Military Test Plans Analyst

- 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. 

-Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.  When you perform a Civilian PCS with the government, the Internal Revenue Service(IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. 

 

This job is a civilian position and does not require military service (including commission and enlistment)

 

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:

 

Position:  Military Test Plans Analyst
GS-0301-11, Salary Range including Locality: $66,214 to $86,0724.
Promotion Potential FPL GS-0301-12/NH03

Note:  
1.  OTC is participating in an alternate personnel system known as the Acquisition Demonstration Project (AcqDemo). Among other features the demonstration project will replace the GS grade levels with occupational families and pay bands. 

 

2.  The position at FLP GS-12 will convert to AcqDemo NH-03, if the selectee meets GS-12 requirements. NH-03 is GS12 equivalent and it notes the maximum salary at the GS12 step 10 pay rate is $103,676 (including locality). The salary for this position will set no higher than $103,676 including locality.

 

OTC has various incentives that may be available for highly qualified candidates including recruitment and relocation incentives. Incentives may be authorized IAW agency policy.

 Serve as expert in the areas of planning, executing, and reporting assigned tests or experiments using technical and tactical experience.

-Conducts rigorous operational tests, assessments and experiments in order to provide essential information for the acquisition and fielding of War-fighting systems. The work involves the systematic examination of test requirements and alternative courses of action in terms of effectiveness, suitability, survivability, and cost to ensure adequate test design. 

- Projects require an in-depth understanding of the Army’s operations; materiel and logistics systems; organizational relationships and familiarity with tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP).

- Assignments require extensive contacts throughout the acquisition community, the Army and DoD.

 

-Prepare briefing documents such as background reports, memoranda, and audio visual aids, including DA and DoD level, as required.

 

U.S. Citizens who meet the minimum qualification requirements for the following series:
 

Military Test Plans Analyst (0301)
Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series, 0301
Individual Occupational Requirements
There are no Individual Occupational Requirements for this series.

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/miscellaneous-administration-and-program-series-03

 

If this position requires a job-related license or certification you MUST submit a copy of your license or certification upon request or you will be rated ineligible.

 

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized 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.

 

-  Requires in-depth knowledge of systems, equipment, materiel, concepts, and doctrine related to the area of expertise (Combat Service Support; Mobility and Survivability; Maneuver (Armor, Infantry, Aviation); Fire Support; Communications, Command and Control; Information Systems; Air Defense; and Intelligence. 

- Requires knowledge of Army organizational structure, capabilities, functions, and mission responsibilities in area of expertise, including current military doctrine and concepts.    

 

- Requires user-level knowledge of computer software, data base management systems, and computer-based instrumentation systems used for collection and management of operational test data.
 

Oral Communication
The duties of the position as described by management include two-grade interval administrative work for which no other series is appropriate. The primary purpose of the position is to serve as a Military Test Plans Analyst coordinating the efforts of a team in planning, executing, and providing data and reporting of completed tests. The work requires knowledge of test and evaluation procedures, capabilities and limitations of infrastructure, matrix professional support, military doctrine in the context of conventional and/or unconventional warfare and weapon systems as well as stakeholders in tests being completed. Such positions which require as paramount qualification requirements in subject-matter knowledge, such as in this case testing and evaluation, equivalent to fully-trained employee in a particular subject-matter occupation are excluded from the GS-0343series and should be classified in the GS-0301 Miscellaneous Administration and Program series.

 

•  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 Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
•  Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
•  Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
•  Due to COVID-19, the agency is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement within a designated time frame identified by the organization. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the organization's telework policy.
•  Information may be requested regarding the vaccination status of selectees for the purposes of implementing workplace safety protocols.

For more information, visit: 
https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/faq/vaccinations/.
 

1. This position requires temporary duty (TDY) travel up to 40% of the time. 

2.  Duties may require the employee to stand for long periods, walk over rough, uneven, or rocky terrain, bend, crouch, stoop, stretch, reach, and lie on the ground outdoors. Duties may also require climbing into or onto such vehicles and equipment as tanks, armored personnel carriers, or helicopters, and therefore require mobility, agility, and dexterity. 

3.  May be required to operate military vehicles (1/2 ton or less) at test sites. Employee must obtain and maintain a valid state, installation and/or DoD driver’s license. Depending on the type of test being conducted, duties may require access to arms and ammunition and will be subject to the Lautenberg agreement.