Job details
Salary $110,604 - $169,130 a year job type full-time part-time
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Duties
Summary
The position(s) covered by this vacancy announcement is in the department of defense (dod) acquisition workforce personnel demonstration project (acqdemo)For more information please see: acqdemo
Responsibilities
As a safety engineer at the nh-803-04 level some of your typical work assignments may include:
Functions as a bmds safety officer (bso) - the mda`s technical safety representative continually monitoring all bmds elements in conjunction with warfighter and other agency elements, and reducing the probability of death, injury or inadvertent launch through real-time system level risk management.
Ensures safe operation for all routine missile defense system (mds) test, maintenance, and operation activitiesConsults leadership /supervision for safety guidance/ concurrence during unusual/ abnormal mds operations, test, and maintenance and during the change of mds configurationsWorks closely in conjunction with the mds watch officer (wo) to detect and terminate any operation that presents an immediate and unacceptable risk to personnel, property, or mission operations.
Ensures readiness of mds control systems and personnel, as applicable, for mds operations and test in concert with the wo.
Reviews assigned routine test, training and operational system architectures and ensures all system safety inhibits and/or constraints are implementedWorks with leadership/ supervision to provide real-time, short notice system safety assessments to combatant commanders (cocoms) for all cocom directed regional test and training events.
Ensures routine and leadership/supervision specified system safety inhibits/constraints are in place to ensure separation of test, training, exercise and operational dataEnsures proper use, test, and functional check-out of safety critical hardware and software including, but not limited to, safe and arm devices, system isolation procedures.
Ensures operations safety, system safety engineering, and flight control requirements are implemented into the fielded, integrated, and evolving mds for all tests, maintenance and operations.
Reviews, advises, and supports integration of mds elements with united states and international capabilities to ensure the safe operation and integration of mds and allied-fielded elementsCoordinates efforts among and supports activities of mds element safety officers.
Receives and consolidates safety status from the element safety officers and leadership/supervision and provides real-time system safety status to mds wo and cocoms.
Provides routine mds system safety-related expertise to the wo and cocomsMonitors real-time coordination of routine maintenance actions between cocom, mds network manager, and element support organizations and ensures safe troubleshooting and system restorationDirectly interfaces with wo, cocom missile defense officers, mds elements, and the mds network manager to schedule, reschedule, execute, and report routine mds operations, test, and maintenance results.
Provides input to training and familiarization programs for mds safety officersSupports planning of war-game designs and scenarios.
Supports the mda warfighter strategic integration directorate (dow), the joint functional component command for integrated missile defense (jfcc-imd), the joint staff, and the geographic combatant commands with access to current threat estimates against world-wide mds assets which information often classified at the si/t/g/hcs-p levelIntegrates with the jfcc-imd operational structure, assisting with crisis action teams and utilizes the jwics network and require ts/sci access to the level stated aboveAssesses the visibility of mds assets and provides status reports to the director, missile defense agency, combatant commands, and other dod agencies.
Travel required
Occasional travel - you may be expected to travel for this position.
Supervisory status
No
Promotion potential
None
Job family (series)
0803 safety engineering
Requirements
Requirements
Conditions of employment
Must be a u.sCitizen
Occasional travel
Work schedule: full-time/ rotating shift work to include weekends and holidays is required(for full explanation see additional information section of this vacancy)
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for selective service
Suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation
May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
Overtime: occasionally
Tour of duty: flexible
Recruitment incentives: not authorized
Fair labor standards act (flsa): exempt
Financial disclosure: required
Telework eligibility: this position is telework eligible
This is a drug testing designated position
Applicant must obtain/maintain a top secret/special-sensitive/(sci) security clearance
Covid19: all federal employees must be fully vaccinated by november 22, 2021Please see, additional information.
Qualifications
Please limit your résumé to five pagesIf more than five pages are submitted, only the first five pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
You may qualify at the nh-04 level, if you fulfill the following qualifications as listed below:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the nh-03/gs-13 grade level in the federal service as listed below:
Experience in the operations, testing and support of complex weapons, sensors and/or space systems.
Experience identifying weapon systems hazards, and hazard remediation processes.
Demonstrated application of range safety requirements, practices and procedures.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through national service programs (e.g., peace corps, americorps) and other organizations (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 employmentYou will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Note: failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position.
In addition to meeting qualifications, your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet these individual occupational requirements for the 803 series:
Degree: engineeringTo 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.
Or
BCombination 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 engineeringThe adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
1Professional registration or licensure - current registration as an engineer intern (ei), engineer in training (eit)1, or licensure as a professional engineer (pe) by any state, the district of columbia, guam, or puerto ricoAbsent 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 registrationFor 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.
2Written test - evidence of having successfully passed the fundamentals of engineering (fe)2 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.
3Specified 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 aThe courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph a.
4Related 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 guidanceOrdinarily 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.)
You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claimsUnless otherwise stated unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.
Graduate education: one academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time studySuch study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basisIf you cannot obtain your graduate school`s definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
Foreign education: if you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited u.sEducation program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a u.sAccredited college or universityFor further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Education
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
Additional information
Rotating shift work to include weekends and holidays is requiredPosition hours are nominally 80 hours over a two-week pay periodHours typically consist of 7 consecutive 12-hour `console` shifts, either day or night as the schedule requires, interspersed with a combination of `day-staff` 8-hour shifts and up to a full week offConsole hours include weekends and holidays, with holiday premium pay and sunday premium pay, as applicable.
Covid19 - all federal employees must be fully vaccinated by november 22, 2021Proof of vaccination will be requiredTo ensure compliance with this mandate, please review the vaccination requirements, to include timelines for receiving required doses, at the following: https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/faq/vaccinations/
Veterans employment opportunity act (veoa): to be eligible for a veoa appointment under merit promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.
Interagency career transition assistance programs: this program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a federal service position within the competitive service or federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer neededTo receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ictap eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; well qualified is defined as possessing the type and quality of experience that exceeds the positions minimum qualificationsAnd 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ictap eligibilityFor more information: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
Noncompetitive appointment authorities: for more information on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements:
Person with disabilities- schedule a
Special hiring authorities for veterans
Other special appointment authorities
Special hiring authority for certain military spouses
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from selective service (seehttps://www.sss.gov/regver/wfregistration.aspx )
To receive consideration please make sure you select all appropriate eligibilities in the application questionnaire.
Re-employed annuitant: this position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitantThe dod criteria for hiring re-employed annuitants can be found at: http://www.esd.whs.mil/portals/54/documents/dd/issuances/140025/1400.25-v300.pdf
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirementsTo determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaireThe numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaireThe score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the knowledge, skills and abilities required of this positionIf, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilitiesPlease follow all instructions carefullyErrors or omissions may affect your rating.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
Safety hazard analysis
Safety program management
Safety requirements development and integration
Safety requirements evaluation, validation and verification
Scientific and engineering concepts, theories and standards
Oral and written communication
Military spouse preference: if you are entitled to military spouse preference, in order to receive this preference you must choose the spousal eligibility in your application package referencing msp military spouse preferenceYour preference entitlement will be verified by the employing agencyIf you are claiming military spouse preference and qualified for the position, your name will be placed below preference eligible veteran candidates and above non-preference candidates on a list sent to the hiring manager for employment considerationTo claim military spouse preference (msp) please complete the military spouse ppp self-certification checklist, save the document and attach it to your application package.
Background checks and security clearance
Security clearance
Top secret
Drug test required
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Special-sensitive (ss)/high risk
Trust determination process
National security
Required documents
Required documents
The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc).
Your complete application includes your complete resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to applyIf you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
The following documents are required
1Your resume:
Your resume may be submitted in any formatIt must include your name and contact information and support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
For qualifications determinations your resume must contain the number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e.,` hrs per week and month/year` or `hrs per week and month/year to present`).
For additional information see: what to include in your resume.
2Transcripts required
This position has a degree or education requirement so you are required to submit a copy of your transcript
College transcript(s), required if qualifying based on educationWe accept unofficial transcripts, as long as they contain your name, the name of the school, the date and degree that was awarded, and the lists of classes and credits earned.
3Veteran`s documents
If applying using veteran`s preference or under a veteran`s hiring authority you must submit the following documents:
Dd214 showing character of service, sf-15 form and va letter showing final percentage, or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty.
Please review the below link for other supporting documents needed for proof of eligibility:
Https://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/downloads/fourthestaterequiredsupportingdocumentation%2011-16-2020.pdf?ver=lgkkn1hw9a8is7v2lycs2q%3d%3d
If you are claiming military spouse preference, you must submit supporting documents with your application packageThese documents must provide acceptable information to verify: you reside within the commuting area of your sponsor`s permanent duty station (pds); proof of marriage to the active duty sponsor, proof of military member`s active duty status, and other documentation required by the vacancy announcement to which you are applying; and must meet all pre-employment criteria and be eligible for immediate noncompetitive appointment to a position in the competitive serviceDocumentation required: marriage certificate or license, signed self-certification checklist, veterans` preference documentation (e.g., dd-214, va letter, statement of service, if applicable), transcripts (if applicable)Additional documentation required if previously held a federal position: sf-50s (e.g., lwop, highest grade held, overseas appointments, etc.), sf-75 information, and documentation of performance rating of record (dated within the last 12 months)
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the u.sDepartment of education in order for it to be credited towards qualificationsTherefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the u.sDepartment of education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Benefits
Benefits
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This job is open to
Career transition (ctap, ictap, rpl)
Federal employees who meet the definition of a `surplus` or `displaced` employee.
Federal employees - competitive service
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Individuals with disabilities
Military spouses
Veterans
