You will serve as a TECHNICIAN in the Navy On-Site Team (NOST) located at Lockheed Martin (LM) in Manassas, VA of NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV NEWPORT RI. The Secretary of Defense has ordered a department-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the DoD hiring freeze. Offers of employment related to this vacancy announcement will not be executed until the position has an approved exemption. Federal agencies now only accept resumes up to two pages in length.
NT-5: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-4 pay band (GS-11/12 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: applying a wide range of technical engineering principles to support the testing and installation of SONAR systems. NT-4: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-3 pay band (GS-09/10 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: applying technical principles in the design, development and certification of SONAR software. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Engineering Technical Series 0802 (opm.gov) 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.
You will be accountable to and assist Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) and PMS401 in matters related to safety, well-being, physical/information security, and efficiency of the site.
You will be accountable to and assist NUWC and PMS401 in matters related to provision of site resources necessary for all Navy On Site Team (NOST) personnel to conduct their tasking in a productive, safe and respectful work environment.
You will provide technical expertise to NOST personnel (combination of Civilians, Contractors and Active Duty) in support of PMS401 Tasking.
You will represent the PMS401 program office regarding AN/BQQ-10 submarine SONAR system.
Provide problem resolution, risk management, establishment of goals and priorities, and collaborate with functional team leads as needed to support the successful and cohesive execution of PMS401 NOST tasks.
You will manage space utilization, material condition, readiness, and cleanliness of the NOST spaces.
You will maintain an effective technical relationship with NUWC, contractors and assigned NAVSEA or IWS program offices.
You will be responsible to work with government employees and contract personnel to meet SONAR (Software and Hardware) deadlines and maximize productivity, efficiency, customer service, cost, quality, and safety objectives.
You will ensure NUWC team adherence to NUWCDIVNPT practices
You will provide engineering support and will be responsible for communicating vital information and knowledge to design, software, and production engineers.
You will evaluate and recommend changes to concepts of SONAR system operations, training methods, or test approaches to NUWC, the cognizant program office and developer community.
You will report metrics to team leads and provide technical and programmatic support to include participation in technology working groups, attending meetings, conducting analysis of technical options, and providing technical recommendations.
You will enhance the Navy's ability to be a "smart buyer" by providing the ability to conduct timely assessments of product progress and maturity and supports the early detection of problem area.
You will coordinate the resources necessary to incorporate new functionality including simulators, stimulators, production representative hardware, and developmental software.
You will make recommendations to PMS 401 and NUWC leadership for system readiness for delivery or for at-sea testing.