ENGINEER

Major Duties (Job Description)

  • You will be assigned to a technical project(s) in the Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Division at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific.
  • You will lead and perform professional engineering and scientific work involving the determination, dissemination, and application of position, velocity, attitude and time (PVAT).
  • You will research, specify, analyze, design, develop, integrate, acquire, test, and evaluate hardware and software for positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) sensors, systems, and associated simulation and test equipment.
  • You will acquire, manage, and allocate resources to execute one or more complex projects. Anticipate and define customer needs and requirements for project execution.
  • You will independently manage and complete complex tasks with multiple dependencies, lead others to accomplish complex, cross organizational goals, and mentor others regularly ensuring appropriate succession.

Qualification Summary

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Develop, integrate and/or testing of electronic systems, with emphasis on navigation technologies including Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, anti-jam antennas, Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), and alternative navigation sensors. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: 0801/0855 - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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.