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ENGINEER/SCIENTIST
Naval Sea Systems Command · Posted 42 days ago
Hybrid Dahlgren, VA $144K – $197K Apply by Aug 17, 2026 General Engineering INTJINTPISTJ Engineering
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This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The ND-5 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14 and GS-15. You will serve as a Radar Data Collection (RDC) Lead Engineer in the Electromagnetic & Sensor Systems Department, Sensor Data Exploitation Division, Sensor Data Collection & Analysis Branch (Code B62) of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.
What You'll Do
- →You will serve as a technical subject matter expert and senior analyst, developer, designer, tester, evaluator, liaison, and advisor in support of radar and other sensor data collection efforts.
- →You will support research and development, software development, and implementation of data collection and analysis tools to support and improve sensor data collection, analysis capabilities, and sensor system performance.
- →You will provide technical oversight of science, engineering, and integration efforts for sensor data collection capabilities (e.g., technical data collection; Aegis AN/SPY-1 SlideRule (SSR v3.0); Air Missile Defense Radar; Radar Data Collection.) You will lead technical assessments and analysis for the development and integration of software, hardware, and complex system interfaces.
- →You will develop and manage architecture diagrams and plans.
- →You will provide oversight of all sensor data collection software development, technical rigor, integration, testing, verification and validation.
- →You will collaborate with internal and external partners while serving as a technical liaison between developers, sponsors, project leads, warfighters, stakeholders, and leadership.
- →You will mentor others on systems engineering, sensor data collection systems and tools, technical objectives, Agile development, and mission planning.
Requirements
- ✓(Note to Applicants: Please see the Qualifications & Education sections of this announcement for a link to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Individual Occupational Requirements.
- ✓OPM guidance indicates that there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience.
- ✓At least 3 of these 24 semester hours must have been in calculus; OR 1520-Mathematics Series: A degree in mathematics; or a combination of education and experience - courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics), plus appropriate experience or additional education.
- ✓The total coursework described above must have included differential and integral calculus and, in addition, four advanced mathematics courses requiring calculus or equivalent mathematics courses as a prerequisite; OR 1550-Computer Science Series: A degree in computer science; or a degree with at least 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science.
- ✓At least 15 of these 30 semester hours must have been in a combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus.
Personality Fit
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