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Physical Scientist
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Posted 116 days ago
Hybrid Fairbanks, AK $106K – $187K Apply by Jun 4, 2026 General Physical Science ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Satellite Products and Operations (OSPO), with one vacancy in Fairbanks, AK; Suitland, MD; College Park, MD; Asheville, NC; or Boulder, CO.
What You'll Do
- →This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS).
- →Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band.
- →The ZP-4 is equivalent to the GS-13/14.
- →As a Physical Scientist, you will perform the following duties: Provide oversight for testing, evaluation, and transition of new satellite interpretive methodologies, experimental products, and state of the art technology into operations.
- →Formulate, implement and direct program resources and operations of a considerable scope leading in the overall success of the satellite ground station.
- →Identify trends, determine and implement changes in program direction, organizational structure or distribution or resources, and approve operating procedures, project and program schedules, and requests for major expenditures.
- →Coordinate with vendors and representatives to manage the completion of ground station projects, upgrades, new installations, and associated documentation.
- →POSITION REQUIREMENTS: This Position requires a Special Sensitive (High Risk) Clearance.
- →Must be able to obtain and maintain a Special Sensitive security clearance to carry out duties requiring access to Top Secret SCI because of access to compartmented "Specially Sensitive" information.
- →Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active.
- →Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.
Requirements
- ✓Key Requirements: Applicants must be U.S.
- ✓Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
- ✓More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Additional Information.
- ✓Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov) Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
- ✓Additional Considerations: One year probationary period may be required.* Payment of relocation expenses (PCS) is not authorized.
- ✓Payment of relocation incentives OR recruitment incentives may be authorized.
- ✓Note: Relocation incentives are for current federal employees only.
- ✓This position is subject to both pre-employment and random drug testing as a condition of employment.
- ✓Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test is received.
- ✓Background investigation will be required.
- ✓Continued employment is subject to applicant's successful completion of security investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
- ✓Any selections made under this notice will be processed as new appointments to the civil service.
- ✓Therefore, Current Federal employees would be given new appointments to the civil service and may have to serve a new probationary period under CFR 315.802 (b).
Personality Fit
Job ID: b6b2f348-3f5c-4e78-a9ec-864eb3a66288
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