DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST/ENGINEER FOR USW THEATER OPERATIONS

Summary

You will serve as the Distinguished Scientist/Engineer for USW Theater Operations for Code 25, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT), serving as an expert and senior leadership member of Undersea Warfare (USW) Command and Control (C2) systems.

Duties

• You will serve as the Nationally recognized expert and the principal scientific advisor to Navy leadership on theater-level operational integration, and champion cross-domain coordination tools, processes, and architectures.
• You will provide Technical mastery in theater-scale architectures, operational planning tools, data fusion, analytics, and AI/ML techniques to enable rapid course-of-action development.
• You will advocate for theater-level needs and guide technology transition strategies from operational prototypes to deployable Fleet capabilities.
• You will provide strategic technical direction to interdisciplinary teams across NUWC, other Warfare Centers, and partner organizations.
• You will oversee the planning and execution of complex cross-Fleet experimentation, operational assessments, and demonstrations.

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. Experience developing, integrating, and transitioning theater-level undersea warfare (USW) operational and decision-support systems. Technical expertise in theater-scale architectures, operational planning tools, data fusion, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), platform-generated data integration, interface standards, data modeling, and joint/coalition interoperability. Examples may include how your work addressed Fleet, Department of the Navy, Department of War, or allied capability gaps and supported CJADC2, Distributed Maritime Operations, or NAVPLAN priorities. TQ 2. Experience providing technical direction for distributed operational systems engineering, experimentation, and prototyping. Expertise in integrating operational-level systems with tactical platforms by developing resilient, scalable, and interoperable solutions that enable rapid decision-making and course-of-action development, while leading cross-Fleet or coalition demonstrations, shaping technology-transition strategies, and building the technical workforce, processes, tools, and partnerships required to sustain theater-level USW 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=GS-PROF AND All Professional Engineering series, 0854/0855 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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: For 0854/0855 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. -or- 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 oth…