About this role
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: Ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization to meet organizational goals and ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. TQ#2: Capability to lead multiple and/or diverse teams representing T&E interests in DoN/DoW to ensure adherence to premiere and innovative test, evaluation and experimentation as vigilant advocates of the warfighter. 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=GS-PROF AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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.
Major Duties:
- You will oversee the entire Test Engineering workforce across all Navy and Marine Corps test teams on the East Coast.
- You will serve as the Senior Technical Expert for all engineering domains, across Aeromechanics, Structures, Propulsion, Aircraft Subsystems, Avionics, Mission Systems, Weapons Integration, Carrier Suitability, and Interoperability Test.
- You will be responsible for managing personnel skills, processes, and resources, as well as overall technical conduct of the Department.
- You will manage the financial resources and direct the technical work of engineers for testing tasks.
- You will develop a broad-scope Test and Evaluation strategy that aligns with DoW, Navy, and NAWCAD current and future mission requirements, skills, and capacity.