Data Scientist/Engineer

MD-ABERDEENHQ ATEC
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Eligibility Requirements

US Citizenship

Career Category

IT/Computer Science

Job Summary

This job is a civilian position.

WHAT IS ATEC?

ATEC is the Army’s independent test and evaluation organization. We are a team of Civilian and Military personnel working together to provide America’s Military with the best equipment to win and return home safely. At ATEC, we have a saying: If a Soldier rides, wears, shoots, or deploys it, we test it. ATEC is at the forefront of testing and evaluating technologies of the future from autonomous aerial/ground vehicles to hypersonic weapons. Each day, top scientists and engineers test and evaluate cutting-edge equipment. Our workforce is highly technical and skilled, comprised of more than 8,500 military, civilian, and contract personnel. Engineers, scientists, technicians, researchers, and evaluators work with innovative, advanced technologies in 24 testing and research locations across the U.S. States and around the world. If you are a civilian who wants their work to make a difference, we look forward to hearing from you. For more information on ATEC, salary, benefits, etc., see: https://www.atecciviliancareers.com.

PLACE OF WORK:

This NH-04 position is located within the ATEC, G6 Directorate, located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. 21005.

Control Point Statement: The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) is participating in an alternate personnel system known as the Acquisition Demonstration Project (AcqDemo). Among other features, the Demonstration Project replaced GS grade levels with occupational families and pay bands. The band NH-04 is equal to the former GS-14 Step 01 through GS-15 step 10. ATEC uses salary control points to allow for differentiation in the level of positions within the same broad band. Therefore, the salary for this position will be set no higher than $182,258 including locality. 

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For further questions please email click here usarmy.apg.atec.mbx.atec-civilian-careers@army.mil and reference requisition number HQ ATEC-02366

Job Responsibilities

Serves as a Senior Project Engineer for data management in assigned organization, pioneering technical development of leading-edge testing for the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC). In this capacity, has responsibility for design, development, and fielding of a broad-based knowledge system that incorporates for the first time a holistic concept of data acquisition, data reduction, data-basing, and data mining for the purpose of supporting the acquisition system, the logistics operations, and warfighter. To achieve this goal, the incumbent mentors, and coordinates, the efforts of professional and technical personnel engaged in a major Department of Defense-wide initiative to provide "cradle-to-grave" data and information on Army inventory fielded to support the test & evaluation (T&E) mission. The position encompasses several broad and diverse disciplines. Responsible for the development of the overarching organizational concept plan IAW with the ATEC HQ data officer concept plan for enterprise data management and knowledge management. The plan reflects the needs and concerns of the tri-services; and encompasses meetings at the highest levels of Government to insure acceptance and support for out-year efforts. Planning functions include continual assessments on funding streams and sources of money with the emphasis on minimizing the use of Command institutional or technology dollars. Planning documentation includes implementation strategies, timelines, costs, deliverables, etc. Responsible for providing the technical direction for meeting the exceptionally difficult and challenging issues posed with implementation of the initiative across the organization. Technical challenges also encompass a broad and diverse software effort to be directed and coordinated by the incumbent. Software efforts include, embedded data reduction, on-site data acquisition and processing, data basing of acquired data, secure access to dispersed databases, archiving, data mining, etc. As the project manager for the major instrumentation and information management initiatives, responsible for ensuring that the systems operate as advertised once established; personnel will be available to operate, maintain, upgrade, modify and change the system specific to T&E requirements. Utilizes contracts as necessary to complete work. Oversees preparation of design specifications end contract documents, coordination of solicitations with Contracting, and responds to technical questions from prospective bidders. Oversees contractor performance and redirects contractor efforts as necessary.

Job Qualification

Job Qualification:

  • In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
     
    Basic Education Requirement for Engineering - 0854/0855
    A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
     
    OR

    B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.

    2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) 2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.3.

    Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.4.

    Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)
     
    Basic Education Requirement for Operations Research Analyst - 1515
    Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in computer science or bachelor's degree (or higher degree) with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus.

    Basic Education Requirement for Computer Scientist - 1550

    Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in computer science or bachelor's degree (or higher degree) with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus.

    A. I have a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in operations research.

    OR

    B. I have a bachelor's degree with at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.
     
    In addition to meeting ONE of the Basic Requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

    To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as performing duties that includes One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Advise on new and emerging software engineering and software technology; 2) Develop policy and implement them with the organization to better meet mission objectives.; 3) Brief higher level leadership i.e. SES and Commanding General (CG) on recommendation of new projects/programs; AND 4) Participate in the planning of Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) to meet mission requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-03/GS-13).
     
    Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience and specialized experience--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
     
    Basic Education Requirement for Data Scientist - 1560

    Degree: Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position.

    Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience.

     
     

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED. You will be evaluated based on your level of competency in the following areas:

  • Ability to identify problems and develop innovative solutions

  • Ability to apply information systems security principles and concepts in order to ensure all data analytics efforts are conducted in accordance with information security best practices.
     

  • Ability to interpret and apply rules, regulations, and procedures
     

  • Ability to communicate orally and in writing
     

  • Ability to gather, analyze, and present facts


     

Conditions of Employment

  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • A trial/probationary period may be required.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • Direct deposit of pay is required.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from the Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations. For more information on PCS, click here. When you perform a Civilian PCS with the government, the Internal Revenue Service(IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit here for more information.
  • The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command has various incentives that may be available for highly qualified candidates. These include Recruitment Incentives, Relocation Incentives, Student Loan Repayment, and Credit for Leave Accrual. Incentives may be authorized IAW agency policy.
  • Telework one or more days per pay period may be available depending upon the terms of the organization's telework policy. 
  • Remote work is not authorized.
  • This position requires the employee to occasionally travel away from the normal duty station up to 25% of the time. 

  • This position requires the incumbent to be able to obtain and maintain a top secret security clearance. A background investigation and credit check are required. Note: Some positions can be designated Critical-Sensitive (3) requiring a Top Secret security clearance or Special-Sensitive (4) Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Access (SCI) and personnel must pass drug screening prior to hiring and will be subject to periodic and random drug testing, thereafter, in accordance with AR 600-85 and Department of Defense Directive 2010.9. 

     

Travel Requirements

Greater than 20% Travel

QUESTIONS or issues please send us a message with the vacancy announcement URL, position title, and location to:

usarmy.apg.atec.mbx.atec-civilian-careers@army.mil