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Naval Sea Systems Command · Posted 39 days ago
Hybrid Dahlgren, VA $144K – $197K Apply by Aug 20, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ 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 the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) Zumwalt Platform Integration Chief Engineer (CHENG) in the Integrated Engagement Systems Department, Advanced Hypersonic Weapons & Guided Munitions Division (Code E20) of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.
What You'll Do
- →You will facilitate the successful integration of Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) Weapon System (WS) onto the Zumwalt Platform.
- →You will ensure technical rigor (both process rigor and technical expertise) is applied across Launchers (SPC31), Weapon Control System (WCS) and Mission Planning (MP) (SPC32), and Platform Integration (SPC33).
- →You will ensure requisite system engineering discipline is applied across the portfolio (SEP, SETR process adherence, certification, etc.) and ensure launcher, WCS, and MP design and interfaces meet requirements.
- →You will ensure all internal and external interface requirement changes are properly documented and communicated.
- →You will document, assess, and approve Zumwalt Platform Integration SW/HW Launcher, WCS, and MP changes.
- →You will identify CPS/Zumwalt integration risks and coordinate with Zumwalt (IWS 9, PMS 500) and CPS leadership, program stakeholders, subject matter experts, and technical warrant holders to define mitigation strategies and reduce risk.
- →You will provide technical support of key programmatic milestones, such as CPS/Zumwalt program and industry partner design concept reviews, In-Process Reviews, and Weapon Systems Safety Review Board meetings.
- →You will brief stakeholders, to include SPC, PMS 500 and IWS 9 leadership, on CPS/Zumwalt integration.
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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