the position. Benefits:The Department of Defense offers excellent benefits programs some of which may include: Comprehensive health and life insurance Competitive salaries Generous retirement programs Paid holidays, sick leave, and vacation time Flexible work environment and alternate work schedules Paid employment related training and education Possible student loan repayment Payment of licenses, certification, and academic degrees as applicable Bonuses, incentives, and awards as appropriate for the job. Other Information:Click here for more information. To successfully claim veteran's preference, your resume/supplemental data must clearly show your entitlement. Please review the information listed under the Other Requirements link on this announcement or review our on-line Job Application Kit.The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available on http://www.cpms.osd.mil/ASSETS/E8AB932EA1E44617BAC7222922E42A62/DoDI140025-V300.pdf This is a Career Program Position (CP). # 16Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.)Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
Other Advantages: The state of Alabama is a tax advantage state and does not tax federal retirement benefits.
***Applications submitted under this vacancy announcement may be used up to 6 months after the issuance of the first referral to fill like positions permanently or by temporary promotion which may be made or extended up to a maximum of five years and may be converted to permanent without further competition. How To Apply:Click here for more information. Resumes must be received by the closing date of this announcement.Self-nomination must be submitted by the closing date.Resume must be on file in our centralized database.Announcements close at 12:00am (midnight) Eastern Time. You must have an ACTIVE resume with the Army Centralized Resumix database before you submit your Self-nomination. If you do not have an ACTIVE resume on file, please click here to use the Army Resume Builder to create or update your resume.Required Documents:You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Contact Information:Central Resume Processing Center
Phone: 410-306-0137
Email: applicanthelp@cpsrxtp.belvoir.army.mil
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Central Resume Processing Center
314 Johnson Street
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5283 |
What To Expect Next:Once this announcement closes, candidates will be evaluated using an automated system, (Resumix) which compares your skills and experience as described in your resume with the requirements of the position. If you are found to be a highly qualified candidate, you will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration. (In some cases, individuals with priority for special consideration must be considered and selected before other candidates.) Whether or not you are contacted for an interview depends upon the location of the position and the judgment of the selecting official. You can view the status of announcements that you applied for through our automated response system, ANSWER, accessed through our Civilian Personnel On-Line web page.
MAJOR DUTIES
The incumbent will function as senior project and systems and/or integration engineer whose duties include the planning, coordination, execution, system engineering,integration, testing, and management of different platforms and payloads. Plan, direct, manage, and coordinate the efforts of educational institutions, contractors, and other government agencies (OGAs) and activities engaged in platform and payload technologies research, development and demonstration. Provide solutions to ensure the most effective and timely integration of program management. Establish and maintain liaison with officials and other personnel within numerous government and industry organizations to plan and promote programs. Employee's effort provides approaches and concepts for new and novel technological br...
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The incumbent will function as senior project and systems and/or integration engineer whose duties include the planning, coordination, execution, system engineering,integration, testing, and management of different platforms and payloads. Plan, direct, manage, and coordinate the efforts of educational institutions, contractors, and other government agencies (OGAs) and activities engaged in platform and payload technologies research, development and demonstration. Provide solutions to ensure the most effective and timely integration of program management. Establish and maintain liaison with officials and other personnel within numerous government and industry organizations to plan and promote programs. Employee's effort provides approaches and concepts for new and novel technological breakthroughs in advancing the state-of-the-art. Review and evaluate results of innovative research, development, and demonstrations for high risk, high payoff platform and payload technology applications.
QUALIFICATIONS
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HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED
Resumes will be evaluated for basic qualifications requirements and for the skills needed to perform the duties of the position, as described in this vacancy announcement and identified by the Selecting Official for the position.
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Resumes will be evaluated for basic qualifications requirements and for the skills needed to perform the duties of the position, as described in this vacancy announcement and identified by the Selecting Official for the position.
BENEFITS
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